CELEX: 31992R0456
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 456/92 of 26 February 1992 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

27. 2. 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 52/37
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 456/92
                                                       of 26 February 1992
                               fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        of the supply and demand situation for fresh or chilled
                                                                    meat, the world market price for frozen meat of a category
                                                                    which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              past experience ;
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89               Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of                 2668/80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based
 the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by            inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents
 Regulation (EEC) No 1741 /91 (2), and in particular Article        which accompany products imported from non-member
 10 thereof,                                                        countries or on other information concerning the export
                                                                    prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas
                                                                    offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing
                                                                    possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities
 Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No          and offer prices which, in view of general price move­
 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within       ments or other information available, may be considered
 CN      codes      0204 30 00,      0204 41 00,    0204 42 10,
 0204 42 30,      0204 42 50,       0204 42 90,     0204 43 00,
                                                                    not to be representative of actual price trends in the
 0204 50 51 ,     0204 50 53,       0204 50 55,     0204 50 59,
                                                                    country of origin are to be disregarded ;
 0204 50 71 and 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to that
 Regulation ;
                                                                    Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origin­
                                                                    ating in or coming from one or more non-member coun­
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No              tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­
 3013/89, the levy on frozen carcases and halfcarcases is to        mally low prices ;
 be equal to the difference between :
(a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient representing        Whereas the levy on the meat falling within CN codes
     the relationship existing in the Community between             0204 30 00,      0204 41 00,     0204 42 10,    0204 42 30,
     the price of fresh meat of a category competitive with         0204 42 50,      0204 42 90,     0204 43 00,    0204 50 51 ,
     the frozen meat in question, presented in the same             0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 5d 59, 0204 50 71 and
     form, and the average price of fresh and chilled sheep         0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
     carcases, and                                                  3013/89 is to be equal to the levy determined for frozen
                                                                    carcases, multiplied by a standard coefficient fixed for
(b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the said         each of the products in question ; whereas these coeffi­
     frozen meat ;
                                                                    cients are fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2668/80 ;
Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price for the 1992
 marketing year is fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1742/91 (3); whereas the coefficient referred to           Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations
in Article 12 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is             arising from international agreements concluded by the
fixed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 (4),          Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover,
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (*) ;                     account should be taken of the voluntary restraint
                                                                    arrangements made by the Community with certain
                                                                    non-member countries ;
Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is
determined in the light of the most representative
purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity,          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (6), as last
recorded over the period from the 21st day of the                   amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 Q, lays down
preceding month to the 20th day of the month during                 the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
which the levies are determined, taking particular account          certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
                                                                    products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
(') OJ  No  L  289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1 .                             States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
(2) OJ  No  L  163, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 41 .
(3) OJ  No  L  163, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 42.
0   OJ  No  L  276, 20. 10. 1980, p. 39.                           (6) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L  373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 .                           0 OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision             the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the                 tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (2), as last amended by Regula­
overseas countries and territories with the European                  tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (3),
Economic Community ('), no levies shall apply on                  — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
imports of products originating in the overseas countries             average of the ecu rates published in the Official
and territories ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101           Journal of the European Communities, C series, over
(4) of the abovementioned Decision, a special amount                  a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­
shall be charged on imports of certain products origina­              cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
ting in the overseas countries and territories in order to
prevent products originating from these countries and             Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­
territories from receiving more favourable treatment than         mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­
similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the         tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies
Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;                    on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                                  other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex
Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each          to this Regulation,
month for each week during the following month ;
whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­
sary ;
                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
should be calculated on the following basis :                     The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                                  shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band                                 Article 2
    of 2,25 %, a rate of exchange based on - their central
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 1992.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 26 February 1992.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                                  o OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
C) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .                              0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                                      ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1992 fixing the import levies on frozen
                                                          sheepmeat and goatmeat (') (2)
                                                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
                                  Week No 9              Week No 10             Week No 11               Week No 12              Week No 13
         CN code                    from 2 to              from 9 to             from 16 to               from 23 to            from 30 March
                                 8 March 1992           15 March 1992          22 March 1992            29 March 1992          to 5 April 1992
       0204 30 00                    205,705                207,505                208,608                  208,608                207,918
       0204 41 00                    205,705                207,505                208,608                  208,608                207,918
       0204 4210                     143,994                145,254                146,026                  146,026                145,543
       0204 42 30                    226,276                228,256                229,469                  229,469                228,710
       0204 42 50                    267,417                269,757                271,190                  271,190                270,293
       0204 42 90                    267,417                269,757                271,190                  271,190                270,293
       0204 43 00                    374,383                377,659                379,667                  379,667                378,411
       0204 50 51                    205,705                207,505                208,608                  208,608                207,918
       0204 50 53                    143,994                145,254                146,026                  146,026                145,543
       0204 50 55                    226,276                228,256                229,469                  229,469                228,710
       0204 50 59                    267,417                269,757                271,190                  271,190                270,293
       0204 50 71                    267,417                269,757                271,190                  271,190                270,293
       0204 50 79                    374,383                377,659                379,667                 379,667                 378,411
(') The levy applicable is limited to the amount bound under GATT or in the conditions laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1985/82, (EEC) No
    3643/85, (EEC) No 715/90 and (EEC) No 753/90 and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/82, (EEC) No 3652/89, (EEC) No 3989/89, (EEC) No 479/90
    and (EEC) No 952/90.
(*) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.