31976R0944

No L 109 / 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 4. 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 944/76 of 26 April 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation COMMUNITIES, (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European prices applicable to chicks ; Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be tion of the market in poultrymeat ^), as amended by derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coeffecients set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­ cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June 1 967 fixing the coefficients for calculating levies on Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be derived poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by charged on imports into the Community for the Regulation (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7) ; products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­ Whereas, for products falling within heading No tion (EEC) No 148/76 (3), for the period ending 30 02.03, or within subheading 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of April 1976, and levies must therefore be fixed anew the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ; rate of duty payable has been bound within GATT, the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up that binding ; of two components ; Whereas the first component must be equal to the Whereas, sluice-gate prices for the products specified difference between prices within the Community and in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 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 (EEC) No gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for 148/76 for the period ending 30 April 1976, and calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­ prices must therefore now be fixed anew for the trymeat ^), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ; 371 /76 (5); Whereas the sluice-gate price on slaughtered poultry Whereas the price within the Community for that is made up of two components ; quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­ dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the first component must be equal to the 2778 /75 ; whereas the price of the like quantity on the price on the world market for the quantity of feed world market must be determined in accordance with grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No Article 3 thereof ; 2778 /75 ; Whereas that Article provides that the price for each Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of to the average of the cif prices determined for that Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; cereal for the period of five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the said Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the November 1975 to 31 March 1976 ; average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for Whereas the second component must be equal to the period of five months ending one month before 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable the quarter in respect of which the said component is for the four quarters to 1 May of each year ; calculated ; whereas that period is 1 November 1975 to 31 March 1976 ; Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas, Whereas the second amount, which represents other however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­ feeding costs and overhead costs of production and marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) ') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. No 2778 /75 ; 2 ) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p . 3 . 3) OJ No L 15, 24. 1 . 1976, p. 11 . 4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (6) OJ No 134, 30 . 6. 1967, p. 2831 /67. 5) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 5. (7) OJ No L 186, 10 . 7 . 1974, p. 16.

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Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for Article 1 slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the the same Annex ; sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of the like products shall be as shown in the Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­ Annex hereto . fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2. Provided that in the case of products falling 2777/75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices within heading No 02.03 and within subheading for slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5 in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound (3) of that Regulation ; within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that binding. Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 2 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May to , 31 July 1976

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' 18-65 2-431

u.a./100 kg u.a./100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 62-23 9-26 II. Ducks 71-01 12-47 III. Geese 73-36 11-38 IV. Turkeys 79-42 10-23 V. Guinea fowls 104-85 15-15

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 : V

I. Fowls :

a) Plucked and gutted, with heads and feet, known as '83 °/o chickens' 78-19 11-58

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 88-90 13-23 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 e/o chickens' 96-86 14-40

II. Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 % ducks' 83-54 14-67

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks' 101-44 17-82 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 112-70 19-79

III. Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 e/o geese' 104-80 16-26 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 94-58 16-37

IV. Turkeys 113-46 14-62

V. Guinea fowls 149-79 21-64

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description of goods Lery price

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 219-26 33-48 II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 106-55 15-84 2 . Of ducks 123-97 21-77 3 . Of geese 104-04 18-01 4. Of turkeys 124-81 16-08 5. Of guinea fowls 164-77 23-80 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 71-26 10-88 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 49-33 . 7-53 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 141-87 24-56 2. Of turkeys 187-21 24-12 3 . Of other poultry 146-69 21-83 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 137-14 23-74 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 102-11 13-16 bb) Other 175-86 22-66 3. Of other poultry 137-80 20-51 f) Other 219-26 33-48

C. Offals 49-33 7-53

02.03 Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1 048-00 162-60 B. Other 126-07 19-25

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 109-63 16-74

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 131-56 20-09

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : ' B. Other : I. Poultrymeat or offal : a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 241-19 36-83 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 131-56 20-09 c) Other 76-74 11-72

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