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No L 261 / 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 10 . 79

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2261 /79 of 15 October 1979 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 1979 to 31 January Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1980 ; Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 (J ), as amended by changes in world market prices for feed grain should be taken into account only if at the same time a new Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular Arti­ cles 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 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 1 592/79 (5), last fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1979, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 1 November 1979 to 31 January 1980 ; 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 1979 ; 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 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 November 1979 . required varies by more than 3 % from that used for

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 1979 . 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 . P) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. («) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10. 1977, p. 1 . 5) OJ No L 189, 27. 7 . 1979, p. 38 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 October 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description price Levy

1 2 3 4 I ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 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 81.73 12-50 II . Other 21.85 4-73

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg B. Other : I. Fowls 73.30 17-72 II. Ducks 89.40 26 J09 III . Geese 108.00 25.42 93.21 19.90 IV. Turkeys V. Guinea fowls 122.54 30.39

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 92.09 22-26 ' 83 °/o chickens' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with 104.71 25.32 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens' c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without 114-09 27-58 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens'

II . Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 % ducks ' 105.18 30.69 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with 127-72 37.27 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without 141-91 41.41 hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 °/o ducks'

III. Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known 154.29 36-31 as ' 82 % geese' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or 144-52 38-01 without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' I

133.15 28.43 IV. Turkeys

175.06 43.41 V. Guinea fowls

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description Levy price

1 2 3 4 ECU/100 kg ECU/100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) • (cont'd) I. Boned or boneless 27406 68.98 II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 125.50 30.34 2 . Of ducks 156.10 45-55 3. Of geese 158.97 41.81 4. Of turkeys 146.47 311.27 5. Of guinea fowls 192.57 47-75 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 89.07 22.42 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 61.66 15-52 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 216.78 57.02 2. Of turkeys 219.70 46.91 3. Of other poultry 172-77 41.78 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 209-55 55-11 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 119.84 215.59 bb) Other 206.38 44.07 3. Of other poultry 162.30 39.25 f) Other 274.06 68.98 C. Offals 61 -66 15-52

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Fatty liver of goose or duck 1 542.90 363.10 B. Other 157-58 39.66

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 137.03 34.49

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 164-44 41.39

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : I. Poultryimeat or offal : 301.47 75.88 a) Containing 57 %> or more by weight of poultrymeat (a) b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 %> by weight 164.44 41.39 of poultrymeat (a) 95.92 24.14 c) Other

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