31978R0092

No L 15 / 16 19 . 1 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 92/ 78 of 18 January 1978 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 accunt in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1978 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No changes in world market prices for feed grain should 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ be taken into account only if at the same time a new tion of the market in poultrymeat ^), as amended by sluice-gate price is fixed ; Regulation ( EEC) No 369/76 (2 ), and in particular Arti­ 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 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29 October ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2299 /77 (4) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 2277/77 (5), last fixed for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 January 1978 , they must be fixed anew for the 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article period 1 February to 30 April 1978 ; whereas such 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies prices and levies should in principle be calculated by provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 August prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as to 31 December 1977 ; shown in the Annex hereto . Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 2. Provided that, in the case of products, falling 1 i November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, within heading No 02.03 and within subheading trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be 15.01 B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, taken into account only if the price of the quantity of in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound feed grain required varies by at least a specified within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount minimum in relation to that used to calculate the resulting from that binding. sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75, this minimum was Article 2 set at 3 % ; Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February required varies by more than 3 % from that used for 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(!) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77 . I2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3. (>) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (4) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 . (5 ) OJ No L 262, 15 . 10 . 1977, p. 40 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 February to 30 April 1978

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description 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' : I. Turkeys and geese 66.20 7.91 II . Other 17.41 4-43

u.a. / 100 kg u.a. / 100 kg B. Other : I. Fowls 58.21 16.74 II . Ducks 70-13 24-26 III. Geese 85-72 22.51 IV. Turkeys 74-39 18.58 V. Guinea fowls 97.31 28.54

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' 73.13 21.04 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 83-15 23.92 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' 90-60 26.06

II. Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 °/o ducks ' 82-51 28.54 b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks' 100.19 34.65 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks' 111-33 38.50

III . Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 °/o geese' 122.45 32-16 b) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 °/o geese' 113.88 33.76

IV. Turkeys . 106.27 26-54

V. Guinea fowls 139.02 40.77

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description Levy price i 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 217.00 63-8 . II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 99.66 28.67 2 . Of ducks 122-46 42-35 3 . Of geese 125-27 37-14 116.90 29-19 4. Of turkeys 5 . Of guinea fowls 152-92 44-85 b ) Whole wings , with or without tips 70.53 20-75 c) Backs , necks , backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 48.83 14.37 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 170.82 50-64 2. Of turkeys 175-35 43.79 3 . Of other poultry 137.20 39-47 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 165-13 .'48.95 2 . Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 95.64 23-89 bb ) Other 164.72 41-14 3 . Of other poultry 128.88 37-08 f) Other 217.00 63-86 C. Offals 48.83 14.37

02.0?, Poultry live, fresh , chilled , frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1224.58 321.60 B. Other 124.78 36-72

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 108.50 31.93

15.01 Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 130.23 38-32

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : I. Poultrymeat or offal : a ) Containing 57 °/o or more by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 238.70 70.25 b) Containing 25 %> or more but less than 57 °/o by weight 130.20' 38-32 of poultrymeat ( a ) c) Other 75-95 22-35 (•) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat , weight of any bones shall be disregarded .