CELEX: 31992R3857
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3857/92 of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

31 . 12 . 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 390/73
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3857/92
                                                         of 29 December 1992
                  fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                        other than frozen meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           which accompany products imported from non-member
                                                                       countries or on other information concerning the export
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas
Economic Community,                                                    offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing
                                                                       possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89
                                                                       and offer prices which, in view of general price move­
                                                                       ments or other information available, may be considered
of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by                not to be representative of actual price trends in the
Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 (2), Article 10 thereof,                   country of origin are to be disregarded ;
Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origina­
3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within           ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­
CN codes codes 0204 10 00 , 0204 21 00 , 0204 22 10,                   tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­
0204 22 30 ,      0204 22 50 ,      0204 22 90 ,       0204 23 00,     mally low prices ;
0204 50 1 1 ,     0204 50 1 3 ,     0204 50 1 5,       0204 50 1 9 ,
0204 50 31 and 0204 50 39 listed in Annex II of that
Regulation ;                                                           Whereas the levy on live animals within CN codes
                                                                       0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on the meat falling within
                                                                       CN codes codes 0204 10 00 , 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 1 of Regulation                  0204 22 30,       0204 22 50 ,    0204 22 90,    0204 23 00,
(EEC) No 3013/89, the levy on fresh or chilled carcases                0204 50 1 1 ,     0204 50 1 3,    0204 50 1 5,   0204 50 1 9 ,
and half-carcases is to be equal to the difference between             0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 1 1 and 0210 90 19 listed
the seasonally adjusted basic price and the Community
                                                                       in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is to be
free-at-frontier offer price ;                                         equal to the levy determined for carcases, multiplied by a
                                                                       standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in
Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price is fixed in                question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in Annex I
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2063/92 (3) for               to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ;
the 1993 marketing year ;
Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is                  Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations
determined in the light of the most representative                     arising from international agreements concluded by the
purchasing possibilities, as regard quality and quantity,              Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover,
recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­               account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­
ding month to the 20th day of the month during which                   gements made by the Community with certain non­
the levies are determined, taking particular account of the            member countries ;
supply and demand situation for fresh or chilled meat, the
world market price for frozen meat of a category which is              Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 7 1 5/90 (6), as last
competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­             amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (7), lays down
ence ;
                                                                       the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
                                                                       certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
Whereas the free-at-frontier offer price is to be deter­               products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
mined, if necessary, on the basis of the most represent­               States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
ative purchasing possibilities recorded for live sheep ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
2668/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                         91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
3939/87 (5), the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based         overseas countries and territories with the European
 inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents               Economic Community (s). no levies shall apply on
                                                                       imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                       and territories :
(') OJ   No  L 289, 7. 10. 1989 , p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No  L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 59 .
(3) OJ   No  L 215, 30 . 7. 1992, p. 45 .                              (6) OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
(4) OJ   No  L 276, 20 . 10 . 1980, p. 39 .                            O OJ No L 58 , 5. 3 . 1991 , p. 1 .
(5) OJ   No  L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 .                              0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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 Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each        tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies
 month for each week during the following month ;                on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
 whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ;             other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex
 whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­        to this Regulation,
 sary ;
 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (') are used to
 convert amounts expressed in third country currencies                                   Article 1
 and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;             The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­
 whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­        meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set
 tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­          out in the Annex hereto.
 lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (2) ;
                                                                                         Article 2
 Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­
 mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­       This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 1993.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 29 December 1992.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992.
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                                                                          ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on live sheep
                                  and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat (4)
                                                                                                                                           (ECU/100 kt>)
                                            Week No 1                     Week No 2                    Week No 3                   Week No 4
            CN code                          from 4 to                     from 1 1 to                  from 1 8 to                 from 25 to
                                          10 January 1993               17 January 1993              24 January 1993             31 January 1993
         0104 10 30 (')                        73,870                         75,256                       76,869                      78,020
          0104 10 80 (')                        73,870                        75,256                       76,869                      78,020
          0104 20 90 (')                        73,870                        75,256                       76,869                      78,020
         0204 10 00 0                         157,170                        160,120                      163,550                     166,000
          0204 21 00 0                        157,170                        160,120                      163,550                     166,000
          0204 22 10 0                        110,019                        112,084                      114,485                     116,200
         0204 22 30 0                         172,887                        176,132                      179,905                     182,600
          0204 22 50 0                        204,321                        208,156                      212,615                     215,800
          0204 22 90 0                        204,321                        208,156                      212,615                     215,800
          0204 23 00 0                        286,049                        291,418                      297,661                     302,120
          0204 50 11 0                        157,170                        160,120                      163,550                     166,000
          0204 50 130                         110,019                        112,084                      114,485                     116,200
          0204 50 15 0                        172,887                        176,132                      179,905                     182,600
          0204 50 190                         204,321                        208,156                      212,615                     215,800
         0204 50 31 0                         204,321                        208,156                      212,615                     215,800
          0204 50 39 0                        286,049                        291,418                      267,661                     302,120
          0210 90 11 0                        204,321                        208,156                      212,615                     215,800
          0210 90 19 0                        286,049                        291,418                      297,661                     302,120
(') The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3643/85, (EEC) No 715/90 and (EEC) No 1373/90 and
    Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/ 82, (EEC) No 1249/90, (EEC) No 1580/90 and (EEC) No 2085/90.
(2) The levy applicable is limited to the amount bound under GATT or in the conditions laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) No 1 985/82, (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 .
(3) The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82.
(4) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.