NoL52/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.92
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No455/92
of26February1992
fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1741/91(2),Article10thereof,
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)No1742/91(3)for
the1992marketingyear;
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 offerpricesaretobebased
interaliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocumentswhichaccompanyproductsimportedfromnon-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(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91Q,laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(8),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
(')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,26.6.1991,p.41.
(3)OJNoL163,26.6.1991,p.42.0OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.
OOJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.(«)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.oOJNoL58,5.3.1991,p.1.
(8)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigina­
tingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
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 ,thelevies
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheep­
meatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2March1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6,1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1992fixingtheimportleviesonlivesheep
andgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat(4)
(ECU/100kg)
WeekNo9 WeekNo10 WeekNo11 WeekNo12 WeekNo13
CNcode from2to from9to from16to from23to from30March
8March1992 15March1992 22March1992 29March1992to5April1992
01041090(') 101,492 102,620 103,311 103,311 102,878
01042090(') 101,492 102,620 103,311 103,311 102,878
020410000 215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890
02042100(2)215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890
02042210(2)151,158 152,838 153,867 153,867 153,223
020422300237,534 240,174 241,791 241,791 240,779
02042250(2)280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557
020422900280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753.284,557
02042300(2)393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380
02045011(2)215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890
02045013(2)151,158 152,838 153,867 153,867 153,223
020450150237,534 240,174 241,791 241,791 240,779
020450190280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557
020450310280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557
020450390 393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380
021090110280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557
021090190 393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(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.
(*)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.