30.3.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL91/73
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No856/85
of28March1985
fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No871/84(2),andin
particularthefirstparagraphofArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereas,underArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecified
inArticle1(a)ofthatRegulation;
Whereasthelevyonproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ing02.01AIVa)1listedinAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No1837/80istobeequaltothedifference
betweentheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceandthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerprice;
Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceisfixedin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No873/84(3)forthe
1984/85marketingyear,extendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No821/85(4);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardqualityandquantity,
recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduring
whichtheleviesaredetermined ,takingparticular
accountofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfresh
orchilledmeat,theworldmarketpriceforfrozen
meatofacategorywhichiscompetitivewithfreshor
chilledmeatandofpastexperience ;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier offerpriceistobedeter­
mined,ifnecessary,onthebasisofthemostrepresent­
ativepurchasingpossibilitiesrecordedforlivesheep;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2668/80(*)thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobe
basedinteraliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocumentswhichaccompanyproductsimportedfrom
non-member countriesoronotherinformation
concerningtheexportpricesappliedbythosenon­
membercountries;whereasofferpriceswhichdonot
correspondtoactualpurchasingpossibilitiesorwhich
relatetounrepresentative quantitiesandofferprices
which,inviewofgeneralpricemovementsorother
informationavailable,maybeconsiderednottobe
representative ofactualpricetrendsinthecountryof
originaretobedisregarded ;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigi­
natinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-member
countriesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeat
abnormallylowprices;
Whereasthelevyonliveanimalswithinsubheading
01.04Bandonthemeatfallingwithinsubheadings
02.01AIVa)2,3,4and5and02.06CIIa)listedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1837/80istobe
equaltothelevydeterminedforcarcases,multiplied
byastandardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproducts
inquestion;whereasthesecoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntary
restraintarrangementsmadebytheCommunitywith
certainnon-member countries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(6)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheproces­
singofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificSatesorintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayof
eachmonthforeachweekduringthefollowing
month;whereastheyareapplicablefromMondayto
Sunday;whereastheycanbealteredwithinthat
periodifnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:(')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. f6)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No974/71(')aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandon
sheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshall
beassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28March1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

30.3.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL91/75
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28March1985fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepand
goatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoWeekNo1
from1to7April1985WeekNo2
from8to14April1985
01.04B 95,880(') 95,8800
02.01AIVa)1 204,0000 204,000O
2 142,800(2) 142,8000
3 224,400(2) 224,4000
4 265,2000 265,2000
5aa) 265,200(2) 265,2000
bb) 371,280(2) 371,280(2)
02.06CIIa)1 265,200(3) 265,2000
2 371,280(3) 371,280(3)
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No
3658/84and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.
0ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddown
inCouncilRegulations (EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No3658/84arid(EEC)No486/85and
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.
(3)ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.