31977R1607
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1607/77 of 18 July 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN whereas the second component must be equal to COMMUNITIES , 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quarters to 1 May of each year ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calcula 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza tion must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation tion of the market in poultrymeat (J ), as amended by (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the second component Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti must be equal to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, prices applicable to chicks ;
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be charged on imports into the Community for the Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived No 2777/ 75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of tion (EEC) No 857/77 (3) for the period ending 31 the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission July 1977, and levies must therefore be fixed anew for Regulation No 199/67/EEC of 28 June 1967 fixing the period 1 August to 31 October 1977 ; the coefficients for calculating levies on derived poultrymeat products (6), as last amended by Regula tion (EEC) No 1 776/74 (7) ; Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of two components ;
Whereas, for products falling within heading No Whereas the first component must be equal to the difference between prices within the Community and 02.03, or within subheadings 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of on the world market for the quantity of feed grain the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No rate of duty payable has been bound within GATT, 2778 /75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul that binding ; trymeat (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 371 /76 (5) ; Whereas, sluice-gate prices for the products specified Whereas the price within the Community for that in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75 ; whereas the price of the like quantity on the 857/77 for the period ending 31 July 1977, and prices world market must be determined in accordance with must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1 Article 3 thereof ; August to 31 October 1977 ;
Whereas that Article provides that the price for each type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal Whereas the sluice-gate price on slaughtered poultry to the average of the cif prices determined for that is made up of two components ; cereal for the period of five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the said component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 Whereas the first component must be equal to the February to 30 June 1977 ; price on the world market for the quantity of feed grain shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No ( i ) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. 2778 /75 ; 0 OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3 . (3 ) OJ No L 104, 28 . 4. 1977, p. 25 . (4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (') OJ No 134, 30 . 6 . 1967, p. 2831 /67. (s ) 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 price of this quantity of cereals must be Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the period of five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the said component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30 Article 1 June 1977 ; 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula Whereas the second amount, which represents other tion (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products feeding costs and overhead costs of production and specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in No 2778 /75 ; respect of the like products shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within heading No 02.03 and within subheadings feed grain used in the calculation must be that shown 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be that fixed in in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound the same Annex ; within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that binding. Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci fied in Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices Article 2 for slaughtered poultry on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these products in accordance with Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August (3) of that Regulation ; 1977 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President
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ANNEX
Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 August 1977 to 31 October 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' 18-15 3-68
u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg B. Others : I. Fowls 60-67 13-93 II . Ducks 67-99 20-55 III . Geese 70-68 18-35 IV. Turkeys 77-43 15-46 V. Guinea fowls 101-86 23-46
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' 76-23 17-50
b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 86-67 19-90 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 % chickens' 94-44 21-68
II . Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks' 79-99 24-17
b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 97-13 29-35
c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 107-92 32-60
III . Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 °/o geese' 100-97 26-21 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese' 90-39 27-26
IV. Turkeys 110-61 22-09
V. Guinea fowls 145-51 33-52
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CUT helding Sluice-gate Ko Description of goods price Lery
I 2 3 4 u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 212-12 52-84 II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 103-88 23-85 2 . Of ducks 118-71 35-86 3 . Of geese 99-43 29-99 4. Of turkeys 121-67 24-30 5. Of guinea fowls 160-06 36-87 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips 68-94 17-17 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 47-73 11-89 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 135-59 40-89 2. Of turkeys 182-51 36-45 3. Of other poultry 143-01 32-84 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 131-07 39-53 2 . Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 99-55 19-88 bb) Other 171-45 34-24 3. Of other poultry 134-34 30-85 f) Other 212-12 52-84 C. Offals 47-73 11-89
02.03 Poultry live, fresh, chilled , frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1 009-70 262-10 B. Other 121-97 30-38
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 106-06 26-42
15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 127-27 31-70
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) 233-33 58-12 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight of poultrymeat (a) 127-27 31-70 c) Other 74-24 18-49
(a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.