NoL231/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.8.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2459/90
of24August1990
fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),Article10
thereof,
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
theseasonallyadjustedbasicpriceandtheCommunity
free-at-frontier offerprice;
Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceisfixedin
Article2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1248/89(2)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(3),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3939/87(4),thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobebased
interaliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocuments
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)No-2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraintarran­
gementsmadebytheCommunitywithcertainnon-
membercountries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(5)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Carib­
beanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
(3)OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.0OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.0OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.10.(4)OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.ÓOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(b)oftoCouncilRegulation
(EEC),No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevies
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheep­
meatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3September
1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
\
DoneatBrussels,24August1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof24August1990fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepand
goatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeWeekNo36
from3to
9September1990WeekNo37
from10to
16September1990WeekNo38
from17to
23September1990WeekNo39
from24to
30September1990
01041090(') 62,219 62,219 62,219 62,463
01042090(■) 62,219 62,219 62,219 62,463
02041000(2) 132,380 132,380 132,380 132,900
02042100f) 132,380 132,380 132,380 132,900
02042210(2) 92,666 92,666 92,666 93,030
020422300 145,618 145,618 145,618 146,190
02042250(2) 172,094 172,094 172,094 172,770
020422900 172,094 172,094 172,094 172,770'
02042300(2) 240,932 240,932 240,932 241,878
02045011(2) 132,380 132,380 132,380 132,900
02045013(2) 92,666 92,666 92,666 93,030
02045015(2) 145,618 145,618 145,618 146,190
02045019(2) 172,094 172,094 172,094 172,770
02045031(2) .172,094 172,094 172,094 172,770
02045039(2) 240,932 240,932 240,932 241,878
02109011(3) 172,094 172,094 172,094 172,770
02109019f) 240,932 240,932 240,932 241,878
CommissionRegulations(EEC)No19/82,(EEC)No1249/90and(EEC)No1580/90.(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddownbyCouncilRegulations(EEC)No3643/85,(EEC)No715/90and(EEC)No1373/90and
(')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.