31975R1050

No L 104/ 10 24 . 4 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1050 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 April 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain COMMUNITIES, required varies by more than 3 % from that used for the previous quarter ; whereas this variation must Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate Economic Community ; prices for the period 1 May to 31 July 1975 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/ 67/EEC(')of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ Whereas in fixing the levies to take effect on 1 tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no the Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices on the world market unless at the same a new sluice­ the adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Arti­ cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; gate price is fixed ; Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No account must be taken of the trend of feed grain 123/ 67/ EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance in prices in fixing the levies ; accordance with the methods of calculation laid down Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 920/74 (3) of 23 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, poultrymeat ; Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : meat were by Regulation (EEC) No 206/75 (4) last fixed for the period 1 February to 30 April 1975, new Article 1 sluice-gate prices and levies must be fixed for the period 1 May to 31 July 1975 ; whereas such prices 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ and levies should in principle be calculated by refer­ tion No 123/67/ EEC in respect of the products speci­ ence to the prices of feed grains over the period 1 fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice­ August 1974 to 31 January 1975 ; gate prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices to take effect in respect of the like products shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . on 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices 2. Provided that in the case of products falling on the world market unless the price of the quantity within heading No 02.03 or within subheading 15.01 of feed grain required varies by at least a specified B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in minimum in relation to that used to calculate the respect of which the rate of duty has been bound sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas within GATT, the levies shall not exceed the amounts by Council Regulation No 146/67/ EEC (5) of 21 June resulting from that binding. 1967 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat, as last amended Article 2 by Regulation (EEC) No 1717/74 (6), this minimum was set at 3 % ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1975.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 1975 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2301 /67 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3 ) OJ No L 202, 24 . 7 . 1974, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 22, 29 . 1 . 1975, p. 11 . (5) OJ No 125, 26. 6 . 1967, p . 2470/67. (o OJ No L 181 , 4. 7. 1974, p . 3 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May to 31 July 1975

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description of goods Levy price

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 ' 19-59 1-02

u.a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 65-69 3-68 II . Ducks 76-76 3-77 III . Geese 78-48 3-63 IV. Turkeys 83-24 4-32 V. Guinea fowls 110-59 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 ' 82-53 4-43

b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, but with 93-84 5-25 hearts, livers and gizzards , known as ' 70 %> chickens' c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without 102-25 5-66 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' 90-31 4-44 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with hearts , livers and gizzards , known as '70 °/o ducks' 109-66 5-39 c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without hearts , livers and gizzards, known as ' 63 % ducks' 121-85 5-99

III . Geese : i j a) Plucked, bled , not drawn , with heads and feet, known 112-11 5-18 as ' 82 °/o geese' b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese' 102-57 4-26

IV. Turkeys 118-92 6-17 V. Guinea fowls 157-98 8-98

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CCT heading Sluice-gate Description of goods Levy No price

3 4 1 2 1 u.a. /100 kg u.a./100 kg 2 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 233-18 12-02

II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 112-48 6-23 2 . Of ducks 134-04 6-59 112-83 4-69 3 . Of geese 130-81 6-79 4. Of turkeys 173-78 9-88 5. Of guinea fowls 75-78 3-91 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 52-47 2-70 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 153-86 6-39 2. Of turkeys 196-22 10-18 3 . Of other poultry 154-84 8-66 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 148-73 6-18 2 . Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 107-03 5-55 bb ) Other 184-33 9-56 3 . Of other poultry 145-45 8-14 f) Other 233-18 12-02 C. Offals 52-47 2-70

02.03 Poultry live, fresh , chilled , frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1 121-10 51-80 B. Other 134-08 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 116-59 6-01

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : 139-91 7-21 B. Poultry fat

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 ) 256-50 13-22 b) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 % by weight 139-91 7-21 of poultrymeat ( a) c) Other 81-61 4-21

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