CELEX: 31982R1955
Language: en
Date: 1982-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1955/82 of 16 July 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 212/20                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            21 . 7. 82
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1955/82
                                                       of 16 July 1982
                              fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   component is calculated ; whereas that period is
COMMUNITIES,                                                      1 February to 30 June 1982 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %
Economic Community,                                              of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for
                                                                 the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                 Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last                 same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in            however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­
particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof,                        tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation
                                                                 (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component
                                                                 must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                prices applicable to chicks ;
charged on imports into the Community for the
products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2777/75 ; whereas levies *were last fixed by Regula­          Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
tion (EEC) No 908/82 (3) for the period ending 31 July            1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be
1982 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for the             derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the
                                                                 basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to
period 1 August to 31 October 1982 ;
                                                                 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3011 /79 of 20
                                                                 December 1979 fixing the coefficients for calculating
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of            levies on derived poultrymeat products and repealing
two components ;                                                 Regulation No 199/67/EEC (®), as amended by Regula­
                                                                 tion (EEC) No 1 507/82 0 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
difference between prices within the Community and               Whereas, in the case of products falling within
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain               heading No 02.03 or within subheadings 15.01 B or
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No               16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for                 of which the rate of duty has been bound within
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for               GATT, the levies must not exceed the amount resul­
poultrymeat (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             ting from that binding ;
No 750/81 0 ;
                                                                 Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
Whereas the price within the Community for that                  in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­              be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­
dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;            gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
whereas the price for the like quantity on the world             908/82 for the period ending 31 July 1982, and prices
market must be determined in accordance with Article             must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
3 thereof ;                                                      to 31 October 1982 ;
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for           Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry is
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be             made up of two components ;
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for
that cereal for the period of five months ending one             Whereas the first component must be equal to the
month before the quarter in respect of which the said            price on the world market for the quantity of feed
                                                                 grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
(') OJ No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                         2778 /75 ;
(2  OJ No   L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ No   L 108, 22. 4. 1982, p. 13.
0   OJ No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                         (6) OJ No L 337, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 65.
0   OJ No   L 80, 26. 3. 1981 , p. 1 .                           O OJ No L 168, 15. 6. 1982, p. 5.
 ---pagebreak--- 21 . 7. 82                        Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 212/21
Whereas the price for that quantity of cereals must be       fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5
determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of       (3) of that Regulation ;
Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
                                                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for       are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the        Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
the period of five months ending one month before
                                                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the quarter in respect of which the said component is
calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
June 1982 ;                                                                         Article 1
Whereas the second amount, which represents other             1.   The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and           (EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices provided
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)          for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products
No 2778/75 ;                                                 specified in Article 1 ( 1 ), shall be as set out in the
                                                             Annex hereto.
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be
calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for      2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling
slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of      within heading No 02.03 and within subheadings
feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown         15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas         in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
the standard amount must be that fixed in the same           within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
Annex ;                                                      resulting from that binding.
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­                               Article 2
fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
2777/75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
for slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients      1982.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels 16 July 1982.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                   Member of the Commission
 ---pagebreak--- No L 212/22                         Official Journal of the European Communities                                    21 . 7. 82
                                                            ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 16 July 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                          poultrymeat
    CCT
                                                   Description                                      Sluice-gate
  heading                                                                                                             Levy
    No
                                                                                                       price
     1                                                  2                                                3             4
                                                                                                  ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 100 units
   01.05    Live poultry, that is to say, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea-fowls :
            A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks':
                 I. Turkeys and geese                                                                   84-43         1410
                II . Other                                                                              23-12          5-49
                                                                                                   ECU/ 100 kg    ECU/ 100 kg
            B. Other :
                  I. Fowls                                                                              76-99        21-32
                 II . Ducks                                                                            100-59        30-95
                III . Geese                                                                            120-03        29-96
                IV. Turkeys                                                                            105-94        23-56
                 V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       130-29        35-40
   02.02    Dead poultry (that is to say, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea-fowls) and
            edible offals thereof (except liver), fresh, chilled or frozen :
            A. Whole poultry :
                  I. Fowls :
                      a) Plucked and gutted, with heads and feet, known as '83 % chickens'              96-73        26-78
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and
                         gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'                                           109-99         30-46
                      c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and
                         gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                                           119-84         33-19
                 II . Ducks :
                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 %
                         ducks'                                                                       118-34         36-42
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and
                         gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                                              143-70         44-22
                      c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and
                         gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                                              159-66         49-14
                III . Geese :
                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese'         171-47         42-80
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and
                         gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                                              163-29         45-10
               IV. Turkeys
                      a) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers
                         and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys'                                        151-34         33-66
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts,
                         livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys'                                 165-84         36-89
                V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       186-13         50-57
 ---pagebreak--- 21 . 7. 82                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 212/23
      CCT
                                                    Description                                      Sluice-gate      Levy
    heading                                                                                             price
       No
        1                                                2                                                3            4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 100 kg    ECU/ 100 kg
     02.02   B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
    (cont'd)
                  I. Boned or boneless :
                     a) Of geese                                                                       342-91        94-71
                     b) Of turkeys                                                                     317-81        70-69
                     c) Of other poultry                                                               307-88        87-68
                 II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                     a) Halves or quarters :
                         1 . Of fowls                                                                   131-82       36-51
                         2. Of ducks                                                                    175-63       54-05
                         3. Of geese                                                                    179-62       49-61
                         4. Of turkeys                                                                 182-42        40-58
                         5. Of guinea-fowls                                                            204-74        55-63
                     b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                                98-08       26-52
                     c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips                     67-90       18-36
                     d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                         1 . Of geese                                                                  244-94        67-65
                         2. Of turkeys                                                                 242-14        53-86
                         3. Of other poultry                                                           181-48        50-26
                     e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                         1 . Of geese                                                                  236-77        65-40
                         2. Of turkeys :
                             aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                      113-51       25-25
                             bb) Other                                                                 204-31        45-44
                         3. Of other poultry                                                           170-48        47-21
                     f) Goose or duck paletots (')                                                     214-90        62-52     .
                     g) Other                                                                          301-78        81-60
             C. Offals                                                                                   67-90       18-36
     02.03   Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
             A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                         1 714-70       428-00
             B. Other                                                                                  173-52        46-92
     02.05   Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent-extracted), fresh,
             chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked :
             C. Poultry fat                                                                            150-29        40-80
     15.01   Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
             B. Poultry fat                                                                            181-07        48-96
 ---pagebreak---  No L 212/24                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                21 . 7. 82
      CCT
                                                      Description                                    Sluice-gate
     heading                                                                                                        Levy
                                                                                                        price
       No
        1                                                  2                                              3           4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 100 kg  ECU/ 100 kg
      16.02       Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                  B. Other :
                     I. Poultrymeat or offal :
                        a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultrymeat (2) :
                           1 . Containing uncooked meat or offal ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal
                               and uncooked meat or offal :
                               aa) Containing exclusively turkeymeat                                   302-68       67-32
                               bb) Other                                                               301-56       85-18
                           2. Other                                                                    331-96       89-76
                        b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­
                           meat (2)                                                                     181-07      48-96
                        c) Other                                                                       105-62       28-56
(') For the purposes of subheading 02.02 B II f), 'goose or duck paletots shall be taken to mean geese or ducks plucked and
    completely drawn, without heads or feet, with carcase bones (breastbone, ribs, backbone and sacrum) removed but with the
    femurs, tibias and humeri.
(2) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.