CELEX: 31979R1592
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-27
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1592/79 of 26 July 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 189/38                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             27. 7. 79
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1592/79
                                                        of 26 July 1979
                               fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the second component must be equal to
COMMUNITIES,                                                       7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
                                                                   for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
                                                                   same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                 tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation
tion of the market in poultrymeat ^), as amended by               (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component
Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­            must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate
cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                        prices applicable to chicks ;
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be
charged on imports into the Community for the                     Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)          1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be
No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­             derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the
tion (EEC) No 813/79 (3) for the period ending 31                  basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to
July 1979, and levies must therefore be fixed anew for             Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June
the period 1 August to 31 October 1979 ;                           1967 fixing the coefficients for calculating levies on
                                                                   derived poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up                 Regulation (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7) ;
of two components ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the                  Whereas, in the case of products falling within
difference between prices within the Community and                 heading No 02.03, or within subheadings 15.01 B or
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No                of which the rate of duty has been bound within
2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for                   GATT, the levies must not exceed the amount
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­           resulting from that binding ;
trymeat ^), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2299/77 (5) ;
                                                                   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                       gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
2778/75 ; whereas the price for the like quantity on               813/79 for the period ending 31 July 1979, and prices
the world market must be determined in accordance                  must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
with Article 3 thereof ;                                           to 31 October 1979 :
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be               Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for              is made up of two components ;
that cereal for the period of five months ending one
month before the quarter in respect of which the said
component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1                 Whereas the first component must be equal to the
February to 30 June 1979 ;                                         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  45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3 .
(3) OJ No  L  104, 26. 4. 1979, p. 16.
(4) OJ No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975,. p. 84.                          (6) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2831 /67.
(5) OJ No  L  271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 .                          (7) OJ No L 186, 10. 7. 1974, p. 16.
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Whereas the price for that quantity of cereals must be      Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of       March 1 979 (l) laid down the coefficient for
Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                               expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
                                                             ECU ;
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
the period of five months ending one month before            ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
the quarter in respect of which the said component is
calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
June 1979 ;
Whereas the second amount, which represents other                                   Article 1
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)          1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
No 2778/75 ;                                                tion (EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices
                                                             provided for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­      products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ), shall be as set out
lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for           in the Annex hereto.
slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of
feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown        2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                within heading No 02.03 and within subheadings
whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in            15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
the same Annex ;                                            in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
                                                            within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­        resulting from that binding.
fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
2777/75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices                                  Article 2
for slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients
fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
(3) of that Regulation ;                                     1979 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
              Done at Brussels, 26 July 1979 .
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                          Vice-President
                                                             (») OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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                                                               ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 26 July 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                            poultrymeat
 CCT heading                                                                                Sluice-gate
     No                                              Description                               price          Levy
      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                                                   80.57          13.67
                       II. Other                                                               21-30           5-28
                                                                                           ECU/100 kg    ECU/100 kg
                   B. Other :
                         I. Fowls                                                              71-77          19-47
                        II. Ducks                                                              86-25          29-49
                       III. Geese                                                            105-01           28.48
                      IV. Turkeys                                                             90.97        - 22-20
                        V. Guinea fowls                                                      119-20           34.13
  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'                                                90.17          24-45
                            b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                               hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'         102.53          27-81
                            c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                               hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'       111-72          30-29
                        II. Ducks :
                            a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                               known as '85 °/o ducks'                                      101.47           34-69
                            b) Plucked - and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                               hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> ducks'          123.21           42-13
                            c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                               hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'            136.90         46.81
                      III. Geese :
                            a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                               as '82 °/o geese'                                             150.01          40-69
                            b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                               without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'           ,139.84          42-80
                      IV. Turkeys                                                           1 29-96         31.71
                       V. Guinea fowls                                                      170.28          48-75
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  CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
        No                                              Description                                             price        Levy
         1                                                   2                                                    3           4
                                                                                                            ECU/100 kg    ECU/100 kg
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
     (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                               266.32         77-28
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                122.89         33-32
                                  2. Of ducks                                                                 150.59         51.49
                                  3. Of geese                                                                 153.82         47-08
                                  4. Of turkeys                                                               142-96         34-88
                                  5. Of guinea fowls                                                          187-31         53.63
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             86-55        25-12
                              c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                  tips                                                                          59.92        17-39
                              d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                  1. Of geese                                                                 209-76         64.20
                                  2. Of turkeys                                                               214-43         52-32
                                  3. Of other poultry                                                         169.17         45-89
                              e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                  1. Of geese                                                                 202.77         62-06
                                  2. Of turkeys :
                                      aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                   116.96         28-54
                                      bb) Other                                                               201-44         49-15
                                  3. Of other poultry                                                         158.92         43-11
                              f) Other                                                                        266-32         77.28
                      C. Offals                                                                                 59.92        17-39
    02.03             Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                      A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                       1 500-10        406-90
                      B. Other                                                                                153.13         44-44
    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                                  t                                       133-16         38-64
     15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                          159-79         46.37
     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)                       292-95         85-01
                              b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 %> by weight
                                 of poultrymeat (a)                                                           159.79         46.37
                              c) Other                                                                          93-21        27-05
(a) for the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.