CELEX: 31979R0813
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 813/79 of 24 April 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 104/ 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              26. 4. 79
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 813/79
                                                       of 24 April 1979
                               fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     for the preceding quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate
COMMUNITIES,                                                       prices fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 95/79 should
                                                                  accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 July
                                                                   1 979 for these products ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
                                                                   March 1 979 (6) laid down the coefficient for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                 ECU ;
tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­
cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                        Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
                                                                   November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
                                                                   changes in world market prices for feed grain should
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                  be taken into account only if at the same time a new
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)          sluice-gate price is fixed ;
No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in
accordance with methods of calculation laid down in
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 (3), as last                  Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2299/77 (4) ;                       for certain products, changes in world market prices
                                                                   for feed grain must be taken into account in fixing
                                                                   the levies ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
meat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 95/79 (5), last
fixed for the period 1 February to 30 April 1979, they             Whereas the measures provided for jn this Regulation
                                                                   are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July
                                                                   ment Committee for Poultrymeaf/ and Eggs,
 1979 ; whereas such prices and levies should in prin­
ciple be calculated by reference to feed grain prices
for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 March 1979 ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of                                     Article 1
feed grain required varies by at least a specified
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,              1.     In respect of the products specified in Article 1
by Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75, this minimum was                   ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
set at 3 % ;                                                        provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
                                                                    prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
                                                                    shown in the Annex hereto.
Whereas the price of the quantity of , feed grain
 required for the production of fowls varies by more
 than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;                2. In the case of products falling within heading
 whereas this variation must accordingly be taken into              No 02.03 and within subheading 15.01 B or 16.02 B I
 account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period                of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
 1 May to 31 July 1979 ;                                            the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                    levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that
                                                                    binding.
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain
 required for the production of poultry other than
 fowls does not vary by 3 % or more from that used
                                                                                            Article 2
 (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.
 (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2 . 1976, p . 3 .                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1979 .
 (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.
 (4) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 .
 (5) OJ No L  13, 19 . 1 . 1979, p. 37.                             (0) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979 , p. 1 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 24 April 1979 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                       ANNEX
                        Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May
                                                   to 31 July 1979
 CCT heading                                                                                 Sluice-gate
    Nk                                        Description                                       price           Levy
     1                                            2                                               3       I        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                                                          79-65           11-09
                 II. Other                                                                      20-87             5-56
                                                                                            ECU/ 100 kg      ECU/ 100 kg
             B. Other :
                   I. Fowls                                                                     70-55           20-21
                  II. Ducks                                                                     83-77           30-79
                 III. Geese                                                                    102-65           28-81
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                    89-21           23-36
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                              1-16-56          36-01
  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'                                                        88-65            25-40
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                         hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'               100-79            28-87
                      c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                         hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'               109-82'           3(1 -47
                  II. Ducks :
                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                         known as '85 % ducks'                                                  98-54            36-231
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                         hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> ducks'                   119-66            43^98
                      c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                         hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                    132-96           48-87
                 III. Geese :
                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                         as '82 % geese'                                                       146-65            41-45
                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, wich or
                         without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                  136-16            43-30
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                   127-45            33-37
                  V. ^Guinea fowls                                                             166-51            51-44
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   CCT heading                                                                                               Sluice-gate
        No                                                Description                                           price           Urr
         1                                                    2                                                   3              4
                                                                                                            ECU/100 kg      ECU/100 kg
     02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
      (cont'd)
                             I. Boned or boneless                                                             260-24            80-40
                            II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                                 a) Halves or quarters :
                                     1 . Of fowls                                                             120-80           34-61
                                     2. Of ducks                                                               146-26          53-75
                                     3. Of geese                                                              149-78     '     47-63
                                     4. Of turkeys                                                             140-19          36-70
                                     5. Of guinea fowls                                                       183-16           56-59
                                 b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                           84-58          26-13
                                 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                     tips                                                                       58-55           18-09
                                 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                     1. Of geese                                                              204-25           64-96
                                     2. Of turkeys                                                            210-29           55-06
                                    3. Of other poultry                                                       16.6-30          47-63
                                e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                    1. Of geese                                                               19743'           62-79
                                     2. Of turkeys :
                                         aa) Drumsticks and cues of drumsticks                                114-71           30-03
                                         bb) Other                                                            197-54           51-72
                                    3. Of other poultry                                                       156-22           44-74
                                 f) Other                                                                     260-24           80-40
                       C. Offals                                                                                58-55          18-09
     02.03             Poultry, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                      1 466-46          411-53
                       B. Other                                                                               149-63           46-23
     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                                                                         130-12           40-20
     15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                         156-15           48-24
     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)                       286-27           88-43
                               b) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 %> by weight
                                    of poultrymeat (a)                                                        156-15           48-24
                               c) Other                                                                         91-08          28-14
(a) For the purpofi of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.