22.12.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL374/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3868/89
of21December 1989
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 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)No486/85(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3530/89(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
(')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.
(2)OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.10.
(3)OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39. 0OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
faOJNoL347,28.11.1989,p.3. (4)OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.

NoL374/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.12.89
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(b)oftoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular *totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,theleviesArticle1
Theimportleviesonlivesheepandgoatsandonsheep­
meatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(AOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

22.12.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL374/53
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21December1989fixingdieimportleviesonlivesheep
andgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeatotherthanfrozenmeat
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeWeekNo1
from1to
7January1990WeekNo2
from8to
14January1990WeekNo3
from15to
21January1990WeekNo4
from22to
28January1990WeekNo5
from29Januaryto
6February1990
01041090(')
01042090(')
02041000f)
02042100(2)
02042210(2)
020422300
020422SO(2)
02042290(2)
020423000
020450110
02045013f)
020450150
020450190
02045031O
020450390
02109011(3)
02109019(J)113,148
113,148
240,740
240,740
168,518
264,814
312,962
312,962
438,147
240,740
168,518
264,8M
312,962
312^62
438,147
312,962
438,147117,143
117,143
249,240
249,240
174,468
274,164
324,012
324,012
453,617
249,240
174,468
274,164
324,012
324,012
453,617
324,012
453,617120,494
120,494
256,370
256,370
179,459
282,007
333,281
333,281
466,593
256,370
179,459
282,007
333,281
333,281
466,593
333,281
466,593123,196
123,196
262,120
262,120
183,484
288,332
340,756
340,756
477,058
262,120
183,484
288,332
340,756
340,756
477,058
340,756
477,058127,196
127,196
270,630
270,630
189,441
297,693
351,819
351,819
492,547
270,630
189,441
297,693
351,819
351,819
492,547
351,819
492,547
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No19/82.
(2)ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.
(3)ThelevyapplicableislimitedintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.