CELEX: 31990R3766
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3766/90 of 21 December 1990 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

No L 360/58                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               22. 12. 90
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3766/90
                                                      of 21 December 1990
                  fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                     other than frozen meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents
                                                                    which accompany products imported from non-member
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               countries or on other information concerning the export
Economic Community,                                                 prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas
                                                                    offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89                possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities
of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of                  and offer prices which, in view of general price move­
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by             ments or other information available, may be considered
Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), Article 10 thereof,                not to be representative of actual price trends in the
                                                                    country of origin are to be disregarded ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
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 11 ,     0204 50 13,        0204 50 15,     0204 50 19,
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 2210,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 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 11 and 0210 90 19 listed
the seasonally adjusted basic price and the Community
free-at-frontier offer price ;                                      in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is to be
                                                                    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 1248/89 (3) for            to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ;
the 1990 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
competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (*) lays
ence ;
                                                                    down the arrangements applicable on agricultural
                                                                    products and certain goods resulting from the processing
Whereas the 1 free-at-frontier offer price is to be deter­          of agricultural products originating in the African, Carib­
mined, if necessary, on the basis of the most represent­            bean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and
ative purchasing possibilities recorded for live sheep ;            territories ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
2668/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each
3939/87 (% the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based        month for each week during the following month ;
                                                                    whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ;
O   OJ No  L  289,  7. 10. 1989, p. 1 .                             whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­
(2) OJ No  L  353,  17. 12. 1990, p. 23 .                           sary ;
0   OJ No  L  129,  11 . 5. 1989, p. 10.
0   OJ No  L  276,  20. 10. 1980, p. 39 .
0   OJ No  L  373,  31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 .                           («) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
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whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies       on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
should be calculated on the following basis :                    other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­        to this Regulation,
    tion to each other at any given moment within a band
    of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
    rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of to Council
    Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by
    Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2),                                                     Article 1
— for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an
    average of the ecu rates published in the Official           The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­
    Journal of the European Communities, C series, over          meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set
    a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­         out in the Annex hereto.
    cient referred to in the preceding indent ;
Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­                                   Article 2
mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­
tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies          This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 21 December 1990.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.
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                                                                          ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 1990 fixing the import levies on live sheep
                                    and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat
                                                                                                                                          (ECU/100 kg)
                                            Week No 1                     Week No 2                    Week No 3                   Week No 4
            CN code                          from 7 to                     from 14 to                   from 21 to             from 28 January to
                                          13 January 1991              20 January 1991               27 January 1991             3 February 1991
          0104 10 90 (')                        89,483                        93,751                       98,503                    101,670
          0104 20 90 (')                        89,483                        93,751                       98,503                    101,670
          0204 10 00 (2)                      190,390                        199,470                      209,580                   216,320
          0204 21 00 (2)                      190,390                        199,470                      209,580                   216,320
          0204 22 10 (2)                      133,273                        139,629                      146,706                    151,424
          0204 22 30 (2)                      209,429                        219,417                      230,538                   237,952
          0204 22 50 0                        247,507                        259,311                      272,454                   281,216
          0204 22 90 (2)                      247,507                        259,311                      272,454                   281,216
          0204 23 00 (2)                      346,510                        363,035                      381,436                   393,702
          0204 50 11 0                        190,390                        199,470                      209,580                   216,320
          0204 50 13 (2)                      133,273                        139,629                      146,706                    151,424
          0204 50 15 (2)                      209,429                        219,417                      230,538                   237,952
          0204 50 19 (2)                      247,507                        259,311                      272,454                   281,216
          0204 50 31 (2)                      247,507                        259,311                      272,454                   281,216
          0204 50 39 (2)                      346,510                        363,035                      381,436                   393,702
          0210 90 11 0                        247,507                        259,311                      272,454                   281,216
          0210 90 19 (3) ,                    346,510                        363,035                      381,436                   393,702
(') 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 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.
(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.