21. 12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 344/17 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common 
organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat 
COM(87) 513 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 9 November 1987) 
(87/C 344/06) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas the Community is a contracting party to the 
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, hereinafter referred to as 
'the harmonized system', which is intended to replace the 
Convention of 15 December 1950 on Nomenclature for the 
Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs; 
Whereas, from 1 January 1988, there is established by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (J) a combined 
goods nomenclature based on the harmonized system 
which will meet the requirements both of the Common 
Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the 
Community; 
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the 
descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which 
appear in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 794/87 (3), according to 
the terms of the combined nomenclature based on the 
harmonized system; 
Whereas certain edible flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal are classified in subheadings of heading No 02.06 of 
the Common Customs Tariff presently in force, which are 
covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80; whereas, in the 
combined nomenclature based on the harmonized system, 
by way of simplification, a single subheading has been 
established to cover all edible flours and meals of meat or 
meat offal; whereas it is desirable that the said flours and 
meals be covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No 000/88; whereas, as a consequence, they should no 
longer be covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80; 
Whereas certain homogenized preparations of meat, meat 
offal or blood, preparations of animal blood, and stuffed 
pasta containing more than 20 % by weight of sausages and 
the like, meat and meat offal, including fats, are classified in 
subheadings of heading No 16.02 of the Common Customs 
Tariff presently in force, which are covered by Regulation 
(EEC) No 1837/80; whereas, in the combined nomencla­
ture based on the harmonized system, by way of 
simplification, single subheadings have been established for 
each of the aforementioned preparations; whereas it is 
desirable that the said preparations be covered by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the 
common organization of the market in pigmeat (5), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 000/88; whereas, as a 
consequence, they should no longer be covered by 
Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80; 
Whereas numerous Regulations in the sheepmeat and 
goatmeat sector must be adapted in the light of the new 
nomenclature; whereas, under Article 15 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87, the changes made may be of a technical 
nature only; whereas, accordingly, a provision should be 
introduced whereby all other adjustments to Council and 
Commission Regulations on the common organization of 
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat should be made in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, provided that such adjust­
ments are required solely as a result of the introduction of 
the harmonized system, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(!) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 79, 16. 3. 1987, p. 3. (4) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 
(5) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
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1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 1 The common organization of the market in sheepmeat 
and goatmeat shall comprise a system and trading 
system and cover the following products: 
CN code 
(a) 0104 10 90 
0104 20 90 
0204 
0210 90 11 
0210 90 19 
(b) 0104 10 10 
0104 20 10 
0206 80 99 
0206 90 99 
0210 90 60 
1502 00 99 
(c) 1602 90 71 
(d) 1602 90 79 Description 
Live sheep, other than pure-bred breeding animals 
Live goats, other than pure-bred breeding animals 
Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Meat of sheep and goats, with bone in, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 
Meat of sheep and goats, boneless, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 
Live sheep, pure-bred breeding animals 
Live goats, pure-bred breeding animals 
Edible offal of sheep and goats, fresh or chilled, other than offal of sheep and 
goats, frozen, other than offal for the manufacture of pharmaceutical products 
Edible offal of sheep and goats, frozen, other than offal for the manufacture of 
pharmaceutical products 
Edible meat offal of sheep and goats, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 
Fats of sheep and goats, unrendered, rendered or solvent-extracted 
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal containing meat or offal of sheep 
or goats, uncooked; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal 
Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal containing meat or offal of sheep 
or goats' 
2. Article 12 (1) and (3) are replaced by the following: 
'1. The levy on fresh or chilled carcases falling within 
subheadings 0204 10 00, 0204 21 00 and 0204 50 11 of 
the combined nomenclature, listed in Annex I, shall be 
free-at-Community-frontier offer price.' 
'3. The levy on live animals falling within subheadings 
0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on meat falling within 
subheadings 0204 22 10, 0204 22 30, 0204 22 50, 
0204 22 90, 0204 23 00, 0204 50 13, 0204 50 15, 
0204 50 19, 0204 50 31, 0204 50 39, 0210 90 11 and 
0210 90 19, listed in Annex I, shall be equal to the levy 
on the product referred to in paragraph 1, multiplied by 
a standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in 
question.' 
3. Article 13 is amended as follows: 
(a) The introductory phrase to paragraph 1 is replaced 
by the following: 
'1. The levy on frozen meat falling within subhead­
ings 0204 30 00,0204 41 00 and 0204 50 51, listed in 
Annex I, shall be equal to the difference between:' (b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: 
'3. For frozen meat falling within subheadings 
0204 42 10, 0204 42 30, 0204 42 50, 0204 42 90, 
0204 43 00, 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59, 
0204 50 71 and 0204 50 79, listed in Annex I, the 
levy shall be equal to the levy fixed for the product 
referred to in paragraph 1, multiplied by a standard 
coefficient fixed for each of the products in 
question.' 
4. Article 15 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 15 
By way of derogation from Article 12, 13 and 14: 
(a) for products falling within subheadings 0104 10 90 
and 0104 20 90 the levies shall be limited to the 
amount resulting from voluntary restraint agree­
ments : 
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(b) for products falling within heading No 0204 in 
respect of which the rate of duty has been bound 
within GATT, the levies shall be limited to the 
amount resulting from such binding or to that 
resulting from voluntary restraint agreements.' Commission acts concerning the common organization of 
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat wich result from the 
application of Article 1. 
Article 3 
5. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, 
shall make the necessary adaptations to Council or This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
ANNEX 
'ANNEX 1 
CN code 
Section (a) 
0204 10 00 
0204 21 00 
0204 22 10 
0204 22 30 
0204 22 50 
0204 22 90 
0204 23 00 
0204 50 11 
0204 50 13 
0204 50 15 
0204 50 19 
0204 50 31 
0204 50 39 
Section (b) 
0210 90 11 
0210 90 19 
Section (c) 
0204 30 00 
0204 41 00 
0204 42 10 
0204 42 30 
0204 42 50 
0204 42 90 
0204 43 00 
0204 50 51 
0204 50 53 Description 
Meat of sheep and goats, fresh or chilled: 
— Carcases and half-carcases of lamb 
— Carcases and half-carcases of sheep other than those of lamb 
— Short forequarters of sheep 
— Chines and/or best ends of sheep 
— Legs of sheep 
— Other cuts with bone in of sheep 
— Boneless cuts of sheep 
— Carcases and half-carcases of goats 
— Short forequarters of goats 
— Chines and/or best ends of goats 
— Legs of goats 
— Other cuts with bone in of goats 
— Boneless cuts of goats 
Meat of sheep and goats salted, in brine, dried or smoked: 
— With bone in 
— Boneless 
Meat of sheep and goats, frozen: 
— Carcases and half-carcases of lamb 
— Carcases and half-carcases of sheep, other than those of lamb 
— Short forequarters of sheep 
— Chines and/or best ends of sheep 
— Legs of sheep 
— Other cuts with bone in of sheep 
— Boneless cuts of sheep 
— Carcases and half-carcases of goats 
— Short forequarters of goats 
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CN code 
0204 50 55 
0204 50 59 
0204 50 71 
0204 50 79 Description 
— Chines and/or best ends of goats 
— Legs of goats 
— Other cuts with bone in of goats 
— Boneless cuts of goats' 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 on the common 
organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables 
COM(87) 513 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 9 November 1987) 
(87/C 344/07) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas the Community is a contracting party to the 
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, hereinafter referred to as 
'the harmonized system', which is intended to replace the 
Convention of 15 December 1950 on Nomenclature for the 
Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs; 
Whereas, from 1 January 1988, there is established by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 i1) a combined 
goods nomenclature based on the harmonized system 
which will meet the requirements both of the Common 
Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the 
Community; 
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the 
descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which 
appear in Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1928/87 (3), according 
to the terms of the combined nomenclature based on the 
harmonized system; 
Whereas mixtures of dried fruits, or of dried fruits and 
dried nuts, may be classified, according to their essential character, in various subheadings of Chapter 8 of the 
Common Customs Tariff presently in force; whereas, in 
the combined nomenclature based on the harmonized 
system, by way of simplification, a single subheading has 
been stablished to cover all other mixtures of dried fruits 
and of dried fruits and dried nuts; whereas it is desirable 
that the said mixtures be covered by Regulation (EEC) 
No 426/86; 
Whereas numerous Regulations in the processed fruit and 
vegetables sector must be adapted in the light of the new 
nomenclature; whereas, under Article 15 of Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87, the changes made may be of a technical 
nature only; whereas, accordingly, a provision should be 
introduced whereby all other adjustments to Council and 
Commission Regulations on the common organization of 
the market in processed fruit and vegetables should be 
made in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 
22 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, provided that such 
adjustments are required solely as a result of the 
introduction of the harmonized system, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
(!) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 183, 2. 7. 1987, p. 32. Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: 
'Article 1 
1. The common organization of the market in 
products processed from fruit and vegetables shall cover 
the following: