CELEX: 31977R2277
Language: en
Date: 1977-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2277/77 of 14 October 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 262/40                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           15. 10 . 77
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2277/77
                                                       of 14 October 1977
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies (or 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 1977 to 31 January
                                                                    1978 ;
 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 methods of calculation laid down in
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1607/77 of 19 July                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­           are in accordance wtith the opinion of the Manage­
 trymeat (3 ) ;                                                    ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Whereas since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
 meat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 1607/77, last
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 fixed for the period 1 August 1977 to 31 October
 1977, they must be fixed anew for the period 1
 November 1977 to 31 January 1978 ; whereas such                                           Article 1
 prices and levies should in principle be calculated by
 reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 May                1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1
 1977 to 30 September 1977 ;                                       ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from               provided for in Article 3 thereof and sluice-gate prices
                                                                   provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as shown in
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                 the Annex hereto .
 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of            2. Provided that, in the case of products, falling
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                within heading No 02.03 and within subheading
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                  15.01 B or 16.02 B 1 of the Common Customs Tariff,
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,             in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29                       within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the                 resulting from that binding.
 levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (4), as
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 371 /76 (5), this
                                                                                           Article 2
 minimum was set 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                 1977 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 14 October 1977 .
                                                                             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  179, 19 . 7. 1977, p. 23 .
(4) OJ  No   L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.
(5) OJ  No   L  45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 5 .
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                                                                   ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 January 1978
 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'                             17.53              4.30
                                                                                                  u.a. / 100 kg    u.a./100 kg
                    B. Others :
                          I. Fowls                                                                   58.61             16.28
                         II. Ducks                                                                    64.20            24.62
                        III . Geese                                                                   67.31            21.81
                        IV. Turkeys                                                                   74.91            18.05
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                              98.08            27.68
    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'                                                   73.65            20-45
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'              •83.73           23.25
                              c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                                 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                91.24            25.34
                          II. Ducks :
                              a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                 known as ' 85 °/o ducks'                                              75.52            28.96
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                   91.71            35.17
                              c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks'              101.89              39.07
                         III. Geese :
                              a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                  as ' 82 °/o geese'                                                   96.15            31.15
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or
                                  without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                   85.12            32.66
                         IV. Turkeys                                                                 107.01             25.78
                           V. Guinea fowls                                                           140.12             39.54
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   CCT heading                                                                                              Sluice-gate
       No                                            Description of goods                                      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                                                             203.08         62.56
                           II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                                a ) Halves or quarters :
                                    1 . Of fowls                                                             100.36         27.87
                                    2. Of ducks                                                              11208          42.98
                                    3. Of geese                                                               93.63         35.93
                                    4. Of turkeys                                                            117.71         28.36
                                    5. Of guinea fowls                                                       154.13         43.49
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                           66.00         20.33
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                    tips                                                                      45.69          14.08
                               d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                    1 . Of geese                                                             127.68         48.99
                                    2. Of turkeys                                                            176.57         42.54
                                    3. Of other poultry                                                      138.15         38.36
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                    1 . Of geese                                                             123.42         47.36
                                    2. Of turkeys :
                                        aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                 96.31         23.20
                                        bb) Other                                                            165.87         39.96
                                    3. Of other poultry                                                      129.78         36.04
                               f) Other                                                                      203.08         62.56
                       C. Offals                                                                              45.69          14.08
    02.03              Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                      A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                           961.50        311.50
                      B. Other                                                                               116.77         35.97       '
    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                                                                        101.54         31.28
    15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                         121.85         37.54
    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)                      223.39         68.82
                               b) Containing 25% or more but less than 57°/o by weight
                                   of poultrymeat (a)                                                        121.85         37.54
                               c) Other                                                                       71.08         21.90
(a) For die purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.