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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 139/ 77 of 25 January 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must COMMUNITIES, accordingly "be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1977 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ changes in world market prices for feed grain should tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by be taken into account only if at the same time a new Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2 ), and in particular Arti­ sluice-gate price is fixed ; cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the changes in world market prices for feed grain must be products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) taken into account in fixing the levies ; No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with methods of calculation laid down in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1759 /76 of 22 July are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­ ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, trymeat (3 ) ; Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : meat were by Regulation ( EEC) No 2622/ 76 (4 ) last fixed for the period 1 November 1976 to 31 January 1977, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 Article 1 February to 30 April 1977 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 feed-grain prices for the period 1 August to 31 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777US, the levies December 1976 ; provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from shown in the Annex hereto . 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling taken into account only if the price of the quantity of within heading No 02.03 and within subheading feed grain required varies by at least a specified 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, minimum in relation to that used to calculate the in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29 resulting from that binding. October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat ( 5), this Article 2 minimum was set at 3 % ; Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1977 . required varies by more than 3 % from that used for

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1977 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p . 77 . (2) OJ No L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , p . 3 . (3 ) OJ No L 197, 23 . 7 . 1976, p . 17 . (4 ) OJ No L 299 , 29 . 10 . 1976 , p . 25 . (5 ) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p . 84 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February to 30 April 1977

CCT heading Sluice-gate 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' 18-47 3-09

u. a./100 kg u.a./100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 61-68 11-75 II. Ducks 69-95 16-70 III. Geese 72-42 15-09 IV. Turkeys 78-73 13-02 V. Guinea fowls 103-81 19-47

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' 77-50 14-76 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 88-11 16-79 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens' c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 °/o chickens' 96-01 18-28

II. Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 e/o ducks' 82-30 19-64 b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks' 99-93 23-85 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks' 111-04 26-50

III . Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 %> geese' 103-46 21-56 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 93-12 22-17

IV. Turkeys 112-47 18-60

V. Guinea fowls 148-30 27-82

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CCT heading Sluice-gate Mo Description of goods price Lety

t 2 3 4 u.a./100 kg I u. a./100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 216-78 43-70 I i II . Unboned (bone-in) : ' I a ) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 105-61 20-11 2 . Of ducks 122-14 29-15 3 . Of geese 102-43 24-39 123-72 20-46 4 . Of turkeys 5. Of guinea fowls 163-13 30-60 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 70-45 14-20 c) Backs , necks, backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 48-78 9-83 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 139-68 33-26 2 . Of turkeys 185-58 30-69 3 . Of other poultry 145-38 27-70 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 135-02 32-15 2 . Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 101-22 16-74 bb) Other 174-33 28-83 3 . Of other poultry 136-57 26-02 f) Other 216-78 43-70 C. Offals 48-78 9-83

02.03 Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1 034-60 215-60 B. Other 124-65 25-13

02.05 Pig fat, free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent­ extracted), fresh , chilled, frozen, salted, in Drine, dried or smoked : C. Poultry fat 108-39 I 21-85

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 130-07 26-22

1602 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : I. Poultryimeat or offal : a) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat (a ) 238-46 48-07 . b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 13007 26-22 c) Other 75-87 I 15-30 I (a) For dte purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.