31978R2410

18 . 10 . 78 No L 292/9 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2410/78 of 17 October 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 November 1978 to 31 January Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1979 ; 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 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 in advance in taken into account in fixing the levies ; 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 Article 1 1671 /78 (5), last fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1979 ; whereas such ( 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 May to prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as 30 September 1978 ; shown in the Annex hereto . Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling 1 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 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the slui­ within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that binding. ce-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 2778 /75, this minimum was set Article 2 at 3 % ; Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 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, 17 October 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. {*) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10. 1977, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 192, 15. 7. 1978 , p. 60 .

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1979

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description 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 :

A. Of a weight not exceeding 185 g, known as 'chicks' : I. Turkeys and geese 66.44 8.62 II . Other 17.52 4-34

u.a. /100 kg u.a. /100 kg B. Other : I. Fowls 58-81 16-21 II. Ducks 70-79 23.85 III. Geese 86.34 22.37 IV. Turkeys 74-85 18.23 V. Guinea fowls 98.01 28.01

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' 73.89 20-37 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens' 84.01 23-15 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as *65 °/o chickens' 91.53 25-23

II. Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 °/o ducks' 83-28 28.06 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o ducks' 101.13 34-07 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 112.36 37.85

III. Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 °/o geese' 123-34 31-96 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 114.85 33.55

IV. Turkeys 106.93 26.04

V. Guinea fowls 140-01 40.01

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CUT 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 218.78 62-72 II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 100.68 27-75 2 . Of ducks 123.60 41.64 3 . Of geese 126.34 36-91 4. Of turkeys 117.62 28-64 5. Of guinea fowls 154.01 44-01 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 71.10 20-38 c) Backs , necks, backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 49.23 14-11 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 172.28 50.33 2. Of turkeys 176-43 42.97 3 . Of other poultry 138.62 38.20 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 166.53 48.65 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 96.24 23-44 bb) Other 165.74 V 40.36 3 . Of other poultry 130.22 35.88 f) Other 218-78 62-72 C. Offals 49.23 14-11

02.03 Poultry, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Foie gras (goose or duck) 1 233.40 319.60 B. Other 125.80 36-06

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 109.39 31.36

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 131.27 37.63

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) 240-66 68.99 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 °/o by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 131-27 37.63 c) Other 76.57 21-95 (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded .