CELEX: 31975R2664
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2664/75 of the Commission of 20 October 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

21 . 10 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 270/23
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 2664/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 20 October 1975
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       the previous 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 1975 to 31 January
                                                                     1976 ;
Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/                          Whereas in fixing the levies to take effect on 1
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no
tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by                account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices
the Act of Accession (2), and in particular Articles 3               on the world market unless .at the same a new sluice­
and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                                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 No               account must be taken of the trend of feed grain
 123/67/ EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in                   prices in fixing the levies ;
accordance with the methods of calculation laid down
in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 880/75 (3) of                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
23 July 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies                are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
 for poultrymeat ;                                                    ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
 meat were by Regulation (EEC) No 1880/75 last fixed                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1975, new
 sluice-gate prices and levies must be fixed for the                                            Article 1
 period 1 November 1975 to 31 January 1976 ;
 whereas such prices and levies should in principle be                1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
 calculated by reference to the prices of feed grains                 tion No 123/67/ EEC in respect of the products speci­
 over the period 1 February 1975 to 31 July 1975 ;                    fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice­
 Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices to take effect              gate prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation
 on 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no                  in respect of the like products shall be as shown in
 account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices             the Annex hereto .
 on the world market unless the price of the quantity                 2. Provided that in the case of products falling
 of feed grain required varies by at least a specified                within heading No 02.03 or within subheading 15.01
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the
                                                                      B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff in
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas                respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
 by Council Regulation No 146/67/ EEC (4) of 21 June                  within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
  1967 laying down rules for calculating the levy and                 resulting from that binding.
 the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat, as last amended
 by Regulation (EEC) No 1717/74 (5), 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 November
  required varies by more than 3 % from that used for                  1975 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 20 October 1975 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                              Member of the Commission
  (»)  OJ No  117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2301 /67 .
  (2 ) OJ No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
  (3 ) OJ No  L 191 , 24. 7 . 1975, p. 13 .
  (4 ) OJ No  12.5, 26. 6 . 1967, p . 2470/67 .
  (5 ) OJ No  L 181 , 4. 7 . 1974, p. 3 .
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                                                                   ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 November 1975 to 31 January 1976
 CCT heading                                                                                      Sluice-gate
      No                                             Description of goods                              price           Levy
       1                                                       2                                          3               4
 »
             I                                                                                   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'                               18-29            2-78
                                                                                                  u.a./100 kg      u.a./100 kg
                    B. Others :
                           I. Fowls                                                      »              61-51          10-09
l                        II. Ducks                                                                      68-82          14-81
                        III . Geese                                                                     71-42          13-37
                        IV. Turkeys                                                                     77-97          11-73
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                             102-68            17-58
   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'                                                    77-28          12-62
                               b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> chickens'                87-87          14-41
                               c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 %> chickens'                95-74           15-68
                          II. Ducks :
                               a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                  known as ' 85 % ducks'                                                80-97           17-42
                               b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                    98-32          21-16
                               c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                   109-24           23-51
                         III . Geese :
                               a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                   as ' 82 %> geese'                                                   102-03           19-10
                               b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                                   without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese'                  91-54          19-47
                         IV. Turkeys                                                                   111-39           16-75
                          V. Guinea fowls                                                              146-69           25-11
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  CCT heading                                                                                                Sluice-gate
        No                                          Description of goods                                         price        Levy
         1                                                    2                                                    3             4
l                                                                                                            u.a. /100 kg  u.a./100 kg
     02.02             B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
     (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                                214-32         38-76
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                              a) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                 105-31         17-25
                                  2. Of ducks                                                                  120-16         25-86
\                                 3. Of geese                                                                  100-69         21-42
                                  4. Of turkeys                                                                122-53         18-43
\                                 5. Of guinea fowls                                                           161-36         27-62
                              b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                               69-65        12-60
                              c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                  tips                                                                           48-22          8-72
\                             d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                 137-31         29-21
                                  2. Of turkeys                                                                183-79         27-64
                                  3. Of other poultry                                                          144-99         23-78
                              e) Legs and cuts of legs :
l                                 1 . Of geese                                                                 132-73         28-23
                                  2. Of turkeys :
                                      aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                    100-25         15-08
                                      bb ) Other                                                               172-65         25-96
                                  3. Of other poultry                                                          136-20         22-34
                               f) Other                                                                        214-32         38-76
\                      C. Offals                                                                                 48-22          8-72
      02.03            Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
\                      A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                           1020-30        191-00
                       B. Other                                                                                 123-23        22-29
      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                                                                           107-16         19-38
      15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                           128-59        23-26
      16.02             Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                       B. Other :
                           I. Poultrymeat or offal :
                               a) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat (a)                        235-75        42-64
                              b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight
                                  of poultrymeat (a)                                                            128-59         23-26
                               c) Other                                                                           75-01        13-57
 (a) Por the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.