CELEX: 31976R0148
Language: en
Date: 1976-01-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 148/76 of 23 January 1976 fixing the sluicegate prices and levies for poultrymeat

24 . 1 . 76                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 15/ 11
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 148/76
                                                     of 23 January 1976
                               fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for 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 February to 30 April 1976 ;
Economic Community,                                               Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                     November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                changes in world market prices for feed grain are to
tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), and in particular          be taken into account only if at the same a new sluice­
Article 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                    gate price is fixed ;
Whereas the sluice-gate and levies for the products               Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No              changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­              taken into account in fixing the levies ;
dance with the methods of calculation laid down in
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1880/75 of 23 July                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­          ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
trymeat (2) ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
meat were by Regulation (EEC) No 2664/75 (3) last
fixed for the period 1 November 1975 to 31 January
 1976, they must be fixed anew for the period 1                                            Article 1
February to 30 April 1976 ; whereas such prices and
                                                                   1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­
levies should in principle be calculated by reference to
                                                                  tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products
feed grain prices for the period 1 May to 31 October
 1975 ;
                                                                  specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the
                                                                  sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from               respect of the like products shall be as shown in the
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,                Annex hereto .
changes in world market prices for feed grain are to
be taken into account only if 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 and within subheading
 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the                 15.01 B or 16.02 B I 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) ; 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 February
 required varies by more than 3 % from that used for                1976 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States . ,
              Done at Brussels, 23 January 1976.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J, LARDINOIS
                                                                           Member of the Commission
 (')  OJ No L 282,  1.11 . 1975, p . 77 .
 (2 ) OJ No L 191 , 24. 7. 1975, p. 13 .
 (J ) OJ No L 270,  21 . 10 . 1975, p. 23 .
 (4)  OJ No L 282,  1.11 . 1975, p . 84.
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                                                                   ANNEX
             Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February to 30 April 1976
 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'                         18-63             2-44
                                                                                             u. a. / 100 kg   u. a. /100 kg
                    B. Others :
                          I. Fowls                                                               62-63              8-81
                         II. Ducks                                                               70-92             12-56
                        III . Geese                                                              73-29             11-45
                        IV. Turkeys                                                              79-37             1)0-29
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                       104-78             15-24
  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'                                              78-69            11-00
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens'        89-47             12-58
                              c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens'        97-49             13-68
                         II. Ducks :
                              a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet,
                                  known as '85 °/o ducks'                                        83-44             14-77
                              b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'           101-32             17-94
                              c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without
                                  hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'           112-58             19-92
                        III . Geese :
                              a) Plucked , bled , not drawn, with heads and feet, known
                                  as ' 82 °/o geese'                                           104-70             16-36
                              b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or
                                  without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese'             94-47            16-4i8
                        IV. Turkeys                                                            113-39             14-70
                         V. Guinea fowls                                                       149-68             21-77
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  CUT 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                                                                219-34          33-38
                          II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                              a ) Halves or quarters :
                                  1 . Of fowls                                                                 107-24           15-05
                                  2 . Of ducks                                                                 123-84          21-91
                                  3 . Of geese                                                                 liC'3-92         18-13
                                  4. Of turkeys                                                                124-73           16-17
                                  5. Of guinea fowls                                                           164-65          23-95
                              b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                               71-29          10-85
                              c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing
                                  tips                                                                           49-35            7-51
                              d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                 141-71          24-72
                                  2. Of turkeys                                                                187-09           24-26
                                  3 . Of other poultry                                                          147-63          20-76
                              e) Legs and cuts of legs :
                                  1 . Of geese                                                                 136-98           23-90
                                  2 . Of turkeys :
                                      aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                     102-C5          13-23
                                      bb ) Other                                                               175-75           22-79
                                  3 . Of other poultry                                                         138-68           19-50
                              f) Other                                                                         219-34           33-38
                      C. Offals                                                                                 49-35             7-51
    02.03             Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                      A. Foie gras (goose or duck)                                                           1 047-00        163-60
                      B. Other                                                                                  126-12          19-19
    02.05             Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat (riot rendered or solvent­
                      extracted), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked :
                      C. Poultry fat                                                                            109-67          16-69
     15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
                      B. Poultry fat                                                                            131-60          20-03
     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)                           241-27          36-72
                              b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57°/o by weight
                                  of poultrymeat ( a)                                                           131-60          20-03
                              c) Other                                                                            76-77         11-68
(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .