CELEX: 31974R0203
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 203/74 of the Commission of 25 January 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

26 . 1 . 74                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 22/ 13
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 203/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 25 January 1974
                                  fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain varies
 COMMUNITIES,                                                       by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              quarter ; whereas this trend must therefore be taken
 Economic Community ;                                               into account in fixing the sluice-gate price for the
                                                                    period from 1 February 1 974 to 30 April 1 974 ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
 tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by               November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
 the Act (2), on the Conditions of Accession and Adjust­            trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be
 ments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 3 and            taken into account only if at the same time a new
 7 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                                  sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                   Whereas new sluice-gate prices are being fixed and
 products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No           levies must consequently be fixed taking into account
 123/67/ EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in                  the trend in price for feed grain ;
 accordance with the calculation methods laid down in               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051 /73 (3) of 25                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
July 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­            ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 trymeat ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2873/73 (4) for
 the period from 1 November 1973 to 31 January 1974                                          Article 1
 and whereas new prices and levies must be fixed for
                                                                     1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
 the period from 1 February 1974 to 30 April 1974 ;
                                                                    tion No 123/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices
whereas these prices should be fixed in principle on
                                                                     provided for in Article 7 thereof for the products
 the basis of prices for feed grain for the period from 1
                                                                    referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation are speci­
May 1973 to 31 October 1973 ;                                        fied in the Annex.
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                   2. However, for products falling within heading No
 trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be              02.03 and subheading Nos 15.01 B and 16.02 B I of
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of             the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the
 feed grain shows a minimum variation from that used                 rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies
 in calculating the sluice-gate price for the preceding             shall be limited to the amount resulting from that
quarter ; whereas Council Regulation No 146/                        binding.
 67/EEC (5) of 21 June 1967 fixing the rules for calcu­                                      Article 2
 lating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultry­
 meat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/73 (6),                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
 fixed this variation at 3 % ;                                       1974 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 25 January 1974.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  The President
                                                                             Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')  OJ   No  117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2301 / 67 .
0    OJ   No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(3   OJ   No  L 208 , 28 . 7. 1973 . p. 42.
  4) OJ   No  L 296, 24. 10 . 1973 , p. 10 .
(5)  OJ   No  125, 26 . 6 . 1967, p. 2470/67.
{<>) OJ   No  L 99, 13 . 4. 1973, p. 6 .
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                                                         ' ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 February 1974 to 30 April 1974
 CCT heading                                                                                Sluice-gate
     No                                      Description of goods                               prices                Levy
      1                                                2                                            3                    4
                                                                                         in u. a. / 100 units in 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'                             15-19                  1-37
                                                                                            u. a. / 100 kg       u. a. / 100 kg
             B. Others :
                   I. Fowls                                                                    54-99                  5-52
                  II. Ducks                                                                    57*60                 '5-44
                 III . Geese                                                                   54-80                  5-70
                IV. Turkeys                                                                    64-86                  6-56
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                              93-94                  9-35
  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'                                                      66-26                  6-64
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'              78-56                  7-88
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                 84-61                 8-48
                  II. Ducks :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                          known as ' 85 °/o ducks'                                              67-76                 7-58
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks'                  82-29                 9-20
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks'                 91-43                10-24
                 III . Geese :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                          as ' 82 °/o geese'                                                    78-28                 8-14
                       b) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                          without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                  65-58                 7-49
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                    92-65                 9-37
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                            134-20                 13-36
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  CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
       No                                           Description of goods                                        prices      Levy
        1                                                     2                                                   3           4
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
    (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                               176-79       18-45
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                              a) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                   84*61       8-48
                                  2. Of ducks                                                                   91-43      10-24
                                  3. Of geese                                                                    65-58       7-49
                                  4. Of turkeys                                                                 92-65        9-37
                                  5. Of guinea fowls                                                          134-20       13-56
                              b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                              58-93        6-15
                              c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                  tips                                                                           40-80       4-26
                              d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                 108-21      12-36
                                  2. Of turkeys                                                                152-87      15-46
                                  3. Of other poultry                                                          129-62      13-00
                              e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                   95-09     10-86
                                  2 . Of turkeys :
                                      aa ) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                     74-12       7-50
                                      bb ) Other                                                               134-34      13-59
                                  3 . Of other poultry                                                         113-91      11-43
                              f) Other                                                                         176-79      18-45
                      C. Offals                                                                                  40-80       4-26
    02.03             Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                      A. Foie gras (goose or duck )                                                           626-24       65-12
                      B. Other                                                                                 104-26      10-88
    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                                                                          108-79      11-35
     15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                           108-79      11-35
     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)                         226-65      23-65
                              b) Containing 25% or more but less than 57°/o by weight
                                  of poultrymeat ( a)                                                          135-99      14-19
                              c) Other                                                                           90-66       9-46
(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .