CELEX: 31983R2954
Language: en
Date: 1983-10-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2954/83 of 20 October 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

22. 10 . 83                             Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 289/ 11
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2954/83
                                                     of 20 October 1983
                              fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain
COMMUNITIES,                                                      required varies by more than 3 % from that used for
                                                                  the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must
                                                                  accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate
                                                                  prices for the period 1 November 1983 to 31 January
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             1984 ;
Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
                                                                  November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
                                                                  changes in world market prices for feed grain should
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      be taken into account only if at the same time a new
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                  sluice-gate price is fixed ;
zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in
particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof,                         Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
                                                                  changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                  taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the
products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
accordance with methods of calculation laid down in               Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October
1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the
sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 750/81 (4);
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for
poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 1976/83 (*),
last fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1983,                                    Article 1
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
1983 to 31 January 1984 ; whereas such prices and
levies should in principle be calculated by reference to          1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1
feed-grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September            ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies
1983 ;                                                            provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate
                                                                  prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as
                                                                  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 15.01
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be            B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in
taken into account only if the price of the quantity of           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                 resulting from that binding.
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas,
by Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75, this minimum was
set at 3 % ;
                                                                                          Article 2
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.
(*) OJ  No  L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
(4) OJ  No  L 80, 26. 3 . 1981 , p. 1 .                            1983 .
O OJ No L 195, 19. 7. 1983, p. 21 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 20 October 1983.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    Poul DALSAGER
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 October 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                        for poultrymeat
     CCT
                                                     Description                                      Sluice-gate      Levy
   heading                                                                                               price
      No
       1                                                  2                                                3             4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 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                                                                   86,76        12,56
                  II . Other                                                                              24,23         4,76
                                                                                                     ECU/ 100 kg    ECU/ 100 kg
              B. Other :                                                                            I
                    I. Fowls                                                                              82,20        16,86
                   II . Ducks                                                                            106,92       26,47
                  III . Geese                                                                            126,04       25,91
                  IV. Turkeys                                                                            110,42       20,53
                   V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       137,01       30,49
    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'             103,28       21,18
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'                                            117,43       24,09
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                                            127,96        26,24
                   II . Ducks :                                                                     l
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 %
                           ducks'                                                                        125,78       31,15
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                                               152,74        37,82
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                                               169,71       42,02
                  III . Geese :                                                                     l
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese'          180,05        37,02
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and
                           gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                                               172,67        38,78
                  IV. Turkeys                                                                       l
                        a) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers
                           and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys'                                         157,74        29,33
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts,
                           livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys'                                  172,85        32,14
                   V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       195,73        43,55
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      CCT
    heading                                          Description                                     Sluice-gate    Levy
      No                                                                                                price
       1                                                 2                                                3           4
                                                                                                    ECU/ 100 kg  ECU/ 100 kg
     02.02    B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals).:
    (cont'd)
                   I. Boned or boneless :
                       a) Of geese                                                                     362,61       81,44
                       b) Of turkeys                                                                   331,25       61,59
                       c) Of other poultry                                           •                 326,13       73,82
                  II. Unboned (bone-in) :                                                           I
                       a) Halves or quarters :                                                      l
                           1 . Of fowls                                                                140,76       28,86
                          2 . Of ducks                                                                 186,68       46,22
                          3. Of geese                                                                  189,94      42,66
                          4. Of turkeys                                                                190,14       35,35
                          5. Of guinea-fowls                                                           215,30      47,91
I                     b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                             103,52      22,56
                      c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips                   71,67       15,62
I                     d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                          1 . Of geese                                                                 259,01      58,17
                          2. Of turkeys                                                                252,38      46,93
                          3. Of other poultry                                                          193,76      39,75
                      e) Legs and cuts of legs :                                                    l
                          1 . Of geese                                                                 250,37      56,23
                          2. Of turkeys :
                               aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                   118,31      22,00
                               bb) Other                                                               212,95      39,60
                          3 . Of other poultry                                                         182,02      37,34
                      f) Goose or duck paletots (')                                                    227,79      53,62
                      g) Other                                                                         318,52      69,42
----mmm      C. Offals                                                                                  71,67      15,62
    02.03    Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :                            \
             A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                         1 800,50     370,20
\            B. Other                                                                                  183,15      39,92
    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
                                                                                                    \  159,26      34,71
    15.01    Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :                   I
             B. Poultry fat                                                                            191,11      41,65
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      CCT
                                                      Description                                     Sluice-gate     Levy
     heading                                                                                             price
       No
        1                                                  2                                               3            4
                                                                                      '
                                                                                                     ECU/ 100 kg   ECU/ 100 kg
      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 (2) :
                           1 . Containing uncooked meat or offal ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal
                               and uncooked meat or offal :
                               aa) Containing exclusively turkeymeat                                     315,48       58,66
                               bb) Other                                                                 319,28       72,12
                           2 . Other                                                                     350,37       76,36
                        b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­
                           meat (2)                                                                      191,11       41,65
                        c) Other                                                                         111,48       24,30
(') For the purposes of subheading 02.02 B II f), 'goose or duck paletots shall be taken to mean geese or ducks plucked and
    completely drawn, without heads or feet, with carcase bones (breastbone, ribs, backbone arid sacrum) removed but with the
    femurs, tibias and humeri .
(2) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.