NoL133/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.5.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1253/83
of20May1983
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1195/82(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;
Whereasthebasicpriceforthe1983/84marketing
yearisfixedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
1218/83(3);whereasthecoefficientreferredtoin
Article13(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1837/80is
fixedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2668/80(4);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquan­
tity,recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduring
whichtheleviesaredetermined ,takingparticularaccountofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfresh
orchilledmeat,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;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayof
eachmonthforeachweekduringthefollowing
month;whereastheyareapplicablefromMondayto
Sunday;whereastheycanbealteredwithinthat
periodifnecessary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis;
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,(')OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL140,20.5.1982,p.22.
(3)OJNoL132,21.5.1983,p.18.
<OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.

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goatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :inthecaseofothercurrencies,anexchangebased
onthearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthosecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
periodinrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointhepreviousindent;
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon23May1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20May1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof20May1983fixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
heading
NoWeekNo8
from23to29May1983(')WeekNo9
from30Mayto5June1983(')
02.01AIVb)1 154,890 152,415
2 108,423 106,691
3 170,379 167,657
4 201,357 198,140
5aa) 201,357 198,140
bb) 281,900 277,395
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddown
inCouncilRegulations(EEC)No3019/81,(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No3459/82andCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.