CELEX: 31977R1607
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1607/77 of 18 July 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

19 . 7 . 77                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 179/23
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1607/77
                                                       of 18 July 1977
                               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 of 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 (J ), 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) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived
No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­            from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of
tion (EEC) No 857/77 (3) for the period ending 31                 the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
July 1977, and levies must therefore be fixed anew for            Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June 1967 fixing
the period 1 August to 31 October 1977 ;                          the coefficients for calculating levies on derived
                                                                  poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by Regula­
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up                tion (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7) ;
of two components ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the                  Whereas, for products falling within heading No
difference between prices within the Community and                02.03, or within subheadings 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No               rate of duty payable has been bound within GATT,
2778 /75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for                 the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­          that binding ;
trymeat (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
371 /76 (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 of the like quantity on the          857/77 for the period ending 31 July 1977, and prices
world market must be determined in accordance with                must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1
Article 3 thereof ;                                               August to 31 October 1977 ;
Whereas that Article provides that the price for each
type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal             Whereas the sluice-gate price on slaughtered poultry
to the average of the cif prices determined for that              is made up of two components ;
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 1977 ;                                        price on the world market for the quantity of feed
                                                                  grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
(i)  OJ  No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                          2778 /75 ;
0    OJ  No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3 .
(3 ) OJ  No L 104, 28 . 4. 1977, p. 25 .
(4)  OJ  No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                          (') OJ No 134, 30 . 6 . 1967, p. 2831 /67.
(s ) OJ  No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 5 .                            ( 7) OJ No L 186, 10 . 7. 1974, p. 16.
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Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                                ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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 February to 30                                 Article 1
June 1977 ;
                                                             1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
Whereas the second amount, which represents other            tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and           specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)          sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in
No 2778 /75 ;
                                                             respect of the like products shall be as shown in the
                                                            Annex hereto .
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­
lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of      2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown       within heading No 02.03 and within subheadings
                                                             15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in            in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
the same Annex ;                                            within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
                                                             resulting from that binding.
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­
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 ;                                     1977 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                                 ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 August 1977 to 31 October 1977
 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 :
                    A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks'                             18-15               3-68
                                                                                                u. a./100 kg       u. a./100 kg
                    B. Others :
                          I. Fowls                                                                    60-67             13-93
                         II . Ducks                                                                   67-99             20-55
                        III . Geese                                                                  70-68              18-35
                        IV. Turkeys                                                                  77-43              15-46
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                           101-86               23-46
   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'                                                     76-23              17-50
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'             86-67              19-90
                              c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'               94-44              21-68
                         II. Ducks :
                              a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                 known as ' 85 % ducks'                                              79-99             24-17
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                 97-13              29-35
                              c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'               107-92               32-60
                       III . Geese :
                              a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                 as '82 °/o geese'                                                100-97               26-21
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                                 without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'               90-39              27-26
                       IV. Turkeys                                                                110-61               22-09
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                          145-51               33-52
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  CUT helding                                                                                                Sluice-gate
        Ko                                          Description of goods                                         price         Lery
         I                                                    2                                                     3            4
                                                                                                             u. a. /100 kg u. a./100 kg
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
     (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                                212-12          52-84
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                   1 . Of fowls                                                                103-88          23-85
                                   2. Of ducks                                                                 118-71          35-86
                                   3. Of geese                                                                    99-43        29-99
                                   4. Of turkeys                                                                121-67         24-30
                                   5. Of guinea fowls                                                           160-06         36-87
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                               68-94        17-17
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                   tips                                                                           47-73         11-89
                               d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 135-59          40-89
                                   2. Of turkeys                                                                182-51         36-45
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          143-01          32-84
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 131-07          39-53
                                   2 . Of turkeys :
                                       aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                      99-55         19-88
                                       bb) Other                                                                171-45          34-24
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          134-34          30-85
                               f) Other                                                                         212-12          52-84
                       C. Offals                                                                                  47-73         11-89
      02.03            Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                          1 009-70         262-10
                       B. Other                                                                                  121-97         30-38
      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                                                                            106-06         26-42
      15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                            127-27          31-70
      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)                         233-33          58-12
                               b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight
                                    of poultrymeat (a)                                                           127-27          31-70
                                c) Other                                                                            74-24        18-49
 (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.