27.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No456/92
of26February1992
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,ofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfreshorchilled
meat,theworldmarketpriceforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1741/91(2),andinparticularArticle
10thereof,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80,thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobebased
interaliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocuments
whichaccompanyproductsimportedfromnon-member
countriesoronotherinformationconcerningtheexport
pricesappliedbythosenon-membercountries;whereas
offerpriceswhichdonotcorrespondtoactualpurchasing
possibilitiesorwhichrelatetounrepresentative quantities
andofferpriceswhich,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorotherinformationavailable,maybeconsidered
nottoberepresentative ofactualpricetrendsinthe
countryoforiginaretobedisregarded;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes02043000,02044100,02044210,
02044230,02044250,02044290,02044300,
02045051,02045053,02045055,02045059,
02045071and02045079listedinAnnexIItothat
Regulation ;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigin­
atinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-membercoun­
triesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeatabnor­
mallylowprices;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89,thelevyonfrozencarcasesandhalfcarcasesisto
beequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)thebasicpricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresenting
therelationshipexistingintheCommunitybetween
thepriceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewith
thefrozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesame
form,andtheaveragepriceoffreshandchilledsheep
carcases,and
(b)theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforthesaid
frozenmeat;WhereasthelevyonthemeatfallingwithinCNcodes
02043000,02044100,02044210,02044230,
02044250,02044290,02044300,02045051,
02045053,02045055,02045d59,02045071and
02045079listedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89istobeequaltothelevydeterminedforfrozen
carcases,multipliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedfor
eachoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthesecoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraint
arrangements madebytheCommunitywithcertain
non-member countries;Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceforthe1992
marketingyearisfixedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1742/91(3);whereasthecoefficientreferredto
inArticle12(3)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No3013/89is
fixedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2668/80(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3939/87(*);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduring
whichtheleviesaredetermined,takingparticularaccountWhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91Q,laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories; (')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,26.6.1991,p.41.
(3)OJNoL163,26.6.1991,p.42.0OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.
0OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.(6)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.

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Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigina­
tingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon-theircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforinthelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(3),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevies
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2March1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
oOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9. C)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

27.2.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/39
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1992fixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat(')(2)
(ECU/100kg)
WeekNo9 WeekNo10 WeekNo11 WeekNo12 WeekNo13
CNcode from2to from9to from16to from23to from30March
8March1992 15March1992 22March1992 29March1992to5April1992
02043000 205,705 207,505 208,608 208,608 207,918
02044100 205,705 207,505 208,608 208,608 207,918
02044210 143,994 145,254 146,026 146,026 145,543
02044230 226,276 228,256 229,469 229,469 228,710
02044250 267,417 269,757 271,190 271,190 270,293
02044290 267,417 269,757 271,190 271,190 270,293
02044300 374,383 377,659 379,667 379,667 378,411
02045051 205,705 207,505 208,608 208,608 207,918
02045053 143,994 145,254 146,026 146,026 145,543
02045055 226,276 228,256 229,469 229,469 228,710
02045059 267,417 269,757 271,190 271,190 270,293
02045071 267,417 269,757 271,190 271,190 270,293
02045079 374,383 377,659 379,667 379,667 378,411
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85,(EEC)No715/90and(EEC)No753/90andCommissionRegulations(EEC)No19/82,(EEC)No3652/89,(EEC)No3989/89,(EEC)No479/90
and(EEC)No952/90.
(*)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.