CELEX: 31978R0756
Language: en
Date: 1978-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 756/78 of 13 April 1978 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

14 . 4 . 78                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 101 / 29
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 756/78
                                                           of 13 April 1978
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                prices for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 ;
 Economic Community,                                                  Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                   changes in world market prices for feed grain should
 tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by                 be taken into account only if at the same time a new
 Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­              sluice-gate price is fixed ;
 cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
 Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                    changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
 products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)            taken into account in fixing the levies ;
 No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in
 accordance with methods of calculation laid down in                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and                  ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2299/77 (4) ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas since the sluice-gate prices and levies for
 poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 92/78 (5),
 last fixed for the period 1 February to 30 April 1978 ,                                      Article 1
 they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31
 July 1978 ; whereas such prices and levies should in                  1.    In respect of the products specified in Article 1
 principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain                   ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
 prices for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 March                    provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
 1978 ;                                                               prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
                                                                      shown in the Annex hereto.
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                    2.     Provided that, in the case of products falling
 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be               within heading No 02.03 and within subheading
 taken into account only if the price of the quantity of               15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                   in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                    within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,               resulting from that binding.
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75, this minimum was
 set at 3 % ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain
 required varies by more than 3 % from that used for                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1978 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 13 April 1978 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                    Vice-President
(•) OJ    No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ    No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3 .
(3) OJ    No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.
(4) OJ    No  L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 .
(5) OJ    No  L 15, 19 . 1 . 1978 , p. 16 .
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                                                          ANNEX
               Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978
 CCT heading                                                                                 Sluice-gate
     No                                         Description                                       price            Levy
      1                                             2                                               3                4
                                                                                            u.a. / 100 units u.a. / 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                                                          66.54               7-56
                 II . Other                                                                      17.57              4.26
                                                                                             u.a. /100 kg     u.a. /100 kg
             B. Other :
                    I. Fowls                                                                    58.88             15-97
                  II. Ducks                                                                     71.08            23.23
                 III . Geese                                                                    86.61            21.60
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                    75.06             17-89
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                               98.32            27-42
  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'                                                      73.99            20.06
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'               84.12            22.81
                       c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                 91.66            24-85
                  II. Ducks :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                           known as ' 85 °/o ducks'                                              83-62            27-34
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> ducks'                 101.54             33.19
                       c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                  112.83             36-88
                 III . Geese :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                           as '82 °/o geese'                                                   123.73             30.85
                       b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                           without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                  115.28             32.33
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                   107.23             25-56
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                              140.45            39.17
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    CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
         No                                                Description                                            price            Levy
          1                                                    2                                                     3                4
                                                                                                              u.a. / 100 kg    u.a. / 100 kg
      02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
      (cont'd)
                             I. Boned or boneless                                                              219.44             61-22
                            II. Unboned (bone-in ) :
                                 a ) Halves or quarters :
                                      1 . Of fowls                                                             100.83            27-34
                                     2 . Of ducks                                                              124.11            40.57
                                     3 . Of geese                                                              126.81            35-56
                                     4. Of turkeys                                                             117.95            28.12
                                     5. Of guinea fowls                                                        154.50            43.09
                                b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             71.32           19-9 !)
                                c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached , rumps and wing
                                     tips                                                                        49.37           13.77
                                d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                              172.92            48-50
                                     2. Of turkeys                                                             176.93            42.17
                                     3 . Of other poultry                                                      138.80            37.64
                                e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                              167.16            46-88
                                     2 . Of turkeys :
                                          aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                 96.51            23-00
                                          bb) Other                                                           166.21             39.62
                                     3 . Of other poultry                                                     130.39             35-36
                                f) Other                                                                      219.44             61-22
                       C. Offals                                                                                49.37            13.77
     02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled , frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck )                                                         1237.30           308.50
                       B. Other                                                                               126.18            35.20
     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                                                                         109.72            30.61
     15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                         131.66            36.73
     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 ( a)                       241.38            67-34
                               b) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 % by weight
                                    of poultrymeat ( a )                                                      131.66            36.73
                               c) Other                                                                         76.80       j   21-43
(■) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .