NoL300/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.10.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2998/81
of20October1981
fixingfortheUnitedKingdomthelevelofthevariableslaughterpremiumfor
sheepandtheamountstobechargedonproductsleavingthatMemberState
forsheepcertifiedaseligibleintheUnitedKingdom,
andtheamountstobechargedonproductsleaving
thatMemberState,duringtheweekcommencing 14
September1981,shallbeassetoutintheAnnexes
hereto;
Whereas,asaresultofadministrative difficultiesinthe
UnitedKingdom,thispremiumcouldnotbecalcu­
latedwithinthetimelimitlaiddownbyArticle3(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2661/80,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No899/81(2),
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2661/80of17October1980layingdowndetailed
rulesforapplyingthevariableslaughterpremiumfor
sheep(3),andinparticularArticles3(1)and4(1)
thereof,
WhereasArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2661/80
laysdownthatthelevelofthevariableslaughter
premiumforeachMemberStateconcernedshallbe
fixedweeklybytheCommission ;
WhereasArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2661/80
laysdownthattheamounttobechargedonproducts
leavingtheMemberStatesconcernedshallbefixed
weeklybytheCommission ;
Whereas,sincetheUnitedKingdomispayingthe
variableslaughterpremium,itisnecessaryforthe
Commissiontofixthelevelofthepremiumandthe
amounttobechargedonproductsleavingthat
MemberStatefortheweekcommencing 14September
1981;
Whereasitfollowsfromtheapplicationoftherules
laiddowninArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80andinArticle4(1)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2661/80thatthevariableslaughterpremiumForsheeporsheepmeatcertifiedintheUnited
Kingdomaseligibleforthevariableslaughter
premiumduringtheweekcommencing 14September
1981,thelevelofthepremiumshallbeassetoutin
AnnexIhereto.
Article2
ForproductsreferredtoinArticle1(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1837/80whichlefttheterritoryofthe
UnitedKingdomduringtheweekcommencing 14
September1981,theamountstobechargedshallbeas
setoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom14September1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,4.4.1981,p.26.
OOJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.19.

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ANNEXI
LevelofvariableslaughterpremiumforcertifiedsheepintheUnitedKingdomforthe
weekcommencing 14September1981
Description Premium
Certifiedsheeporsheepmeat 61-834ECUper100kgofestimatedoractual
dressedcarcaseweight(')
(')WithintheweightlimitslaiddownbytheUnitedKingdom.

NoL300/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.10.81
ANNEXII
AmounttobechargedforproductswhichlefttheterritoryoftheUnitedKingdomduring
theweekcommencing 14September1981
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescription Charge
Liveweight
01.04BLivesheepandgoatsotherthanpure-bredbreedinganimals 29-062
Netweight
02.01AIVa)Meatofsheeporgoats,freshorchilled:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases 61-834
2.Shortforequarters 43-284
3.Chinesand/orbestends 68-017
4.Legs 80-384
5.Other:
(aa)Unboned(bone-in) 80-384
(bb)Bonedorboneless 112-538
02.01AIVb)Meatofsheeporgoats,frozen:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases 46-376
2.Shortforequarters 32-463
3.Chinesand/orbestends 51014
4.Legs 60-289
5.Other:
(aa)Unboned(bone-in) 60-289
(bb)Bonedorboneless 84-404
02.06CIIa)Meatofsheeporgoats,saltedinbrine,driedorsmoked:
1.Unboned(bone-in) 80-384
2.Bonedorboneless 112-538