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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 756/ 78 of 13 April 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 account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 ; 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 Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2778 /75 of 29 October are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 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 92/ 78 (5), last fixed for the period 1 February to 30 April 1978 , Article 1 they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 ; whereas such prices and levies should in 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies prices for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 March provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate 1978 ; prices provided for in 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 a specified in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound minimum in relation to that used to calculate the within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, resulting from that binding. by Regulation ( EEC) No 2778 /75, this minimum was set at 3 % ; Article 2 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by more than 3 % from that used for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 April 1978 . 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 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (4) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 15, 19 . 1 . 1978 , p. 16 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 May to 31 July 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 66.54 7-56 II . Other 17.57 4.26

u.a. /100 kg u.a. /100 kg B. Other : I. Fowls 58.88 15-97 II . Ducks 71.08 23.23 III . Geese 86.61 21.60 IV. Turkeys 75.06 17-89 V. Guinea fowls 98.32 27-42

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' 73.99 20.06 b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 84.12 22.81 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' 91.66 24-85

II . Ducks : a) Plucked , bled , not drawn or gutted , with heads and feet, known as ' 85 °/o ducks' 83-62 27-34 b ) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 %> ducks' 101.54 33.19 c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 112.83 36-88

III . Geese : a) Plucked , bled , not drawn, with heads and feet, known 123.73 30.85 as '82 °/o geese' b ) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 115.28 32.33

IV. Turkeys 107.23 25-56

V. Guinea fowls 140.45 39.17

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description Levy price

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 219.44 61-22 II. Unboned (bone-in ) : a ) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 100.83 27-34 2 . Of ducks 124.11 40.57 3 . Of geese 126.81 35-56 4 . Of turkeys 117.95 28.12 5. Of guinea fowls 154.50 43.09 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips 71.32 19-9 !) c) Backs, necks , backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 49.37 13.77 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 172.92 48-50 2. Of turkeys 176.93 42.17 3 . Of other poultry 138.80 37.64 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 167.16 46-88 2 . Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 96.51 23-00 bb) Other 166.21 39.62 3 . Of other poultry 130.39 35-36 f) Other 219.44 61-22 C. Offals 49.37 13.77

02.03 Poultry live, fresh , chilled , frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck ) 1237.30 308.50 B. Other 126.18 35.20

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 109.72 30.61

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 131.66 36.73

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 ) 241.38 67-34 b) Containing 25 °/o or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultrymeat ( a ) 131.66 36.73 21-43 c) Other 76.80 j

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