31973R1046

19 . 4. 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 104/27

REGULATION (EEC) No 1046/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 April 1973 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat for the period beginning 1 May 1973

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN third countries, irrespective, of whether these are COMMUNITIES, European third countries, non-European third coun­ tries on the Mediterranean or more distant coun­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ tries ; pean Economic Community ; Whereas, for the other products listed in the Annex Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/67/ to this Regulation, the refund should be limited to EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ an amount which, while permitting of Community tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended participation in international trade, takes account of by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Acces­ the nature of these exports and their importance at sion of new Member States to the European Econo­ the present time ; mic Community and the European Atomic Energy Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, refunds should be calculated on the basis of an ex­ and in particular the first sentence of the fifth subpa­ change rate which is based, in the case of curren­ ragraph of Article 9 ( 2) thereof ; cies which are floating or whose central rate differs Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary from the official parity, on the effective rate or the Committee ; central rate of these currencies and, in the case of Whereas Article 9 of Regulation No 123 /67/EEC pro­ the US dollar, on the change in parity announced vides that the difference between prices on the world on 13 February 1973 ; market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Whereas, since economically important quantities of Regulation and prices for those products in the Com­ 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 / Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ 72 (5), lays down general rules for granting export lation are in accordance with the Opinion of the refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such Management Committee for Poultry and Eggs ; refunds ; 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 subheading 1 . The list of products for which the export re­ 01.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff, an amount fund referred to in Article 9 of Regulation No 123/ should be cho:en that will cover the difference bet­ 67/EEC is granted, and the amount of that refund, ween the most favourable import prices in traditional are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex. importing third countries and export prices in expor­ ting member states ; 2 . No refund is fixed for any of the products Whereas , for products falling within subheading listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 123 / 67/EEC not included in the Annex . 01.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made, account being taken of conditions Article 2 of competition determined inter alia by transport costs, for different amounts which would allow ex­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May porting Member States to continue to trade with 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 April 1973 . For the Commission The President François-Xavier ORTOLI

H 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 ' 10.00

b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70% chickens' 11.50 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as ' 65 %> chickens ' 12.50

II . Ducks :

a ) Plucked, bled, gutted but not drawn, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks' 12.50

b) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as ' 70 °/o ducks' 15.00

c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as ' 63 %> ducks ' 16.50

IV. Turkeys 13.00

V. Guinea Fowls 17.50

B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals ) : I. Boned or boneless 27.50

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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 12.50 2 . Of ducks 16.50 4. Of turkeys 13.00 17.50 5 . Of guinea fowls

9.50 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips

d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 3 . Of other (i.e. other than geese and turkeys) poultry 17.00

e) Legs and cuts of legs : 2 . Of turkeys aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 10.50 bb ) Other 19.00 3 . Of other ( i.e. other than geese and turkeys) poultry 14.50

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : B. Other ( i.e. other than foie gras ( goose or duck)) 17.00

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :

B. Other :

I. Poultry meat or offal : a ) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultry meat ( a) 36.00 b ) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight of poultry meat ( a) 22.00

(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 .