CELEX: 31974R0968
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 968/74 of the Commission of 23 April 1974 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

24. 4. 74                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 110/ 17
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 968/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 23 April 1974
                                    fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain varies
COMMUNITIES,                                                         by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                quarter ; whereas this trend must therefore be taken
Economic Community ;                                                 into account in fixing the sluice-gate price for the
                                                                     period from 1 May 1974 to 31 July 1974 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/
67/EEC ( 1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                  Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by                November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
the Act (2) on the Conditions of Accession and the                   trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be
Adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles              taken into account only if at the same time a new
3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                              sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the                    Whereas new sluice-gate prices are being fixed and
products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No             levies must consequently be fixed taking into account
123/67/ EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in                    the trend in price for feed grain ;
accordance with the calculation methods laid down in
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051 /73 (3) of 25                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
July 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­             ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
trymeat ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 203/74 (4) for
the period from 1 February 1974 to 30 April 1974 and                                          Article 1
whereas new prices and levies must be fixed for the
period from 1 May 1974 to 31 July 1974 ; whereas                      1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
these prices should be fixed in principle on the basis               tion No 123/67/ EEC and the sluice-gate prices
of prices for feed grain for the period from 1 August                provided for in Article 7 thereof for the products
 1973 to 31 January 1974 ;                                           referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation are speci­
                                                                     fied in the Annex .
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                   2.    However, for products falling within heading No
trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be                02.03 and subheading Nos 15.01 B and 16.02 B I of
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of              the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the
feed grain shows a minimum variation from that used                  rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies
in calculating the sluice-gate price for the preceding               shall be limited to the amount resulting from that
quarter ; whereas Council Regulation No 146/                         binding.
67/EEC (5) of 21 June 1967 fixing the rules for calcu­
lating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultry­                                        Article 2
meat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988 /73 (6),
fixed this variation at 3 % ;                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1974.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 23 April 1974.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                              François-Xavier ORTOLI
(>)   OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2301 / 67.
(2 )  OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .
 (3 ) OJ No L 208 , 28 . 7 . 1973 , p . 42.
 (")  OJ No L 22, 26 . 1 . 1974, p. 13 .
 (5 ) OJ No 125 , 26 . 6 . 1967, p . 2470/67 .
(6)   OJ No L 99 , 13 . 4 . 1973 , p. 6 .
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                                                          ANNEX
                Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 May 1974 to 31 July 1974
 CCT heading                                                                               Sluice-gate
     No                                     Description of goods                               prices            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'                            15.63               0.98
                                                                                           u.a. /100 kg     u.a. /100 kg
             B. Others :
                   I. Fowls                                                                   56.57               3.75
                  II. Ducks                                                                   60.28               3.58
                 III . Geese                                                                  57.00               3.46
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                  67.15               4.15
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                             96.91               6.09
  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'                                                   68.15               4.52
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'            80.81               5.36
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'            87.02               5 - 77
                  II. Ducks :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                           known as ' 85 % ducks'                                             70.91               4.21
                       b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks'               86.11               5.12
                       c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                           hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                 95.67               5.70
                 III. Geese :
                       a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                           as '82 %> geese'                                                   81.43               4.94
                       b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                           without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                 69.02               3.99
                 IV. Turkeys                                                                  95.93               5.93
                  V. Guinea fowls                                                           138.44                8.70
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 CCT heading                                                                                                 Sluice-gate
       No                                           Description of goods                                        prices         Levy
         1                                                    2                                                    3               4
                                                                                                             u.a. /100 kg   u.a. / 100 kg
    02.02             c . Poultry cuts ( excluding offals ; :
    (cont'd)
                           I. Boned or boneless                                                               183.42           11.35
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                               a) Halves or quarters :
                                   1 . Of fowls                                                                 87.02            5.77
                                  2. Of ducks                                                                   95.67            5.70
                                   3. Of geese                                                                  69.02            3.99
                                   4. Of turkeys                                                                95.93            5.93
                                   5. Of guinea fowls                                                         138.44              8.70
                               b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             61.14             3.78
                               c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                   tips                                                                         42.33             2.62
                               d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                   1. Of geese                                                                 113.88             6.58
                                   2. Of turkeys                                                                158.28            9.78
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                          133.34            8.84
                               e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                   1 . Of geese                                                                 100.08            5.79
                                   2 . Of turkeys :
                                       aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                     76.74            4.74
                                       bb ) Other                                                              139.10              8.60
                                   3. Of other poultry                                                         117.17              7.77
                               f) Other                                                                        183.42           11.35
                       C. Offals                                                                                 42.33             2.62
     02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled , frozen, salted or in brine :
                       A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                            651.44           39.52
                       B. Other                                                                                108.17              6.69
     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                                                                           112.87             6.98
      15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                       B. Poultry fat                                                                           112.87             6.98
      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)                      235.15           14.55
                               b) Containing 25% or more but less than 57% by weight
                                    of poultrymeat (a)                                                          141.09              8.73
                                c) Other                                                                          94.06             5.82
 (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.