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( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) SEE PAGE 35 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 294 , 26 . 10 . 1983 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 876/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 CONCERNING THE IMPORT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IN THE SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT SECTOR IN THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF 1984

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 871/84 ( 3 ) , ESTABLISHED A SYSTEM OF TRADE WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES IN THIS SECTOR ; WHEREAS THIS SYSTEM INCLUDES THE COLLECTION OF AN IMPORT LEVY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS CONCLUDED VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS WITH THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES EXPORTING SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 34 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 , THE COUNCIL MAY , BEFORE 1 APRIL 1984 , MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS APPLYING TO THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS , PENDING THE CONCLUSION OF AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH TRADITIONALLY EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY AND PENDING AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS , COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2977/83 ( 4 ) LIMITED , DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 , THE COLLECTION OF THE LEVY AND THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM THOSE COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS THE NEGOTIATIONS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY WITH A VIEW TO A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS ARE UNLIKELY TO BE CONCLUDED BY 1 APRIL 1984 ; WHEREAS NONE OF THE SIGNATORIES TO THE PRESENT AGREEMENTS HAS GIVEN NOTICE OF TERMINATION AND THOSE AGREEMENTS ACCORDINGLY REMAIN IN FORCE ;

WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO EXTEND UNTIL THE END OF 1984 THE IMPORT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE NOT CONCLUDED SUCH AGREEMENTS ;

WHEREAS IMPORTS INTO THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE ALLOWED , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF TRADITIONAL TRADE PATTERNS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF 1984 THE IMPORT LEVY APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 % AD VALOREM SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING QUANTITATIVE LIMITS EXPRESSED IN TONNES OF CARCASE EQUIVALENT PER NON-MEMBER COUNTRY CONCERNED AND PER CATEGORY :

CCT HEADING NO * DESCRIPTION * NON-MEMBER COUNTRY CONCERNED AND QUANTITY

* * CHILE * SPAIN * OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ( A )

01.04 * LIVE SHEEP AND GOATS :

* B . OTHER ( B ) * 0 * 0 * 75

02.01 * MEAT AND EDIBLE OFFAL OF THE ANIMALS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 OR 01.04 , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN :

* A . MEAT :

* IV . OF SHEEP OR GOATS :

* A ) FRESH OR CHILLED * 0 * 375 * 75

* B ) FROZEN * 1 115 * 0 * 75

( A ) EXCLUDING ARGENTINA , AUSTRALIA , AUSTRIA , BULGARIA , CZECHOSLOVAKIA , HUNGARY , ICELAND , NEW ZEALAND , POLAND , ROMANIA , URUGUAY AND YUGOSLAVIA .

( B ) THE COEFFICIENT TO BE EMPLOYED FOR CONVERTING NET MASS ( LIVE WEIGHT ) INTO CARCASE MASS ( CARCASE WEIGHT EQUIVALENT ) SHALL BE 0,47 FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 01.04 B OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .

2 . MEMBER STATES MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE IMPORT LICENCES FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 UP TO THE LIMIT OF QUANTITIES CORRESPONDING TO THEIR TRADITIONAL IMPORTS COMING FROM THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE PRODUCTS AND NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 , THE IMPORT LICENCES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 16 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 SHALL BE ISSUED FOR THE LAST THREE QUARTERS OF 1984 SUBJECT TO THE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 . HOWEVER , ANY QUANTITIES PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2977/83 WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN USED UP SHALL BE ADDED TO THE QUANTITIES WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER .

ARTICLE 3

DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REGULATION SHALL BE ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 26 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 APRIL 1984 UNTIL THE DATE OF APPLICATION OF VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS WITH THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES CONCERNED AND AT THE LATEST UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD