23.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL355/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No4026/88
of21December 1988
fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1837/80
of27June1980onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1115/88(2),andinparticularthe
firstparagraphofArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,underArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(a)ofthatRegulation;
Whereasthelevyonproductsfallingwithinsubheadings
02041000,02042100,02042210,02042230,
02042250,02042290,02042300,02045011,
02045013,02045015,02045019,02045031and
02045039listedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80istobeequaltothedifferencebetweenthe
seasonally-adjusted basicpriceandtheCommunity free-­
at-frontierofferprice;
Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceisfixedin
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2265/88(3)for
the1989marketingyear;
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightof{hemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardqualityandquantity,
recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayoftheprece­
dingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduringwhich
theleviesaredetermined,takingparticularaccountofthe
supplyanddemandsituationforfreshorchilledmeat,the
worldmarketpriceforfrozenmeatofacategorywhichis
competitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandofpastexperi­
ence;
Whereasthefree-at-frontier offerpriceistobedeter­
mined,ifnecessary,onthebasisofthemostrepresent­
ativepurchasingpossibilitiesrecordedforlivesheep;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80(4)thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobebasedinteraliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocuments
whichaccompanyproductsimportedfromnon-member
countriesoronotherinformationconcerningtheexport
pricesappliedbythosenon-membercountries;whereas
offerpriceswhichdonotcorrespondtoactualpurchasing
possibilitiesorwhichrelatetounrepresentative quantities
andofferpriceswhich,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorotherinformationavailable,maybeconsidered
nottoberepresentative ofactualpricetrendsinthe
countryoforiginaretobedisregarded;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigina­
tinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-membercoun­
triesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeatabnor­
mallylowprices;
Whereasthelevyonliveanimalswithinsubheadings
01041090and01042090andonthemeatfallingwithin
subheadings 02041000,02042100,02042210,
02042230,02042250,02042290,02042300,
02045011,02045013,02045015,02045019,
02045031,02045039,02109011and02109019listed
inAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No1837/80istobe
equaltothelevydeterminedforcarcases,multipliedbya
standardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsin
question;whereasthesecoefficientsarefixedinAnnexI
toRegulation(EEC)No2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraintarran­
gementsmadebytheCommunitywithcertainnon-­
membercountries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87if),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
(>)OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.36.
(3)OJNoL199,26.7.1988,p.14.0OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.0OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(«)OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.

NoL355/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.12.88
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(b)oftoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,theleviesArticle1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheep­
meatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2January1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

23.12.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL355/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21December1988fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheep
andgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CN,codeWeekNo1
from2to
8January1989WeekNo2
from9to
15January1989WeekNo3
from16to
22January1989WeekNo4
from23to
29January1989WeekNo5
from30Januaryto
5February1989
01041090(')
01042090(')
02041000(2)
02042100(2)
02042210(2)
02042230(2)
02042250(2)
02042290(2)
02042300(2)
02045011(2)
02045013(2)
02045015(2)
02045019(2)
02045031(2)
02045039(2)
02109011(3)
02109019(3)120,198
120,198
255,740
255,740
179,018
281,314
332,462
332,462
465,447
255,740
179,018
281,314
332,462
332,462
465,447
332,462
465,447124,193
124,193
264,240
264,240
184,968
290,664
343,512
343,512
480,917
264,240
184,968
290,664
343,512
343,512
480,917
343,512
480,917128,954
128,954
274,370
274,370
192,059
301,807
356,681
356,681
499,353
274,370
192,059
301,807
356,681
356,681
499,353
356,681
499,353132,126
132,126
281,120
281,120
196,784
309,232
365,456
365,456
511,638
281,120
196,784
309,232
365,456
365,456
511,638
365,456
511,638136,126
136.126
289,630
289,630
202,741
318,593
376,519
376,519
527.127
289,630
202,741
318,593
376,519
376,519
527,127
376,519
527,127
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No19/82.
(2)ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.
(3)ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.