31973R1089

No L 110 / 24 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 4. 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1089/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 April 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain varies COMMUNITIES, by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas this trend must therefore be taken Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; into account in fixing the sluice-gate price for the period from 1 May 1973 to 31 July 1973 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/ 67/EEC ( x ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) concerning the trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be Accession of new Member States to the European taken into account only if at the same time a new Economic Community and the European Atomic sluice-gate price is being fixed ; Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January Whereas new sluice-gate prices are being fixed and 1972, and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; levies must consequently be fixed taking into £fccount Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the the trend in price for feed grain ; products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 123/67/EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation accordance with the calculation methods laid down in are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 537/72 (4) of 18 ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs ; July 1 972 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­ trymeat ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 202/73 (5) for the period from 1 February 1973 to 30 April 1973 and Article 1 whereas new prices and levies must be fixed for the 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ period from 1 May 1973 to 31 July 1973 ; whereas tion No 123/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices these prices should be fixed in principle on the basis provided for in Article 7 thereof for the products of prices for feed grain for the period from 1 August referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation are speci­ 1972 to 31 January 1973 ; fied in the Annex . Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, 2. However, for products falling within heading No trends in world market prices for feed grain shall be 02.03 and subheading Nos 15.01 B and 16.02 B I of taken into account only if the price of the quantity of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the feed grain shows a minimum variation from that used rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies in calculating the sluice-gate price for the preceding shall be limited to the amount resulting from that quarter ; whereas Council Regulation No 146/ binding. 67/EEC (6) of 21 June 1967 fixing the rules for calcu­ lating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultry­ Article 2 meat, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/73 (7), fixed this variation at 3 % ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1973.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') 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 L 164, 20 . 7. 1972, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 23 . 29 . 1 . 1973, p. 8 . (6) OJ No 125, 26 . 6. 1967, p . 2470/67. (7) OJ No L 99, 13 . 4. 1973 , p . 6.

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat from 1 May 1973 to 31 July 1973

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description of goods prices Levy

1 2 3 4 in u. a. / 100 units in 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' 14-13 2-30

u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 50-72 10-28 II . Ducks 51-09 13-31 III . Geese 49-43 11-09 IV. Turkeys 59-27 12-36 V. Guinea fowls 86-72 17-19

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 ' 61-10 12-37 b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 72-45 14-68 hearts, livers and gizzards , known as '70 % chickens' c ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens ' 78-02 15-81

II . Ducks : a ) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks ' 60-10 15-68 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 72-99 19-01 c ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, knowns as '63 % ducks' 81-09 21-15

III . Geese : a ) Plucked, bled, not drawn , with heads and feet, known as ' 82 °/o geese' 70-62 15-84 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as ' 75 % geese' 57-21 15-91

IV . Turkeys 84-67 17-65

V. Guinea fowls 123-89 24-55

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description of goods prices Levy

1 2 3 4

02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals ) : (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 160-37 35-80 II . Unboned (bone-in ) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 78-02 15-81 2 . Of ducks 81-09 21-15 3 . Of geese 57-21 15-91 4. Of turkeys 84-67 17-65 5 . Of guinea fowls 123-89 24-55 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips 53-46 11-93 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 37-01 8-26 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 94-40 26-25 2 . Of turkeys 139-71 29-12 3 . Of other poultry 119-54 24-22 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 82-95 23-07 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 67-74 14-12 bb ) Other 122-77 25-59 3 . Of other poultry 105-05 21-29 f) Other 160-37 35-80 C. Offals 37-01 8-26

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck ) 564-96 126-72 B. Other 94-58 21-11

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 98-69 22-03

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 98-69 22-03

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) 205-60 45-90 ( b ) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight of poultry meat ( a ) 123-36 27-54 82-24 18-36 j (c) Other (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultry meat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .