CELEX: 31985R2130
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2130/85 of 29 July 1985 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

30 . 7. 85                          Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 198/47
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2130/8S
                                                      of 29 July 1985
                             fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  ance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
  COMMUNITIES,                                                    whereas the price for the like quantity on the world
                                                                  market must be determined in accordance with Article
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Economic Community,                                             3 thereof ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   Whereas one of the components required for use of
  2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                the method of calculating the levies that is laid down
  zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last                in the abovementioned Regulations is the price in the
  amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in           Community of a given quantity of feed grain ; whereas
  particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                      the Council has not so far adopted cereal-sector prices
                                                                 for the 1985/86 marketing year, as provided for in
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 855/84            Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (8) ;
  of 31 March 1984 on the calculation and the dis­
                                                                 whereas the Commission in order to discharge the
  mantlement of the monetary compensatory amounts                tasks incumbent on it under the Treaty must take
  applying to certain agricultural products (3), as last         whatever interim measures are indispensable to ensure
  amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 004/84 (4),           the continued functioning of the common agricultural
  and in particular Article 1 thereof,                           policy in the sector concerned ;
 Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be               Whereas the Commission under these circumstances
 charged on imports into the Community for the                   has adopted prices to be used for determining the
 products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)       levies in the cereals sector ; whereas these prices are
  No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­
                                                                 given in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
 tion (EEC) No 1026/85 (^ for the period ending 31               No 2124/85 (9) ; whereas these prices, which determine
 July 1985 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for           the feed grain prices in the Community that are to be
 the period 1 August to 31 October 1985 ;                        used in the poultrymeat sector, must, using the tradi­
 Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No                tional method of calculation, be used for determina­
 855/84, the central rate used under the common agri­            tion of the levies in that sector ;
 cultural policy has been subjected to a corrective factor
 of 1,033651 with effect from the 1984/85 marketing              Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for
 year ; whereas the corrected central rate has led to a          each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
 change in the relationship between the Community                equal to the average of the cif prices determined for
 price and the world market price ; whereas account              that cereal for the period of five months ending one
 should therefore be taken of this fact by subjecting            month before the quarter in respect of which the said
 world market prices to a corrective factor of 0,967445          component is calculated ; whereas that period is
 used for the calculation of levies and sluice-gate              1 February to 30 June 1985 ;
 prices ;                                                       Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %
 Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of          of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for
 two components ;                                               the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
 Whereas the first component must be equal to the               Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
 difference between prices within the Community and             same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain             however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­
 specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No            tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation
 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for               (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component
 calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for             must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate
 poultrymeat ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             prices applicable to chicks ;
 No 750/81 0 ;                                                  Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
Whereas the price within the Community for that                  1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accord­            derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the
                                                                basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                          Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3011 /79 of 20
(2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                         December 1979 fixing the coefficients for calculating
(3) OJ No L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .                             levies on derived poultrymeat products and repealing
I4) OJ No L 101 , 13. 4. 1984, p. 2.
(*) OJ No L 110, 23 . 4. 1985, p. 18 .
Is) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                          (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
O OJ No L 80, 26. 3 . 1981 , p. 1 .                             (9) See page 31 of this Official Journal.
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Regulation No 199/67/EEC ('), as amended by Regula­            Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be
tion (EEC) No 1 507/82 (2) ;                                   calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
                                                               slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of
Whereas, in the case of products falling within                feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown
heading No 02.03 and within subheadings 15.01 B or             in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas
16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect             the standard amount must be that fixed in the same
of which the rate of duty has been bound within                Annex ;
GATT, the levies must not exceed the amount
resulting from that binding ;                                  Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­
                                                               fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas, sluice-gate prices for the products specified         2777/75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices
in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must         for slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients
be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­         fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5
gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No             (3) of that Regulation ;
1026/85 for the period ending 31 July 1985, and
prices must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
August to 31 October 1985.                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                               Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry is
made up of two components ;
                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
price on the world market for the quantity of feed
grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No                                        Article 1
2778/75 ;
                                                               1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
Whereas the price for that quantity of cereals must be         (EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices provided
determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of         for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products
Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                                  specified in Article 1 (1 ), shall be as set out in the
                                                               Annex hereto .
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the          2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling
average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for       within heading No 02.03 and within subheadings
the period of five months ending one month before               15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff,
the quarter in respect of which the said component is          in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30           within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount
June 1985 ;                                                    resulting from that binding.
Whereas the second amount, which represents other                                     Article 2
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
No 2778 /75 :                                                   1985 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 29 July 1985.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                            Vice-President
(■) OJ No L 337, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 65.
(2) OJ No L 168 , 15 . 6 . 1982, p. 5 .
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                                                              ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1985 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                                                                   87,54        11,58
                  II . Other                                                                              24,60         4,30
                                                                                                     ECU/ 100 kg    ECU/ 100 kg
              B. Other :
                    I. Fowls                                                                              82,82        15,80
                   II . Ducks                                                                            109.03       23,56
                  III . Geese                                                                            128.04       23,32
                  IV. Turkeys                                                                            111,91        18,59
                   V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       139,25       27,26
     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'            104,05        19,85
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '70 % chickens'                                           118,31        22,57
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'                                           128,91        24,59
                   II . Ducks :
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 %
                           ducks'                                                                       128,27        27,72
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '70 % ducks'                                              155,75        33,66
                        c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and
                           gizzards, known as '63 % ducks'                                              173,06        37,41
                 III . Geese :
                        a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese'         182,91        33,32
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and
                           gizzards, known as '75 % geese'                                              175,79        34,73
\
                 IV. Turkeys
                        a) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers
                           and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys'                                        159,87        26,56
                        b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts,
                           livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys'                                 175,19        29,10
I                 V. Guinea-fowls                                                                       198,93        38,94
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    CCT
                                                   Description                                       Sluice-gate    Levy
  heading
     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                                                                        369,16      72,93
                     b) Of turkeys                                                                      335,73      55,78
                     c) Of other poultry                                                                331,09      66,61
                 II. Unboned (bone-in) :
                     a) Halves or quarters :
                         1 . Of fowls                                                                   141,80      27,05
                         2. Of ducks                                                                    190,37      41,15
                         3. Of geese                                                                    193,37      38,20
                         4. Of turkeys                                                                  192,71      32,01
                         5. Of guinea-fowls                                                             218,82      42,83
                     b) Whole wings, with or without tips                                               105,12      20,34
                     c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips                      72,78     14,08
                     d) Breasts and cuts of breasts :
                         1 . Of geese                                                                   263,69      52,10
                         2. Of turkeys                                                                  255,79      42,50
                         3. Of other poultry                                                            195,21      37,24
                     e) Legs and cuts of legs :                                                     \
                         1 . Of geese                                                                   254,90      50,36
                         2. Of turkeys :                                                            I
                             aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks                                       119,90     19,92
                             bb) Other                                                                  215,82      35,86
                         3 . Of other poultry                                                           183,38      34,98
                     f) Goose or duck paletots (')                                                      232,08      47,88
                     g) Other                                                                           323,46      62,58
             C. Offals                                                                                    72,78     14,08
   02.03     Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
             A. Fatty liver of goose or duck                                                          1 829,10     333,20
             B. Other                                                                                   185,99      35,98
   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                                                                             161,73      31,29
   15.01     Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted :
             B. Poultry fat                                                                             194,08      37,55
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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                                   319,74        53,12
                               bb) Other                                                               324,40        64,96
                           2. Other                                                                    355,81        68,84
                        b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­
                           meat (2)                                                                     194,08       37,55
                        c) Other                                                                        113,21       21,90
(') 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 and 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.