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REGULATION ( EEC) No 1920 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nevertheless, the quantity of feed grain used for the COMMUNITIES , calculation must be that shown in Annex I to Regula­ tion No 146 / 67/ EEC ; whereas the second component Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate Economic Community ; prices applicable to chicks ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of Whereas the levy applicable to the products specified the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by the in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123 / 67/ EEC Act (2 ) on the conditions of accession and adjustments must be derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 3 and 7(1 ) thereof ; Commission Regulation No 1 99 / 67/ EEC (6) of 28 June 1967 fixing the coefficients for calculating levies Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be on derived poultrymeat products, as last amended by charged on imports into the Community of the Regulation ( EEC) No 1 776 / 74 ( 7); products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 123/67/ EEC ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­ Whereas, for the products falling within heading No tion ( EEC) No 968 / 74 ( 3 ), for the period ending 31 02.03 , and subheading 15.01 B , and 16.02 B I of the July 1974 , and new levies must therefore be fixed for Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate the period 1 August to 31 October 1974 ; of duty payable has been bound within GATT, the Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry consists of levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from that binding ; two components ; Whereas the first component must be equal to the Whereas , for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of difference between prices within the Community and Regulation No 123/ 67/ EEC, sluice-gate prices must on the world market for the quantity of feed grain be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­ specified in Annex I to Council Regulation No 146/ gate prices were last fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 67/ EEC (4 ) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for 968 /74 for the period ending 31 July 1974, and new calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­ prices must therefore now be fixed for the period 1 trymeat, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No August to 31 October 1974 ; 1717/ 74 (5 ) ; Whereas the price within the Community for that Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­ is made up of two components ; dance with Article 2 of Regulation No 146/ 67/ EEC ; whereas the price of the like quantity on the world Whereas the first component must be equal to the market must be determined in accordance with price on the world market of the quantity of feed Article 3 of that Regulation ; grain shown in Annex II to Regulation No 146 / 67/ EEC ; Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for each type of feed grain on the world market shall be Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be equal to the average of the cif prices determined for determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and ( 3 ) of that cereal for the period of six months preceding the Regulation No 146 / 67/ EEC ; quarter during which the component is calculated ; whereas this period is that from 1 November 1973 to Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price of 30 April 1974 ; each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the Whereas the second component must be equal to average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable the period of six months preceding the quarter during for the four quarters to 1 May of each year ; which the said component is calculated ; whereas this period is that from 1 November 1973 to 30 April Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the 1 974 ; same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas , Whereas the second amount, which represents other (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2301 / 67 . feeding costs , and overhead costs of production and (*') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 14 . (3 ) OJ No L 110 , 24 . 4 . 1974, p. 17 . (4 ) OJ No L 125 , 26 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2470 / 67 . (o ) OJ No 134, 30 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2X31 / 67 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 181 , 4 . 7 . 1974, p. 3 . ( 7 ) OJ No L 186 , 10 . 7 . 1974, p . 16 .

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marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation No 146/ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 67/ EEC ; Article 1 Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­ lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ slaughtered poultry ; whereas, nevertheless, the quan­ tion No 123 / 67/ EEC and the sluice-gate prices tity of feed grain used for the calculation must be that provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation for the shown in Annex II to Regulation No 146/67/ EEC ; products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof shall be as whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in shown in the Annex hereto . the same Annex ; 2 . However, for products falling within heading No Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­ 02.03 or within subheadings 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation No 123/67/ EEC the Common Customs Tariff in respect of which the must be derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaught­ rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies ered poultry on the basis of the coefficients fixed for shall be limited to the amount resulting from that these products in accordance with Article 5 (3) of that binding. Regulation ; Article 2 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels , 23 July 1974.

For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 August 1974 to 31 October 1974

CCT heading Sluice-gate Rate of 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' 19-12 1-02

u. a. / 100 kg u. a. / 100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 64-11 3-68 II . Ducks 73-89 3-77 III . Geese 75-93 3-63 IV. Turkeys 81-34 4-32 V. Guinea fowls 107-73 6-29

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' 80-56 4-43

b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, but with 91-59 5-25 hearts , livers and gizzards , known as '70 % chickens'

c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without 99-80 5 - 6 b hearts, livers and gizzards , known as '65 % chickens '

II . Ducks : a ) Plucked, bled , not drawn or gutted , with heads and feet, known as ' 85 °/o ducks ' 86-93 4-44 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards , known as '70 °/o ducks' 105-56 5-39

c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks' 117-29 5-99

III . Geese : a ) Plucked , bled , not drawn , with heads and feet, known as ' 82 °/o geese' 108-47 5-18 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese ' 98-58 4-26

IV. Turkeys 116-20 6-17

V. Guinea fowls 153-90 8-98

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(X T heading Sluice-gate Rate of 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 226-34 12-02

II. Unboned ( bone-in ) : a ) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 109-78 6-23 2 . Of ducks 129-02 6· 59 3 . Of geese 108-44 4-69 4. Of turkeys 127-82 6-79 5 . Of guinea fowls 169-29 9-88 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips 73-56 3-91 c) Backs , necks , backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 50-93 2-70 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 147-87 6-39 2 . Of turkeys 191-73 10-18 3 . Of other poultry 151-12 8-66 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 142-94 6-18 2 . Of turkeys : aa ) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 104-58 5-55 bb ) Other 180-11 9-56 3 . Of other poultry 141-96 8-14 f) Other 226-34 12-02

C. Offals 50-93 2-70

02.03 Poultry live, fresh , chilled , frozen , salted or in brine : A. Foie gras ( goose or duck ) 1084-70 51-80 B. Other 130-15 6-91

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 113-17 6-01

15.01 Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 135-80 7-21

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : I. Poultrymeat or offal : a ) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat ( a ) 248-97 13-22 ; b ) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat ( a ) 135-80 7-21 c ) Other 79-22 4-21

( a ) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat , weight of any bones shall be disregarded .