31982R0156

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 156/82

of 22 January 1982

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 1982 ; 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 products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation No 2777/75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in are in accordance with the opinion of the Management accordance with methods of calculation laid down in Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 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 750/81 (*) ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 2920/81 (\ last fixed for the period 1 November 1981 to 31 Article 1 January 1982, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to 30 April 1982 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to 1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 feed-grain prices for the period 1 August 1981 to 31 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies December 1981 ; 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 GAIT, 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. I1) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17. (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. (4) OJ No L 80, 26. 3. 1981 , p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February (*) OJ No L 290, 10 . 10 . 1981 , p . 7. 1982 .

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 January 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

CCT Sluice-gate heading Description Levy price No 1 2 3 4

ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 1 00 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 84-02 12-73 II . Other 22-93 4-84

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 1 00 kg

B. Other : I. Fowls 76-18 19-00 II . Ducks 99-47 26-71 III . Geese 118-97 26-01 IV. Turkeys 105-15 20-34 V. Guinea-fowls 129-11 31-06

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' 95-71 23-86 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % chickens' 108-83 27-14 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '65 % chickens' 118-58 29-56

II . Ducks : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 % ducks' 117-02 31-42 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' 142-10 38-16 c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' 157-89 42-40 III . Geese : a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese' 169-96 37-15 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and gizzards, known as '75 % geese' 161-64 38-92 IV. Turkeys a) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys' 150-21 29-05 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts, livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys' 164-60 30-93 V. Guinea-fowls 184-44 44-37

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OCT Sluice-gate heading Description Levy price No

1 2 3 4

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg 02.02 B. Poultry cuts (excluding offals) : (cont'd) 298-88 I. Boned or boneless 71-06 II. Unboned (bone-in) : a) Halves or quarters : 1 . Of fowls 13044 32-52 2. Of ducks 173-68 46-64 3 . Of geese 177-80 42-81 4. Of turkeys 181-06 34-02 5. Of guinea-fowls 202-88 48-81 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 97-14 23Ό9 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 67-25 15-99 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 242-46 58-38 2. Of turkeys 240-34 46-48 3 . Of other poultry 179-57 44-78 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 234-38 56-43 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 112-66 21-79 bb) Other 202-78 39-22 3. Of other poultry 168-69 42-07 f) Other 298-88 71-06 C. Offals 67-25 15-99

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Fatty liver of goose or duck 1 699-60 371-50 B. Other 171-86 40-86

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 149-44 35-53

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : B. Poultry fat 179-33 42-64

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : L 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 300-42 58-10 bb) Other 298-50 74-30 2. Other 328-77 78-17 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­ meat (a) 179-33 42-64 c) Other 104-61 24-87

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