31981R0151

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 151/81

of 20 January 1981

fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain COMMUNITIES, required varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1981 ; 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, changes in world market prices for feed grain should Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No be taken into account only if at the same time a new 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ sluice-gate price is fixed ; zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof, Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, changes in world market prices for feed grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ;

Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) are in accordance with the opinion of the Management No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, accordance with methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 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 (^ ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 2606/80 (% last fixed for the period 1 November 1980 to 31 Article 1 January 1981 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to 30 April 1981 ; whereas such prices and 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 levies should in principle be calculated by reference to (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies feed-grain prices for the period 1 August to 31 December 1980 ; provided for in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof shall be as 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 15.01 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff, in taken into account only if the price of the quantity of 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 set at 3 % :

Article 2 (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. (2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p . 17. 0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. («) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10. 1977, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 0 OJ No L 268, 11 . 10. 1980, p. 13. 1981 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 January 1981 . For the Commission The President Gaston THORN

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1981 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description price Levy

1 2 3 4 ECU/ 100 units ECU/100 unie 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 83-95 11-24 II . Other 22-90 4-14

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg B. Other : I. Fowls 76-27 16-09 II . Ducks 95-40 22-41 III . Geese 113-69 22-11 IV. Turkeys 97-45 17-42 V. Guinea-fowls 128-91 26-33

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' 95-83 20-21 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 °/o chickens' 108-96 22-98 c) Plucked and drawn , without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens' 118-73 25-04

II . Ducks : a ) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as ' 85 %> ducks ' I 112-24 26-36 I ! I b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with ! hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 136-29 32-01

c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 151-44 35-56

III. Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 °/o geese' 162-42 31-58 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 153-41 32-83

IV. Turkeys 139-22 24-88

V. Guinea-fowls 184-15 37-62

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CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description price Levy

i 1 3 4 I 2 I ECU/ 100 kg ECU/100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) i I. Boned or boneless 288-82 60-12 II. Unboned (bone-in ) : a ) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 130-60 27-54 2 . Of ducks I 166-58 39-12 3 . Of geese 36-11 j 168-75 ' 4. Of turkeys 153-14 27-37 5 . Of guinea-fowls 202-57 41-38 b ) Whole wings, with or without tips 93-87 19-54 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached , rumps and wing tips 64-98 13-53 d ) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 230-12 49-25 2 . Of turkeys 222-75 39-81 3. Of other poultry 179-78 37-92 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 222-44 47-60 2. Of turkeys : aa ) Drumsticks and cu'.s of drumsticks 104-42 18-66 bb) Other 187-95 33-59 3 . Of other poultry 168-89 35-62 f) Other 288-82 60-12 C. Offals 64-98 13-53

02.0.1 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Fatty liver of goose or duck 1 624-20 315-80 B. Other 166-07 34-57

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 144-41 30-06

15.01 Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 173-29 36-07

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 ) : 1 . Containing uncooked meat or offal ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal : aa) Containing exclusively turkeymeat 278-44 49-76 bb) Other 291-40 62-72 2 . Other 317-70 66-13 b) Containing 25 °/e or more but less than 57 °/o by weight of poultrymeat ( a) 173-29 36-07 c) Other 101-09 21-04 I (a) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any Bones shall be disregarded.