NoL374/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.12.89
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3869/89
of21December1989
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
whichtheleviesaredetermined,takingparticularaccount
ofthesupplyanddemandsituationforfreshorchilled
meat,theworldmarketpriceforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80,thefree-at-frontier offerpricesaretobebased
interaliaonthepricesshowninthecustomsdocuments
whichaccompanyproductsimportedfromnon-member
countriesoronotherinformationconcerningtheexport
pricesappliedbythosenon-membercountries;whereas
offerpriceswhichdonotcorrespondtoactualpurchasing
possibilitiesorwhichrelatetounrepresentative quantities
andofferpriceswhich,inviewofgeneralpricemove­
mentsorotherinformationavailable,maybeconsidered
nottoberepresentative ofactualpricetrendsinthe
countryoforiginaretobedisregarded;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigin­
atinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-membercoun­
triesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeatabnor­
mallylowprices;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of-25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat(l)andinparti­
cularArticle10thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfallingwithin
CNcodes02043000,02044100,02044210,
02044230,02044250,02044290,02044300,
02045051,02045053,02045055,02045059,
02045071and02045079listedinAnnexIItothat
Regulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle12ofRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89,thelevyonfrozencarcasesandhalfcarcasesisto
beequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)thebasicpricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresenting
therelationshipexistingintheCommunitybetween
thepriceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewith
thefrozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesame
form,andtheaveragepriceoffreshandchilledsheep
carcases,and
(b)theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforthesaid
frozenmeat;
Whereastheseasonally-adjusted basicpriceforthe1990
marketingyearisfixedinArticle2ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1248/89(2);whereasthecoefficientreferredto
inArticle2(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No3013/89is
fixedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2668/80(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3939/87(4);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayofthe
precedingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduringWhereasthelevyonthemeatfallingwithinCNcodes
02043000,02044100,02044210,02044230,
02044250,02044290,02044300,02045051,
02045053,02045055,02045059,02045071and
02045079listedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
3013/89istobeequaltothelevydeterminedforfrozen
carcases,multipliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedfor
eachoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthesecoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraint
arrangements madebytheCommunitywithcertain
non-member countries;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3530/89(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;
(')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.0OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.10.
I3)OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.
(4)OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.(0OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.«OJNoL347,28.11.1989,p.3.

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Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevies
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

NoL374/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.12.89
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21December1989fixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeWeekNo1
from1to
7January1990WeekNo2
from8to
14January1990WeekNo3
from15to
21January1990WeekNo4
from22to
28January1990WeekNo5
from29Januaryto
6February1990
02043000
02044100
02044210
02044230
02044250
02044290
02044300
02045051
02045053
02045055
02045059
02045071
02045079181,305
181,305
126,914
199,436
235,697
235,697
329,975
181,305
126,914
199,436
235,697
235,697
329,975187,680
187,680
131,376
206,448
243,984
243,984
341,578
187,680
131,376
206,448
243,984
243,984
341,578193,028
193,028
135,120
212,331
250,936
250,936
351,311
193,028
135,120
212^31
250,936
250,936
351,311197,340
197,340
138,138
217,074
256,542
256,542
359,159
197,340
138,138
217,074
256,542
256,542
359,159203,723
203,723
142,606
224,095
264,840
264,840
370,776
203,723
142,606
224,095
264,840
264,840
370,776
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGAITorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.