CELEX: 31979R0095
Language: en
Date: 1979-01-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 95/79 of 18 January 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

19 . 1 . 79                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 13 /37
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 95/79
                                                            of 18 January 1979
                                  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 1979 ;
 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 ( J ), 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
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29 October                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
  1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and                   ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (3), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2700/78 (4) ;                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas since the sluice-gate prices and levies for
 poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No                                                       Article 1
 2410/78 (5), last fixed for the period 1 November 1978
 to 31 January 1979, they must be fixed anew for the                     1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1
 period 1 February to 30 April 1979 ; whereas such                      ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
 prices and levies should in principle be calculated by                 provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
 reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 August                 prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
 to 31 December 1978 ;                                                  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
 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be                 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
 taken into account only if the price of the quantity of                in 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 slui­
                                                                        resulting from that binding.
 ce-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by
 Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75, this minimum was set
 at 3 % ;                                                                                       Article 2
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                    1979 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 18 January 1979 .
                                                                                 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 324, 18 . 11 . 1978 , p. 25 .
(«) OJ    No  L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 .
(5) OJ    No  L 292, 18 . 10 . 1978 , p . 9 .
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                                                         ANNEX
                       Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February
                                                    to 30 April 1979
 CCT heading                                                                                    Sluice-gate
     No                                         Description                                          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' :
                  I. Turkeys and geese                                                             65.88                9-17
                 II. Other                                                                          17.26               4.60
                                                                                                u.a. / 100 kg    u . a. /100 kg
             B. Other :
                   I. Fowls                                                                        57.93              17.21
                  II. Ducks                                                                        69.29             25-47
                 III . Geese                                                                       84.91             23-83
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                       73.79              19.32
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                                  96.41             29.79
  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'                                                         72.78              21-63
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'                    82-75             24-59
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                    90.17              26-80
                  II. Ducks :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                          known as '85 °/o ducks'                                                   81-51             29-97
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                       98.98             36-38
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                          hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                     109-98              40-42
                 III. Geese :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                          as '82 % geese'                                                        121.30              34.04
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                          without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                   112.63              35-82
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                     105-42              27.60
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                                137.73              42-55
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   CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
         No                                               Description                                             price        Levy
          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                                                             215.00         66.78
                            II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                                 a) Halves or quarters :
                                     1 . Of fowls                                                                99.19       29-48
                                     2 . Of ducks                                                              120-98        44-46
                                     3 . Of geese                                                              123.89        39-40
                                     4. Of turkeys                                                             115.96        30.36
                                     5. Of guinea fowls                                                        151-50        46.81
                                 b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                           ,69.88       21.70
                                 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                     tips                                                                       48.38         15-03
                                 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                              168.95        53-73
                                     2. Of turkeys                                                             173.94        45-54
                                     3. Of other poultry                                                      136.54         40-57
                                 e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                     1 . Of geese                                                             163.31         51-94
                                     2. Of turkeys :
                                         aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                  94.88.       24-84
                                         bb) Other                                                            163.40         42.78
                                     3. Of other poultry                                                      128.26         38-11
                                 f) Other                                                                     215-00         66.78
                       C. Offals                                                                                48.38        15-03
     02.03             Poultry, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                          1213.00        340.40
                      B. Other                                                                                123.63         38.40
    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                                                                         107-50         33.39
     15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                          129.00         40.07
     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)                       236-50         73-46
                                b) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 °/o by weight
                                    of poultrymeat (a)                                                        129-00         40-07
                                c) Other                                                                        75-25        23.37
(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .