NoL276/45 20.10.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2670/80
of17October1980
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
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;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1837/80of27June1980onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat(!),and
inparticularthefirstparagraphofArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasunderArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfalling
withinsubheading02.01AIVb)listedinAnnexIto
thatRegulation ;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)
No1837/80,thelevyonfrozencarcasesandhalf­
carcasesistobeequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)thebasicpricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepre­
sentingtherelationshipexistingintheCommu­
nitybetweenthepriceoffreshmeatofacategory
competitivewiththefrozenmeatinquestion,
presentedinthesameform,andtheaverageprice
offreshandchilledsheepcarcases,and
(b)theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforthe
saidfrozenmeat;
Whereasthebasicpriceorthe1980/81marketing
yearisfixedinArticle31ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80;whereasthecoefficientreferredtoinArticle
13(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1837/80isfixedin
Article2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2668/80(2);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities ,asregardsqualityandquan­
tity,recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduring
whichtheleviesaredetermined ,takingparticular
accountofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfresh
orchilledmeat,theworldmarketpriceforfrozen
meatofacategorywhichiscompetitivewithfreshor
chilledmeatandofpastexperience ;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
theireffectiveparity,0)OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
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—inthecaseofothercurrencies,anexchangebased
onthearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthosecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
periodinrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatand
goatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetout
intheAnnextothisRegulation,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20October
1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17October1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
toCommissionRegulationof17October1980fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheep­
meatandgoatmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CCT
headingNoDescriptionWeekNo29
from20
to26October
1980(')WeekNo30
from27October
to2November
1980(»)
02.01AIVb)Meatofsheeporgoats,frozen:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases 54000 53-250
2.Shortforequarters 37-800 37-275
3.Chinesand/orbestends 59-400 58-575
4.Legs 70-200 69-225
5.Other:
(aa)Unboned(bone-in) 70-200 69-225I(bb)Bonedorboneless 98-280 96-915
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddown
inthevoluntaryrestraintagreementsOrthoselaiddowninCommissionRegulations (EEC)No
2664/80and(EEC)No2665/80.