CELEX: 31976R2622
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2622/76 of 27 October 1976 fixing the sluicegate prices and levies for poultrymeat

29 . 10 . 76                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 299 /25
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2622/76
                                                         of 27 October 1976
                                  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 November 1976 to 31 January
                                                                      1977 ;
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                  November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
 tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by                changes in world market prices for feed grain should
 Regulation ( EEC) No 369 /76 (2 ), and in particular Arti­          be taken into account only if at the same time a new
 cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                         sluice-gate price is fixed ;
 Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                   Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
 products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)          changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
 No 2777/ 75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in                   taken into account in fixing the levies ;
 accordance with the methods of calculation laid down
 in Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1759/76 of 22                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 July 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for              are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 poultrymeat (3 ) ;                                                  ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
 meat were by Regulation ( EEC) No 1759/76 last fixed                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1976, they
 must be fixed anew for the period 1 November 1976                                            Article 1
 to 31 January 1977 ; whereas such prices and levies
 should in principle be calculated by reference to feed               1.     In respect of the products specified in Article 1
 grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September                   ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2777/75 , the levies
 1976 ;                                                              provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
                                                                     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
 this minimum was fixed by Council Regulation ( EEC)                 resulting from that binding.
 No 2778 /75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for
 calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­
                                                                                              Article 2
 trymeat (4 ), at 3 % ;
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
 required varies by more than 3 % from that used for                  1976 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels , 27 October 1976 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(')  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 .
(■«) 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 November 1976 to
                                                      31 January 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'                               18-88             2-68
                                                                                           u.a. /100 kg     u. a. /100 kg
             B. Others :
                    I. Fowls                                                                     6315            10-07
                  II. Ducks                                                                      72-45           14-02
                 III. Geese                                                                      74-64           12-82
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                     80-38           11-32
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                             106-30             16-70
   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'                                                       79-35           12-64
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> chickens'                90-22           14-38
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'               98-30           15-66
                   II. Ducks :
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                           known as '85 e/o ducks'                                               85-24           16-49
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                  103-50            20-03
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                  115-00            22-25
                  III . Geese :
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                           as '82 %> geese'                                                    106-63             18-31
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                            without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                 96-58            18-62
                  IV. Turkeys                                                                   114-83            16-17
                   V. Guinea fowls                                                              151-85            23-86
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  CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
       No                                           Description of jood*                                         price            Lery
         1                                                    2                                                      3               4
                                                                                                             u. a. / 100 kg   u. a. /100 kg
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
    (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                                222-80            37-22
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                 108-13             17-23
                                  2. Of ducks                                                                   126-50           24-48
                                  3. Of geese                                                                   106-24           20-48
                                  4. Of turkeys                                                                 126-31            17-79
                                  5. Of guinea fowls                                                            167-04            26-25
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                               72-41           12-10
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                  tips                                                                            50-13             8-37
                               d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                   1. Of geese                                                                  144-87            27-93
                                   2. Of turkeys                                                                189-47            26-68
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          148-86            23-73
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 140-04            27-00
                                   2. Of turkeys :
                                       aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                    103-35            14-55
                                       bb) Other                                                                177-99            25-06
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          139-84            22-29
                               f) Other                                                                         222-80            37-22
                       C. Offals                                                                                  50-13              8-37
     02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                          1 066-30           183-10
                       B. Other                                                                                  128-11           21-40
     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                                                                            111-40            18-61
     15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                            133-68            22-33
      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)                          245-08            40-94
                               Ér) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57% by weight
                                   of poultrymeat (a)                                                            133-68            22-33
                               c) Other                                                                             77-98          13-03
 (i) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.