CELEX: 31982R2822
Language: en
Date: 1982-10-23
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2822/82 of 21 October 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

23 . 10 . 82                                Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 297/7
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2822/82
                                                         of 21 October 1982
                                fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain
COMMUNITIES,                                                          required varies by more than 3 % from that used for
                                                                      the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must
                                                                      accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate
                                                                      prices for the period 1 November 1982 to 31 January
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                1983 ;
Economic Community,
                                                                      Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
                                                                      November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          changes in world market prices for feed grain should
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                      be taken into account only if at the same time a new
zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last                      sluice-gate price is fixed ;
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in
particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
                                                                      changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                      taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
accordance with methods of calculation laid down in                   Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29 October
 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the
sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 750/81 (4) ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for
poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 1955/82 (*),
last fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1982,
 they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November                                            Article 1
 1982 to 31 January 1983 ; whereas such prices and
levies should in principle be calculated by reference to
feed-grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September                 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1
 1982 ;                                                               ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
                                                                      provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
                                                                      prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
                                                                      shown in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                  2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                    within heading No 02.03 and within subheading 15.01
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be                 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of               respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                   within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                    resulting from that binding.
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75, this minimum was
 set at 3 % ;
                                                                                              Article 2
(>) OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ  No   L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 84.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
O   OJ  No   L 80 , 26 . 3 . 1981 , p . 1 .                            1982 .
(*) OJ  No   L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p . 20 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels. 21 October 1982.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     Poul DALSAGER
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 21 October 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                          for poultrymeat
      CCT
                                                      Description                                       Sluice-gate       Levy
    heading                                                                                                price
       No
        1                                                  2                                                 3              4
                                                                                                      ECU/ 1 00 units ECU/ 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' :
                    I. Turkeys and geese                                                                    83-83         14-69
                   II . Other                                                                               22-84          5-77
                                                                                                       ECU/ 1 00 kg    ECU/ 1 00 kg
               B. Other :
                     I. Fowls                                                                               76-17        22-26
                    II . Ducks                                                                              98-97        32-70
                   III . Geese                                                                             118-50        31-54
                   IV. Turkeys                                                                             104-79        24-74
                    V. Guinea-fowls                                                                        128-58        37-32
     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'               95-70        27-97
                         b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and
                            gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'                                             108-81        31-80
                         c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and
                            gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                                             118-56        34-65
                    II . Ducks :
                         a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 %
                            ducks'                                                                         116-43        38-47
                         b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and
                            gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                                                141-39        46-71
                         c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and
                            gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                                                157-09        51-90
                   III . Geese :
                         a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese'           169-28        45-05
                         b) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and
                            gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                                                160-90        47-55
                   IV. Turkeys
                         a) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers
                            and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys'                                          149-70        35-34
                         b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts,
                            livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys'                                   164-05        38-73
                    V. Guinea-fowls                                                                        183-68        53-31
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    CCT
                                                    Description                                      Sluice-gate
  heading                                                                                                            Levy
     No
                                                                                                        price
      1                                                 2                                                  3           4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ i 00 kg
   02.02     B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
  (cont 'd)
                  I. Boned or boneless :
                      a) Of geese                                                                       337-89      99-86
                      b) Of turkeys                                                                     314-37      74-21
                      c) Of other poultry                                                               303-72      92-27
                 II . Unboned (bone-in) :
                      a) Halves or quarters :
                         1 . Of fowls                                                                   130-42      38-12
                         2. Of ducks                                                                    172-80       57-09
                         3 . Of geese                                                                   176-99       52-31
                         4. Of turkeys                                                                  180-46      42-60
                         5. Of guinea-fowls                                                             202-05       58-64
                      b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                                96-79     27-91
                      c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips                     67-01      19-32
                      d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                         1 . Of geese                                                                   241-35       71-33
                         2. Of turkeys                                                                  239-52       56-54
                         3 . Of other poultry                                                           179-54       52-47
                      e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                         1 . Of geese                                                                   233-31       68-95
                         2 . Of turkeys :
                             aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                      112-28       26-51
                             bb) Other                                                                  202-10       47-71
                         3 . Of other poultry                                                           168-66       49-29
                      f) Goose or duck paletots (')                                                     211-61       65-98
                      g) Other                                                                          297-80       85-88
             C. Offals                                                                                    67-01      19-32
   02.03     Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
             A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                          1 692-80     450-50
             B. Other                                                                                   171-24       49-38
   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                                                                             148-90       42-94
    15.01    Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
             B. Poultry fat                                                                              178-68      51-53
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      CCT
                                                      Description                                    Sluice-gate      Levy
     heading                                                                                            price
       No
        1                                                 2                                               3             4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 1 00 kg   ECU/ 1 00 kg
      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 (2) :
                           1 . Containing uncooked meat or offal ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal
                               and uncooked meat or offal :
                               aa) Containing exclusively turkeymeat                                    299-40        70-68
                               bb) Other                                                                297-40        89-68
                           2 . Other                                                                    327-58        94-47
                        b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­
                           meat (2)                                                                     178-68        51-53
                        c) Other                                                                        104-23        30-06
(') For the purposes of subheading 02.02 B II f), 'goose or duck paletots shall be taken to mean geese or ducks plucked and
    completely drawn, without heads or feet, with carcase bones (breastbone, ribs, backbone and sacrum) removed but with the
    femurs, tibias and humeri .
(2) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.