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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1272/85
of16May1985
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No871/84(2),andin
particularthefirstparagraphofArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
WhereasunderArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfalling
withinsubheading02.01AIVb)listedinAnnexIto
thatRegulation ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1837/80,thelevyonfrozencarcasesandhalf­
carcasesistobeequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)thebasicpricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresen­
tingtherelationshipexistingintheCommunity
betweenthepriceoffreshmeatofacategory
competitivewiththefrozenmeatinquestion,
presentedinthesameform,andtheaverageprice
offreshandchilledsheepcarcases,and
(b)theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforthe
saidfrozenmeat;
Whereasthebasicpriceforthe1984/85marketing
yearisfixedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
873/84(3),aslastextendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1270/85(4);whereasthecoefficientreferredtoin
Article13(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1837/80is
fixedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2668/800;
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities ,asregardsqualityandquan­
tity,recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduring
whichtheleviesaredetermined,takingparticular
accountofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfreshorchilledmeat,theworldmarketpriceforfrozen
meatofacategorywhichiscompetitivewithfreshor
chilledmeatandofpastexperience;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2668/80,thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobe
basedinteraliaonthepricesshowninthecustoms
documentswhichaccompanyproductsimportedfrom
non-member countriesoronotherinformation
concerningtheexportpricesappliedbythosenon­
membercountries;whereasofferpriceswhichdonot
correspondtoactualpurchasingpossibilitiesorwhich
relatetounrepresentative quantitiesandofferprices
which,inviewofgeneralpricemovementsorother
informationavailable,maybeconsiderednottobe
representative ofactualpricetrendsinthecountryof
originaretobedisregarded ;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigi­
natinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-member
countriesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeat
abnormallylowprices;
Whereasthelevyonthemeatfallingwithinsubhead­
ings02.01AIVb)2,3,4and5listedinAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No1837/80istobeequaltothe
levydeterminedforfrozencarcases,multipliedbya
standardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsin
question;whereasthesecoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntary
restraintarrangementsmadebytheCommunitywith
certainnon-member countries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(*)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheproces­
singofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayof
eachmonthforeachweekduringthefollowing
month;whereastheyareapplicablefromMondayto
Sunday;whereastheycanbealteredwithinthat
periodifnecessary;(')OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.35.
(3)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.42.
(4)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39. («)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.

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mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatand
goatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation,Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20May1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof16May1985fixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoWeekNo8
from20to26May1985(')
02.01AIVb)1 139,000
2 97,300
3 152,900
4 180,700
5aa) 180,700
bb) 252,980
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddown
inCouncilRegulations (EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No3658/84and(EEC)No486/85and
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.