27.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No445/91
of26February1991
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 ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3013/89
of25September1989onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinsheepmeatandgoatmeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle
10thereof,
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(3);whereasthecoefficientreferredto
inArticle2(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No3013/89is
fixedinArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2668/80(4),
asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3939/87(*);
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)No715/90(6),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91Q,laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories; (')OJNoL289,7.10.1989,p.1.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL129,11.5.1989,p.10.
(4)OJNoL276,20.10.1980,p.39.0OJNoL373,31.12.1987,p.1.(6)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.

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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,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozensheepmeatandgoatmeat
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

27.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/21
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26February1991fixingtheimportleviesonfrozen
sheepmeatandgoatmeat(1)
(ECU/100kg)
I
CNcodeWeekNo9
from4to
10March1991WeekNo10
from11to
17March1991WeekNo11
from18to
24March1991WeekNo12
from25to
31March1991
02043000
02044100
02044210
02044230
02044250
02044290
02044300
02045051
02045053
02045055
02045059
02045071
02045079227,063
227,063
158,944
249,769
295,182
295,182
413,255
227,063
158,944
249,769
295,182
295,182
413,255228,900
228,900
160,230
251,790
297,570
297,570
416,598
228,900
160,230
251,790
297,570
297,570
416,598230,025
230,025
161,018
253,028
299,033
299,033
418,646
230,025
161,018
253,028
299,033
299,033
418,646230,025
230,025
161,018
253,028
299,033
299,033
418,646
230,025
161,018
253,028
299,033
299,033
418,646
(')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.