NoL52/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No444/91
of26February1991
fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3577/90(2),Article10thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,underArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfallingwithin
CNcodescodes02041000,02042100,02042210,
02042230,02042250,02042290,02042300,
02045011,02045013,02045015,02045019,
02045031and02045039listedinAnnexIIofthat
Regulation ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle11ofRegulation
(EEC)No3013/89,thelevyonfreshorchilledcarcases
andhalf-carcasesistobeequaltothedifferencebetween
theseasonallyadjustedbasicpriceand,theCommunity
free-at-frontier offerprice;
Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceisfixedin
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1248/89(3)for
the1990marketingyear;
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
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),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3939/87(*),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;
WhereasthelevyonliveanimalswithinCNcodes
01041090and01042090andonthemeatfallingwithin
CNcodescodes02041000,02042100,02042210,
02042230,02042250,02042290,02042300,
02045011,02045013,02045015,02045019,
02045031,02045039,02109011and02109019listed
inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No3013/89istobe
equaltothelevydeterminedforcarcases,multipliedbya
standardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsin
question;whereasthesecoefficientsarefixedinAnnexI
toRegulation(EEC)No2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraintarran­
gementsmadebytheCommunitywithcertainnon­
membercountries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(6),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(J),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary; (')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.10.0OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.0OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.(6)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.

27.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/17
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)oftoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,theleviesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheep­
meatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

27.2.91 NoL52/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1991fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheep
andgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeWeekNo9
from4to
10March1991WeekNo10
from11to
17March1991WeekNo11
from18to
24March1991WeekNo12
from25to
31March1991
01041090(')
01042090(')
02041000(2)
02042100(2)
020422100
02042230(2)
02042250(2)
02042290(2)
02042300(2)
02045011(2)
02045013(2)
02045015(2)
02045019(2)
02045031(2)
02045039(2)
02109011(3)
02109019(3)117,853
117,853
250,750
250,750
175,525
275,825
325,975
325,975
456,365
250,750
175,525
275,825
325,975
325,975
456,365
325,975
456,365119,004
119,004
253,200
253,200
177,240
278,520
329,160
329,160
460,824
253,200
177,240
278,520
329,160
329,160
460,824
329,160
460,824119,709
119,709
254,700
254,700
178,290
280,170
331,110
331,110
463,554
254,700
178,290
280,170
331,110
331,110
463,554
331,110
463,554119,709
119,709
254,700
254,700
178,290
280,170
331,110
331,110
463,554
254,700
178,290
280,170
331,110
331,110
463,554
331,110
463,554
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddownbyCouncilRegulations(EEC)No3643/85,(EEC)No715/90and(EEC)No1373/90and
CommissionRegulations (EEC)No19/82,(EEC)No1249/90,(EEC)No1580/90and(EEC)No2085/90.
(2)ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85,(EEC)No715/90and(EEC)No753/90andCommissionRegulations (EEC)No19/82,(EEC)No3652/89,(EEC)No3989/89,(EEC)No479/90
and(EEC)No952/90.
(3)ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.