CELEX: 31975R0206
Language: en
Date: 1975-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 206/75 of the Commission of 28 January 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

29 . 1 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 22/ 11
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 206/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 28 January 1975
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain
COMMUNITIES,                                                       required varies by more than 3 % from that used for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the previous quarter ; whereas this variation must
Economic Community ;                                               accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate
                                                                   prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1975 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                Whereas in fixing the levies to take effect on 1
tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by              November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no
the Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and             account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices
                                                                   on the world market unless at the same time a new
the adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Arti­
cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                       sluice-gate price is fixed ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                 Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No             account must be taken of the trend of feed grain
123/67/EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in                   prices in fixing the levies ;
accordance with the methods of calculation laid down
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1920/74 (3 ) of                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
23 July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies              ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
for poultrymeat ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
meat were by Regulation (EEC) No 2707/74 (4) last
fixed for the period 1 November 1974 to 31 January                                           Article 1
1975, new sluice-gate prices and levies must be fixed
for the period 1 February to 30 April 1975 ; whereas               1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
such prices and levies should in principle be calcu­               tion No 123/67/ EEC in respect of the products speci­
lated by reference to the prices of feed grains over the           fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice­
period 1 May to 31 October 1974 ;                                  gate prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation
                                                                   in respect of the like products shall be as shown in
Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices to take effect            the Annex hereto .
on 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no
account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices           2.      Provided that in the case of products falling
on the world market unless the price of the quantity               within heading No 02.03 or within subheading 15.01
                                                                   B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff in
of feed grain required varies by at least a specified
minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                  respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
                                                                   within GATT the levies shall not exceed the amounts
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
by Council Regulation No 146/ 67/ EEC (5) of 21 June               resulting from that binding.
1967 laying down rules for calculating the levy and                                           Article 2
the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 1717/74 (6), this minimum                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
was set at 3 % ;                                                    1975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 28 January 1975 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2301 /67 .
(2 ) OJ  No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
P)   OJ  No L 202, 24. 7 . 1974, p. 23 .
(4 ) OJ  No L 289 , 26 . 10 . 1974, p. 19 .
(5 ) OJ  No 125 , 26 . 6 . 1967, p. 2470 / 67 .
(6)  OJ  No L 181 , 4. 7 . 1974, p. 3 .
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                                                            ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February to 30 April 1975
 CCT heading                                                                                  Sluice-gate
     No                                       Description of goods                                 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 :                                                                                        I
              A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks'                                19-27            1 - 02
             I                                                                                u.a. /100 kg    u.a./100 kg
              B. Others :                                                                                    l
                    I. Fowls                                                                       64-72           3-68
                   II. Ducks                                                                       74-84           3-77
                  III. Geese                                                                       76-77          3-63
                  IV. Turkeys                                                                      81-97          4-32
                   V. Guinea fowls                                                              108-67             6-29
  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'                                                      81-31           4-43
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                            hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> chickens'                 92-45           5-25
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                            hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 %> chickens'              100-74             5-66
                   II. Ducks :                                                                               I
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                            known as '85 °/o ducks'                                                88-05           4-44
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                            hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks'                106-91             5-39
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                            hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks'                118-79             5-99
                  III . Geese :                                                            II
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                            as '82 °/o geese'                                                   109-67             5-18
                        b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                            without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                   99-90           4-26
                  IV . Turkeys                                                                  117-10             6-17
                   V. Guinea fowls                                                              155-24             8-98
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 CCT heading                                                                                                 Sluice-gate
                                                    Description of goods                                         price           Levy
       No
        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                                                                228-64           12-02
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                               a ) Halves or quarters :
                                   1 . Of fowls                                                                110-81             6-23
                                   2. Of ducks                                                                 130-67             6-59
                                   3. Of geese                                                                 109-89             4-69
                                   4. Of turkeys                                                               128-81             6-79
                                   5. Of guinea fowls                                                          170-76             9-88
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                              74-31            3-91
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                   tips                                                                          51-44            2-70
                               d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 149-85            6-39
                                   2. Of turkeys                                                                193-22           10-18
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          152-54             8-66
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 144-86             6-18
                                   2. Of turkeys :                                                                         \
                                       aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                    105-39             5-55
                                       bb) Other                                                                181-51             9-56
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          143-30             8-14
                               f) Other                                                                         228-64           12-02
                       C. Offals                                                                                  51-44            2-70
     02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                           1 096.70           51-80
                       B. Other                                                                                 131-47             6-91
     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                                                                           114-32             6-01
                                                                                                                           I
                                                                                                                           i
      15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                            137-18             7-21
      16.02            Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                       B. Other :
                            I. Poultrymeat or offal :
                                a) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat ( a)                       251-50           13-22
                                b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight
                                    of poultrymeat ( a)                                                          137-18             7-21
                                c) Other                                                                            80-02           4-21
 (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.