31973R0100

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REGULATION (EEC) No 100/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 January 1973 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat for the period beginning 1 February 1973

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for products falling within subheading COMMUNITIES , 01.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made, account being taken of conditions Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ of competition determined inter alia by transport pean Economic Community ; costs , for different amounts which would allow ex­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 123 /67/ porting Member States to continue to trade with EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ third countries, irrespective , of whether these are tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended European third countries, non-European third coun­ by the Act ( 2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) on the Acces­ tries on the Mediterranean or more distant coun­ sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ tries ; mic Community and the European Atomic Energy Whereas, for the other products listed in the Annex Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, to this Regulation, the refund should be limited to and in particular the first sentence of the fifth subpa­ an amount which, while permitting of Community ragraph of Article 9 (2) thereof ; participation in international trade, takes account of Whereas Article 9 of Regulation No 123/67/EEC pro­ the nature of these exports and their importance at vides that the difference between prices on the world the present time ; market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Com­ Whereas , since economically important quantities of other poultrymeat products are not being exported , munity may be covered by an export refund ; there is no need to fix a refund for these at pre­ Whereas Council Regulation No 176/ 67/EEC ( 4 ) of sent ; 27 June 1967, as amended by Regulation No 2689 / 72 ( 5 ), lays down general rules for granting export Whereas the Management Committee for Poultry and refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such Eggs, has not delivered an Opinion within the time refunds ; limit set by its Chairman ; Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­ teria to the present situation on the market in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : poultrymeat that the refund should be fixed as indicated below ; Article 1 Whereas, for products falling within subheadings 1 . The list of products for which the export re­ 01.05 A and 02.02 A I of the Common Customs fund referred to in Article 9 of Regulation No 123/ Tariff, an amount should be chosen that will cover 67/EEC is granted , and the amount of that refund, the difference between the most favourable import are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex . prices in traditional importing third countries and export prices in exporting Member States ; whereas , 2. No refund is fixed for any of the products for products falling within subheadings 02.02 Ala) listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC not included in the Annex . and c ) and 02.02 B II a ) 1 , this difference can be established by means of the refund on products fall­ Article 2 ing within subheading 02.02 Alb ) adjusted for nor­ mal price differences resulting from differences in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February presentation ; 1973 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 17 January 1973 . For the Commission The President François-Xavier ORTOLI

0 ) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2301 /67 . (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p . 14 . ( 3) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p . 5 . ( 4 ) OJ No 130 , 28 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2612/67 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 289 , 27 . 12 . 1972 , p . 41 .

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ANNEX

CCT Description of goods Refund heading No

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' .-

a ) for exports to : — third European countries, excluding the USSR 2·66 — third non-European countries on the Mediterra­ nean 2·66 — territories and possessions of third non-European countries on the Mediterranean 2·66

b ) for exports to third countries not listed at a) 3·66

u . a . / 100 kg 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 ' : — for exports to Greece or Switzerland 15·21 — for exports to other third countries 11·72

b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet but with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as ' 70 % chickens ' : — for exports to Greece or Switzerland 17·38 — for exports to other third countries 13·89

c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards , known as ' 65 % chickens ' : — for exports to Greece or Switzerland 18·47 — for exports to other third countries 14·96

II . Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, gutted but not drawn , with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks' 15·28

b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts , livers and gizzards, known as ' 70 % ducks' 18·52

IV . Turkeys 15·61 V. Guinea Fowls 21·14

B. Poultry cuts ( excluding offals ) : I. Boned or boneless 32·57

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CCT Description of goods Refund heading No u.a. /100 kg 02.02 II. Unboned ( bone in ) : (cont'd) a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls : 18·47 — for exports to Greece or Switzerland 14·96 — for exports to other third countries 2 . Of ducks 18·52 15·61 4. Of turkeys 21·14 5 . Of guinea fowls

10·86 b) Whole wings, with or without tips

d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 3 . Of other (i.e. other than geese and turkeys ) poultry 20·39

e) Legs and cuts of legs : 2 . Of turkeys aa ) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 12·49 bb ) Other 22·63 3 . Of other ( i.e. other than geese and turkeys ) poultry 17·92

Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : 02.03 B. Other ( i.e. other than foie gras ( goose or duck )) 19·21 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : 16.02 B. Other : I. Poultry meat or offal : a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat ( a) 41·75 b ) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 %> •by weight of poultry meat ( a ) 25·05

(a) For the purpose of determining poultry meat content, the weight of the bones is disregarded ; the weight of the skin is taken into account only to the extent that it represents the national ratio between the weight of the skin and the weight of the meat .