CELEX: 31973R2873
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2873/73 of the Commission of 22 October 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 296/ 10                          Official Journal of the European Communities                                24. 10 . 73
                           REGULATION (EEC) No 2873/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 22 October 1973
                                 fixing 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 November 1973 to 31 January 1974 ;
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 2051 /73 for
the period from 1 August 1973 to 31 October 1973                                          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 November 1973 to 31 January
                                                                 tion No 123/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices
1974 ; whereas these prices should be fixed in prin­
                                                                 provided for in Article 7 thereof for the products
ciple on the basis of prices for feed grain for the              referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation are speci­
period from 1 February 1973 to 31 July 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
                                                                 rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies
feed grain shows a minimum variation from that used
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 (4) 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 (5),             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
fixed this variation at 3 % ;                                    1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 22 October 1973.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                               The President
                                                                          Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No   117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2301 /67.
(2) OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
(3) OJ No   L 208, 28. 7. 1973, p. 42.
(4) OJ No   125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2470/67.
(5) OJ  No  L 99, 13. 4. 1973, p. 6.
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                                                                ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 November 1973 to 31 January 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'                         14-67                   1-84
                                                                                             u. a. /100 kg        u. a. /100 kg
                  B. Others :
                        I. Fowls                                                                52-88                   7-90
                       II. Ducks                                                                54-35                  9-92
                      III . Geese                                                               52-12                   8-42
                      IV. Turkeys                                                               62-06                   9-49
                       V. Guinea fowls                                                          90-34                13-31
                                                                                                                         v
   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'                                               63-71                   9-51
                            b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'          75-54                11-28
                            c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 %» chickens'           81-34                12-tf
                       II . Ducks :
                            a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                 known as ' 85 °/o ducks'                                        63-93                11-68
                            b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks'            77-b4                14-17
                            c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'               86-26                15-76
                      III . Geese :
                            a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                 as '82 % geese'                                                 74-45                12-03
                            b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                                 without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 w/o geese'            61-40                11-74
                      IV. Turkeys                                                                88-66                13-56
                        V. Guinea fowls                                                        129-05                 19-02
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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                                                                168-60        27-20
                          II. Unboned (bone-in ) :
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                    1 . Of fowls                                                                81-34         12-15
                                    2 . Of ducks                                                                86-26         15-76
                                    3. Of geese                                                                 61-40         11-74
                                    4. Of turkeys                                                                88-66        13-56
                                ■ 5. Of guinea fowls                                                           129-05         19-02
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             56-20           9-07
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                     tips                                                                        38-91          6-28
                               d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                              101-31         19-37
                                    2. Of turkeys                                                              146-29         22-37
                                     3. Of other poultry                                                       124-64         18-61
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                                89-03        17-02
                                     2 . Of turkeys :
                                         aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                   70-93        10-85
                                         bb ) Other                                                            128-56         19-66
                                     3. Of othèr poultry                                                       109-53         16-36
                               f) Other                                                                        168-60         27-20
                       C. Offals                                                                                 38-91          6-28
     02.03             Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                            595-60         96-24
                       B. Other                                                                                  99-43         16-04
     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                                                                           103-75         16-74
     15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                           103-75         16-74
      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)                     216-15         34-88
                               ■ b ) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight
                                      of poultrymeat ( a)                                                       129-69         20-93
                                 c) Other                                                                         86-46        13-95
 (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .