CELEX: 31977R0139
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 139/77 of 25 January 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

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                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 139/77
                                                         of 25 January 1977
                                fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must
COMMUNITIES,                                                          accordingly "be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1977 ;
Economic Community,                                                   Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                    changes in world market prices for feed grain should
tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by                  be taken into account only if at the same time a new
Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2 ), and in particular Arti­              sluice-gate price is fixed ;
cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                     changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)            taken into account in fixing the levies ;
No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in
accordance with methods of calculation laid down in                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1759/76 of 22 July                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­               ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
trymeat (3) ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
meat were by Regulation ( EEC) No 2622/76 (4) last
fixed for the period 1 November 1976 to 31 January
 1977, they must be fixed anew for the period 1                                                 Article 1
February to 30 April 1977 ; whereas such prices and
levies should in principle be calculated by reference to               1.     In respect of the products specified in Article 1
feed-grain prices for the period 1 August to 31                       ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777US, the levies
December 1976 ;                                                       provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
                                                                      prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                  shown in the Annex hereto .
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be                 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of               within heading No 02.03 and within subheading
feed grain required varies by at least a specified                     15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                      in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,                within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29                          resulting from that binding.
October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the
 levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (5), this                                       Article 2
 minimum was set at 3 % ;
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
 required varies by more than 3 % from that used for                   1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 25 January 1977.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                      Vice-President
 (')  OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p . 77 .
 (2)  OJ No L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , p . 3 .
 (3 ) OJ No L 197, 23 . 7 . 1976, p . 17 .
 (4 ) OJ No L 299 , 29 . 10 . 1976 , p . 25 .
 (5 ) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p . 84 .
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                                                           ANNEX
                    Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February to
                                                         30 April 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'                                  18-47             3-09
                                                                                               u.a. /100 kg     u.a./100 kg
             B. Others :
                   I. Fowls                                                                        61-68            11-75
                  II. Ducks                                                                        69-95            16-70
                 III. Geese                                                                        72-42            15-09
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                       78-73            13-02
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                                103-81             19-47
   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 °/o chickens'                                                       77-50            14-76
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'                 88-11            16-79
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'                 96-01            18-28
                  II. Ducks :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                           known as ' 85 e/o ducks'                                                82-30            19-64
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks'                    99-93            23-85
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks'                  111-04             26-50
                 III . Geese :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                           as '82 %> geese'                                                      103-46            21-56
                       b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                           without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                      93-12           22-17
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                     112-47             18-60
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                                148-30            27-82
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  CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
        Mo                                          Description of goods                                         price                Lety
         t                                                    2                                                    3                     4
                                                                                                             u.a. /100 kg I       u. a./100 kg
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
     (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                               216-78                 43-70
                                                                                                                            I
                                                                                                                            i
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :                                                        '                  I
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                   1 . Of fowls                                                               105-61                 20-11
                                   2 . Of ducks                                                               122-14                  29-15
                                   3 . Of geese                                                               102-43                  24-39
                                   4. Of turkeys                                                              123-72                  20-46
                                   5. Of guinea fowls                                                         163-13                  30-60
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             70-45                 14-20
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                   tips                                                                         48-78                   9-83
                               d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                139-68                 33-26
                                   2. Of turkeys                                                               185-58                 30-69
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                         145-38                 27-70
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                135-02                 32-15
                                   2 . Of turkeys :
                                       aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                   101-22                  16-74
                                       bb) Other                                                               174-33                 28-83
                                    3. Of other poultry                                                        136-57                 26-02
                               f) Other                                                                        216-78                  43-70
                       C. Offals                                                                                 48-78                   9-83
      02.03            Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                          1 034-60               215-60
                       B. Other                                                                                124-65                  25-13
      02.05            Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent­
                       extracted), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in Drine, dried or smoked :
                       C. Poultry fat                                                                          108-39         I        21-85
      15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                           130-07                 26-22
      1602             Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                       B. Other :
                            I. Poultryimeat or offal :
                               a) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat (a)                        238-46                 48-07 .
                               b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight
                                    of poultrymeat ( a)                                                         13007                  26-22
                               c) Other                                                                           75-87         I       15-30
                                                                                                                                I
 (a) For dte purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.