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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 857 / 77 of 27 April 197 ? 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 preceding 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 1977 to 31 July 1977 ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) Mo Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 2777/ 75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ November , 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, tion of the market in poultrymeat ( '), as amended by changes in world market prices for feed grain should Regulation ( EEC) No 369/76 (? ), and in particular be taken into account only if at the same time a new Article 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, sluice-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 ( EEC) changes in world market prices for feed grain must be No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly m advance m taken into account in fixing the levies ; accordance with methods of calculation laid down in Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1759 / 76 of 22 July Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­ ate in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ trymeat ( 5 ) ; ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : meat were, by Regulation ( EEC ) No 139 / 77 ( 4 ), last fixed for the period 1 February 1977 to 30 April 1977, Article I they must be fixed anew for the period ! May 1977 to 31 July 1977 ; whereas such prices and levies should 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 in principle be calculated by reference to feed -grain ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 2777/75, the levies prices for the period 1 November 1976 to 31 March provided for in Article 3 thereof and sluice-gate prices 1977 ; provided tor m Article 7 thereof shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed , 2 . Provided that, in the case of products falling trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be within heading No 02.03 and within subheading taken into account only if the price of the quantity of 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, feed grain required varies by at least ;i specified in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound minimum in relation to that used to calculate the within GAIT, the levy shall not exceed the amount sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, resulting from that binding. by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2778 / 75 of 29 October 1975 laving down rules for calculating the Article 2 levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (-), this minimum was set at 3 % ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 19 77 .

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

Done at Brussels , 27 April 1977 . /•'. .■ the (Commission Finn ( GUNDELACH Vice President

(!) OJ No L 282, i . 11 . 197 S , p. 77 . (-') OJ No L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976, p. v OJ No L 197 , 23.7.1976 , p. 17 . (•») O J No L 22, 26 . 1 . 1977, p. 14 . ») OJ No I - 282 , 1. 11.1975, p. 84 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May 1977 to 31 July 1977

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 :

18.25 3.31 A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks'

u.a./100 kg u.a./100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 61.01 12.52 II. Ducks 68.61 18.14 III. Geese 71.23 16.32 IV. Turkeys 77.83 13.94 V. Guinea fowls 102.47 20.97

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' 76.66 15.72

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 87.16 17.88 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' 94.97 19.47

II . Ducks :

a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 % ducks' 80.71 21.34

b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 98.01 25.92

c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without ' hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 108.90 28.80

III. Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese' 101.75 23.31 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 91.24 24.09

IV. Turkeys 111.19 19.91

V. Guinea fowls 146.38 29.96

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Sluice-gate CCT heading Lery Description of goods price Mo

3 4 1 2 | u. a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) 47-10 213.60 I. Boned or boneless !

II. Unboned (bone-in) : i a) Halves or quarters : 104.47 121.42 1 . Of fowls 119.79 31.68 2. Of ducks 100.36 26.50 3 . Of geese 122.31 21.90 4. Of turkeys 161.02 32.96 5. Of guinea fowls 69.42 15.31 b) Whole wings, with or without tips c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing 48.06 10.60 tips d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 136.86 36.14 2. Of turkeys 183.46 32.85 3. Of other poultry 143.81 29.50 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 132.30 34.93 ' 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 100.07 17.92 bb) Other 172.34 30.86 3. Of other poultry 135.10 27.71 f) Other 213.60 47.10

C. Offals 48.06 10.60

02.03 Poultry live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1017.50 233.10 B. Other 122.82 27.08

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 106.80 23.55

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 128.16 28.26

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 ) 234.96 51.81 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat (a) 128.16 28.26 c) Other 74.76 16.49

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