CELEX: 31976R1759
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1759/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

23. 7. 76                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 197/ 17
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1759/76
                                                       of 22 July 1976
                                fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
                                                                 however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation
 Economic Community,                                             (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component
                                                                 must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    prices applicable to chicks ;
 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in poultrymeat (1), as amended by            Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
 Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­          1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be
 cles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof,                                      derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the
                                                                 basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June
 charged on imports into the Community for the                    1967 fixing the coefficients for calculating levies on
 products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)        derived poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by
 No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­          Regulation (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7);
 tion (EEC) No 944/76 (3), for the period ending 31
July 1976, and levies must therefore be fixed anew for           Whereas, for products falling within heading No
 the period 1 August to 31 October 1976 ;                        02.03, or within subheading 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of
                                                                 the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up               rate of duty payable has been bound within GATT,
 of two components ;                                             the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from
                                                                 that binding ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
 difference between prices within the Community and
 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain              Whereas, sluice-gate prices for the products specified
 specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No             in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must
 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for                be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­
 calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­        gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
 trymeat (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  944/76 for the period ending 31 July 1976, and prices
 371 /76(5);                                                     must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1
                                                                 August to 31 October 1976 ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that
 quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­             Whereas the sluice-gate price on slaughtered poultry
 dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No                     is made up of two components ;
 2778/75 ; whereas the price of the like quantity on the
world market must be determined in accordance with               Whereas the first component must be equal to the
Article 3 thereof ;                                              price on the world market for the quantity of feed
                                                                 grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas that Article provides that the price for each            2778/75 ;
 type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal
 to the average of the cif prices determined for that            Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be
 cereal for the period of five months ending one                 determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
 month before the quarter in respect of which the said           Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1
 February to 30 June 1976 ;                                      Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
Whereas the second component must be equal to                    average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable         the period of five months ending one month before
for the four quarters to 1 May of each year ;                    the quarter in respect of which the said component is
                                                                 calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
(») OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                         June 1976 ;
(2) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3.
(3  OJ  No  L 109, 27. 4. 1976, p. 10.
(4) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                         (6) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2831 /67.
Is) 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 second amount, which represents other            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)                                 Article 1
No 2778/75 ;
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­       1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
                                                             tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products
                                                             specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation and the
slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of      sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in
feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown        respect of the like products shall be as shown in the
in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                 Annex hereto.
whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in
the same Annex ;                                             2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
Whereas the sluice-gate for the products specified in        within heading No 02.03 and within subheading
                                                             15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff
Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaughtered       in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
poultry on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these     within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
products in accordance with Article 5 (3) of that Regu­      resulting from that binding.
lation ;
                                                                                    Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,                     1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                         P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 August to 31    October 1976
 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'                        18.72              2.85
                                                                                              u.a./100 kg      u.a./100 kg
                    B. Others :
                          I. Fowls                                                               62.60            10.70
                         II. Ducks                                                               71.44            15.10
                        III. Geese                                                               73.75            13.73
                       IV. Turkeys                                                               79.72            12.01
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                       105.29             17.82
    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'                                                   78.66            13.43
                             b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'             89.43            15.28
                             c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 %> chickens'         . 97.45             16.64
                         II. Ducks :
                             a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                known as '85 % ducks'                                             84.05            17.76
                             b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'              102.06             21.57
                             c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                                hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'              113.40            23.97
                        III. Geese :
                             a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                as '82 %> geese'                                                105.35             19.62
                             b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                                without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                95.18           20.05
                        IV. Turkeys                                                             113.88             17.15
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                        150.42            25.46
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  CCT heading                                                                                               Sluice-gate
       No                                          Description of goods                                        price         Levy
        t                                                    2                                                     3           4
                                                                                                            u.a. / 100 kg u.a./100 kg
    02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
    (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                              220.38         39.80
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                              a) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                107.20         18.30
                                 2. Of ducks                                                                  124.74        26.37
                                 3. Of geese                                                                  104.70        22.06
                                 4. Of turkeys                                                                125.27         18.87
                                 5. Of guinea fowls                                                           165.46        28.01
                              b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             71.62         12.94
                              c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                 tips                                                                          49.59          8.96
                              d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                142.77        30.08
                                 2. Of turkeys                                                                187.90         28.30
                                 3. Of other poultry                                                          147.56        25.21
                              e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                  1. Of geese                                                                 138.01        29.07
                                 2. Of turkeys :
                                      aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                   102.49         15.44
                                      bb) Other                                                               176.51         26.58
                                 3. Of other poultry                                                          138.62        23.68
                              f) Other                                                                        220.38        39.80
                      C. Offals                                                                                49.59          8.96
    02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                      A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                          1053.50        196.20
                      B. Other                                                                                126.72        22.89
    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                                                                          110.19         19.90
    15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                          132.23        23.88
    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)                         242.42        43.78
                              b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight
                                 of poultrymeat (a)                                                           132.23         23.88
                              c) Oth                                                                            77.13        13.93
(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.