CELEX: 31973R2051
Language: en
Date: 1973-07-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2051/73 of the Commission of 25 July 1973 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 208 /42                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                 28 . 7. 73
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2051 /73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 25 July 1973
                                       fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       that cereal for the period of six months preceding the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         quarter during which the component is calculated ;
                                                                     whereas this period is that from 1 November 1972 to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                         30 April 1973 ;
European Economic Community;
                                                                     Whereas the second component must be equal to
Having regard to Council Regulation No                               7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
123/67/EEC ( 1) of 13 June 1967 on the common                        during the four quarters to 1 May of each year;
organization of the market in poultrymeat, as last
amended by the Act (2 ) on the Conditions of                         Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
Accession and Adjustments to the Treaties, and in                    same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry;
particular Article 3 and Article 7 ( 1 ) thereof;                    whereas, nevertheless, the quantity of feed grain used
                                                                     for the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to
Whereas a levy, fixed quarterly in advance, must be                  Regulation No 146/67/EEC ; whereas the second
charged on imports into the Community of the                         component must be equal to 7 % of the average of
products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              the sluice-gate prices applicable to chicks ;
123 /67/EEC ;
                                                                     Whereas the levy applicable to the products referred
Whereas levies were last fixed by Regulation (EEC)                    to in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC
No 1089/73 (3), for the period ending 31 July 1973 ,                  must be derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry
and new levies must thereof be fixed for the period                   on the basis of the coefficients fixed in the Annex to
from 1 August to 31 October 1973 ;                                    Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC (6), of 28
                                                                      June 1967, fixing the coefficients for calculating levies
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry consists of                   on derived poultrymeat products, as last amended by
two components ;                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 1087/73 (7);
Whereas the first component must be equal to the                      Whereas, for the products falling within heading and
difference between prices within the Community and                    subheading Nos 02.03, 15.01 B, and 16.02 B I of the
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                    Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate
determined in Annex 1 to Council Regulation No                        of duty payable has been bound within GATT, the
146/67/EEC (4) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules                      levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from
for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for                that binding;
poultrymeat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
988/73 (5);                                                           Whereas, for the products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 )
                                                                      of Regulation No 123 /67/EEC, sluice-gate* prices
Whereas the price for the quantity of feed grain in                   must be fixed in advance for each quarter; whereas
the Community must be fixed in accordance with the                    sluice-gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC)
provisions of Article 2 of Regulation No                              No 1089/73 for the period ending 31 July 1973 , and
 146/67/EEC ; whereas the price of that quantity on                   new prices must, therefore, now be fixed for the
the world market must be fixed in accordance with                     period from 1 August to 31 October 1973 ;
the provisions of Article 3 of the said Regulation ;
                                                                       Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry
 Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price of                is made up of two components ;
 each of the cereals on the world market must be
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for                  Whereas the first component must be equal to the
                                                                       price on the world market of the quantity of feed
                                                                      grain shown in Annex II to Regulation No
 (!)  OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2301/67.                            146 /67/EEC ;
 (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.
 (3 ) OJ No L 110, 27. 4. 1973, p . 24.
 (4 ) OJ No L 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2470/67.                            («) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2831/67.
 (5 ) OJ No L 99, 13 . 4. 1973, p. 6.                                  (7 ) OJ No L 110, 27. 4. 1973 . p. 32.
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Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be          fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5
fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4           (3 ) of this Regulation ;
(2) and (3 ) of Regulation No 146/67/EEC ;
                                                               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price of          are in accordance with the Opinion of the
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the          Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs ; '
average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
the period of six months preceding the quarter during
which the said component is calculated ;                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas this period is that from 1 November 1972 to                                      Article 1
30 April 1973 ;
                                                               1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of
Whereas the second amount, which includes other                Regulation No 123/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices
feeding costs, as well as general production and               provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation for the
marketing costs, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation            products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof are
No 146/67/EEC;                                                 specified in the Annex.
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be               2. However, for products falling within heading
calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for        No 02.03 and subheading Nos 15.01 B and 16.02 B I
slaughtered poultry ; whereas, nevertheless, the               of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
quantity of feed grain used for the calculation must           the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
be that shown in Annex II to Regulation                        levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from
146/67/EEC ; whereas the standard amount must be               that binding.
that fixed in the same Annex ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for products referred                                     Article 2
to in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC
must be derived from the sluice-gate prices for                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients           1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 25 July 1973 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                  Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                             ANNEX
                Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 August 1973 to 31 October 1973
               CCT
                                                                                    Sluice-gate             Rate of
             heading                            Description of goods                                         levies
               No                                                                       price
                1                                         2                                 3                    4
                                                                                 in u. a. / 100 units in 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'                                             14-40                 2-07
                                                                                  in u. a. / 100 kg    in u. a. / 100 kg
                            B. Others :
                                  I. Fowls                                              51-60                 9-32
                                 II. Ducks                                              52-70               11-68
                                III . Geese                                             50-76                 9-80
                                IV. Turkeys                                             60-65               10-98
                                 V. Guinea fowls                                        88-50               15-32
              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'                62-18               11-23
                                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and
                                         feet, but with hearts, livers and giz­
                                         zards, known as ' 70 % chickens'               73-72               13-32
                                      c) Plucked and drawn , without heads
                                         and feet and without hearts, livers
                                         and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'         79-39               14-34
                                 II. Ducks :
                                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted
                                         with heads and feet, known as ' 85 %
                                         ducks'                                         61-99                13-75
                                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and
                                         feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards,
                                         known as '70 % ducks'                          75-28                16-68
                                      c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and
                                         feet, without hearts, livers and giz­
                                         zards, known as '63 % ducks'                   83-64               18-57
                                III . Geese :
                                      a) Plucked, bled, not drawn , with heads
                                         and feet, known as '82 % geese'                72-51 ■              14-00
                                      b) Plucked and drawn, without heads
                                         and ieet, with or without hearts and
                                         gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                59-27                13-89
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              CCT
                                                                          Sluice-gate         Rate of
            heading                     Description of goods                  price            levies
               No
                1                                 2                             3                 4
                                                                        in u. a. / 100 kg in u. a. / 100 kg
             02.02     IV. Turkeys                                            86-64           15-68
           (cont'd)
                        V. Guinea fowls                                     126-43            21-89
                    B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) :
                        L Boned or boneless                                 164-33            31-77
                       II . Unboned ( bone-in) :
                            a) Halves or quarters :
                                1 . Of fowls                                  79-39           14-34
                                2. Of ducks                                   83-64           18-57
                                3. Of geese                                   59-27           13-89
                                4. Of turkeys                                 86-64           15-68
                                5. Of guinea fowls                          126-43            21-89
                            b)  Whole wings, with or without
                                tips                                          54-78           10-59
                            c)  Backs , necks , backs with necks at­
                                tached, rumps and wing tips                   37-92              7-33
                            d)  Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                1 . Of geese                                  97-80           22-92
                                2. Of turkeys                               142-96            25-87
                                3 . Of other poultry                        121-64            21-98
                            e)  Legs and cuts of legs :
                                1 . Of geese                                  85-94           20-14
                                2. Of turkeys :
                                    aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drum­
                                        sticks                                69-31            12-54
                                    bb) Other                               125-63            22-74
                                3 . Of other poultry                        106-89             19-31
                             f) Other                                       164-33            31-77
                    C. Offals                                                 37-92              7-33
             02.03  Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in
                    brine :
                    A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                            580-08           112-00
                    B. Other                                                  96-91            18-73
             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                                          101-12             19-55
              15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered
                    or solvent-extracted :
                    B. Poultry fat                                          101-12             19-55
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                  CCT
                                                                                                  Sluice-gate        Rate of
                 heading                            Description of goods                             price            levies
                   No
                    1                                         2                                         3                 4
                                                                                                in u. a. / 100 kg in u. a. / 100 kg
                  16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat
                                 offal :
                                 B. Other :
                                     L Poultry meat or offal :
                                        a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of
                                           poultry meat (a)                                        210-68             40-73
                                        b) Containing 25 % or more but less than
                                           57 % by weight of poultry meat (a)                      126-41             24-44
                                        c) Other                                                     84-27            16-29
             (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultry meat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .