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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3918/87
of23December 1987
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
theleviesaredetermined,takingparticularaccountofthe
supplyanddemandsituationforfreshorchilledmeat,the
worldmarketpriceforfrozenmeatofacategorywhichis
competitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandofpastexperi­
ence;
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 ;
Whereasaspeciallevymaybefixedforproductsorigina­
tinginorcomingfromoneormorenon-membercoun­
triesifexportsofthesaidproductsaremadeatabnor­
mallylowprices;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1837/80
of27June1980onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3908/87(2),andinparticularthe
firstparagraphofArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasunderArticle10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80alevyisapplicabletotheproductsfallingwithin
subheadings 02043000,02044100,02044210,
02044230,02044250,02044290,02044300,
02045051,02045053,02045055,02045059,
02045071and02045079listedinAnnexItothat
Regulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80,thelevyonfrozencarcasesandhalfcarcasesisto
beequaltothedifferencebetween:
(a)thebasicpricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresenting
therelationshipexistingintheCommunitybetween
thepriceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewith
thefrozenmeatinquestion,presentedin.thesame
form,andtheaveragepriceoffreshandchilledsheep
carcases,and
(b)theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforthesaid
frozenmeat;
Whereasthebasicpriceforthe1988marketingyearis
fixedinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1969/87(3);whereasthecoefficientreferredtoinArticle
13(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No1837/80isfixedin
Article2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2668/80(4);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceis
determinedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedovertheperiodfromthe21stdayoftheprece­
dingmonthtothe20thdayofthemonthduringwhichWhereasthelevyonthemeatfallingwithinsubheadings
02043000,02044100,02044210,02044230,
02044250,02044290,02044300,02045051,
02045053,02045055,02045059,02045071and
02045079listedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
1837/80istobeequaltothelevydeterminedforfrozen
carcases,multipliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedfor
eachoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthesecoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2668/80:
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofthevoluntaryrestraintarran­
gementsmadebytheCommunitywithcertainnon-­
membercountries:
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85J5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87(%laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories:
(')OJNoL183,16.7.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL370,30.12.1987.
(3)OJNoL184,3.7.1987,p.21.nOJNoL276.20.10.1980,p.39.(*)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
MOJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.

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—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsand,inparticular,totheinforma­
tionandquotationsknowntotheCommission,thelevies
onlivesheepandgoatsandonsheepmeatandgoatmeat
otherthanfrozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthforeachweekduringthefollowingmonth;
whereastheyareapplicablefromMondaytoSunday;
whereastheycanbealteredwithinthatperiodifneces­
sary;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87of23
July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclatureand
onthecommonCustomsTariff(')introduces,witheffect
from1January1988,anewcombinednomenclature ,
whichmeetstherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsonforeign
tradeandwhichreplacestheexistingnomenclature ;
whereasthecombined-nomenclature codesshouldthere­
forebespecified,together,withtherelevantimport
duties;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(b)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EECNo1636/87(3),HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

29.12.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL369/13
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23Decemberfixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeWeekNo1
from4to
10January1988WeekNo2
from11to
17January1988WeekNo3
from18to
24January1988WeekNo4
from25to
31January1988
02043000
02044100
02045051
02044210
02045053
02044230
02045055
02044250
02045059
02044290
02045071
02044300
02045079196,305
196,305
196,305
137,414
137,414
215,936
215,936
255,197
255,197
255,197
255,197
357,275
357,275202,680
202,680
202,680
141,876
141,876
222,948
222,948
263,484
263,484
263,484
263,484
368,878
368,878210,278
210,278
210,278
147,195
147,195
231,306
231,306
273,361
273,361
273,361
273,361
382,706
382,706215,340
215,340
215,340
150,738
150,738
236,874
236,874
279,942
279,942
279,942
279,942
391,919
391,919
(')ThelevyapplicableislimitedtotheamountboundunderGATTorintheconditionslaiddowninCouncilRegulations(EEC)No1985/82,(EEC)No
3643/85and(EEC)No486/85andCommissionRegulation(EEC)No19/82.