31983R0097

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 97/83 of 17 January 1983 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 1983 ; 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 sluice-gate price is fixed ; 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ zation of the market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, 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 750/81 (4) ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat were, by Regulation (EEC) No 2822/82 (5), last fixed for the period 1 November 1982 to 31 Article 1 January 1983, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to 30 April 1983 ; 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 to 31 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies December 1982 ; 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 within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount feed grain required varies by at least a specified 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. (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February (4) OJ No L 80, 26. 3 . 1981 , p. 1 . 1983 . (5) OJ No L 297, 23 . 10 . 1982, p. 7.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 17 January 1983 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/ 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 83-25 15-27 II . Other 22-57 6-04

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

B. Other : \

I. Fowls 75-34 23-21 II . Ducks 97-40 34-39 III . Geese 117-01 33-06 IV. Turkeys 103-68 25-88 V. Guinea-fowls 126-91 39-18

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 : 94-66 29-15 a) Plucked and gutted, with heads and feet, known as '83 % chickens' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, but with hearts, livers and I 107-63 33-15 gizzards, known as '70 % chickens' c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without hearts, livers and I 117-28 36-12 gizzards, known as '65 % chickens' II . Ducks : l a) Plucked, bled, not drawn or gutted, with heads and feet, known as '85 % Il ducks' 114-58 40-46 b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with hearts, livers and II 139-14 49-13 gizzards, known as '70 % ducks' c) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, without hearts, livers and 154-60 54-59 gizzards, known as '63 % ducks' . III . Geese : 167-15 47-23 a) Plucked, bled, not drawn, with heads and feet, known as '82 % geese' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet, with or without hearts and II 158-57 49-93 gizzards, known as '75 % geese' IV. Turkeys a) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet but with necks, hearts, livers 148-11 36-97 and gizzards, known as '80 % turkeys' b) Plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts, II 162-31 40-52 livers and gizzards, known as '73 % turkeys' V. Guinea-fowls 181-30 55-97

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CCT 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) I. Boned or boneless : a) Of geese 33300 104-85 b) Of turkeys 31 1-03 77-64 c) Of other poultry 299-65 96-77

II. Unboned (bone-in) : l a) Halves or quarters : l 1 . Of fowls 129-01 39-73 2. Of ducks 170-06 6005 3 . Of geese 174-43 54-92 4. Of turkeys 178-54 44-57 5 . Of guinea-fowls 199-43 61-57 b) Whole wings, with or without tips 95-52 29-27 c) Backs, necks, backs with necks attached, rumps and wing tips 66-13 20-26 d) Breasts and cuts of breasts : 1 . Of geese 237-86 74-90 2. Of turkeys 236-98 59-15 3 . Of other poultry 177-59 54-70 e) Legs and cuts of legs : 1 . Of geese 229-93 72-40 2. Of turkeys : aa) Drumsticks and cuts of drumsticks 111-08 27-73 bb) Other 199-95 49-91 3 . Of other poultry 166-83 51-38 f) Goose or duck paletots (') 208-40 69-34 g) Other 293-90 90-06 C. Offals 66-13 20-26

02.03 Poultry liver, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine : A. Fatty liver of goose or duck 1 671-50 472-30 B. Other 168-99 51-78

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 146-95 45-03

15.01 Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent-extracted : \

B. Poultry fat 176-34 54-04

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CCT Sluice-gate heading Description Levy No price

1 2 3 4 ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : l I. Poultrymeat or offal : l a) Containing 57 % or more by weight of poultrymeat (2) : \ 1 . Containing uncooked meat or offal ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal lI and uncooked meat or offal : II aa) Containing exclusively turkeymeat 296-22 73-94 bb) Other 293-32 94-10 2. Other 323-29 99-07 b) Containing 25 % or more but less than 57 % by weight of poultry­ \ meat (2) 176-34 54-04 c) Other 102-87 31-52

(') For the purposes of subheading 02.02 B II f), 'goose or duck paletots shall be taken to mean geese or ducks plucked and completely drawn, without heads or feet, with carcase bones (breastbone, ribs, backbone and sacrum) removed but with the femurs, tibias and humeri . (2) For the purpose of determining the percentage of poultrymeat, weight of any bones shall be disregarded.