31976R1759

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1759/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the COMMUNITIES, same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation Economic Community, (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No prices applicable to chicks ; 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in poultrymeat (1), as amended by Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­ 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be cles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof, derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be Commission Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June charged on imports into the Community for the 1967 fixing the coefficients for calculating levies on products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) derived poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by No 2777/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­ Regulation (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7); tion (EEC) No 944/76 (3), for the period ending 31 July 1976, and levies must therefore be fixed anew for Whereas, for products falling within heading No the period 1 August to 31 October 1976 ; 02.03, or within subheading 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up rate of duty payable has been bound within GATT, of two components ; the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from that binding ; Whereas the first component must be equal to the difference between prices within the Community and Whereas, sluice-gate prices for the products specified on the world market for the quantity of feed grain in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­ 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­ 944/76 for the period ending 31 July 1976, and prices trymeat (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1 371 /76(5); August to 31 October 1976 ; Whereas the price within the Community for that Whereas the sluice-gate price on slaughtered poultry quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­ is made up of two components ; dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the price of the like quantity on the world market must be determined in accordance with Whereas the first component must be equal to the Article 3 thereof ; price on the world market for the quantity of feed grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No Whereas that Article provides that the price for each 2778/75 ; type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that Whereas the price of this quantity of cereals must be cereal for the period of five months ending one determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of month before the quarter in respect of which the said Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1976 ; Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for 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 five months ending one month before for the four quarters to 1 May of each year ; the quarter in respect of which the said component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30 (») OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. June 1976 ; (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3. (3 OJ No L 109, 27. 4. 1976, p. 10. (4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (6) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2831 /67. Is) 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 second amount, which represents other HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : feeding costs and overhead costs of production and marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2778/75 ; 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­ tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation and the slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown respect of the like products shall be as shown in the in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; Annex hereto. whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ; 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within heading No 02.03 and within subheading Whereas the sluice-gate for the products specified in 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound be derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaughtered within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount poultry on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these resulting from that binding. products in accordance with Article 5 (3) of that Regu­ lation ; 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 1976 . ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 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 August to 31 October 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 :

18.72 2.85 A- Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks'

u.a./100 kg u.a./100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 62.60 10.70 II. Ducks 71.44 15.10 III. Geese 73.75 13.73 IV. Turkeys 79.72 12.01 V. Guinea fowls 105.29 17.82

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' 78.66 13.43

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 89.43 15.28 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 %> chickens' 16.64 . 97.45

II. Ducks :

a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 % ducks' 84.05 17.76

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 102.06 21.57

c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 113.40 23.97

III. Geese :

a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known 105.35 19.62 as '82 %> geese' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 95.18 20.05

IV. Turkeys 113.88 17.15

V. Guinea fowls 150.42 25.46

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CCT heading Sluice-gate Description of goods Levy No price

t 2 3 4 u.a. / 100 kg u.a. / 100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 220.38 39.80

II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 107.20 18.30 2 . Of ducks 124.74 26.37 104.70 22.06 3 . Of geese 125.27 18.87 4. Of turkeys 165.46 28.01 5. Of guinea fowls b) Whole wings, with or without tips 71.62 12.94 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing 49.59 8.96 tips d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 142.77 30.08 2. Of turkeys 187.90 28.30 3. Of other poultry 147.56 25.21 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 138.01 29.07 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 102.49 15.44 bb) Other 176.51 26.58 3. Of other poultry 138.62 23.68 f) Other 220.38 39.80

C. Offals 49.59 8.96

02.03 Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1053.50 196.20 B. Other 126.72 22.89

02.05 Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solventextracted), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked :

C. Poultry fat 110.19 19.90

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 132.23 23.88

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) 242.42 43.78 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat (a) 132.23 23.88 c) Oth 77.13 13.93

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