CELEX: 31988R4026
Language: en
Date: 1988-12-23
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 4026/88 of 21 December 1988 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

23 . 12. 88                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 355/ 19
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4026/88
                                                     of 21 December 1988
                  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 the Act of Accession of Spain and                  possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities
Portugal,                                                          and offer prices which, in view of general price move­
                                                                    ments or other information available, may be considered
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80                not to be representative of actual price trends in the
of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the                  country of origin are to be disregarded ;
market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 11 15/88 (2), and in particular the
first paragraph of Article 11 thereof,                             Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origina­
                                                                   ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,            tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­
                                                                   mally low prices ;
Whereas, under Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1837/80, a levy is applicable to the products specified in
Article 1 (a) of that Regulation ;                                 Whereas the levy on live animals within subheadings
                                                                   0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on the meat falling within
Whereas the levy on products falling within subheadings            subheadings       0204 1 0 00,    0204 21 00,    0204 22 1 0,
0204 10 00,      0204 21 00,        0204 22 10,    0204 22 30,     0204 22 30,       0204 22 50,     0204 22 90,    0204 23 00,
0204 22 50,      0204 22 90,        0204 23 00,    0204 50 1 1 ,   0204 50 1 1 ,     0204 50 1 3,    0204 50 1 5,   0204 50 1 9,
0204 50 13,    0204 50 15, 0204 50 19, 0204 50 31 and              0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 11 and 0210 90 19 listed
0204 50 39 listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No                in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is to be
1837/80 is to be equal to the difference between the               equal to the levy determined for carcases, multiplied by a
seasonally-adjusted basic price and the Community free-­           standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in
at-frontier offer price ;                                          question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in Annex I
                                                                   to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ;
Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price is fixed in
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2265/88 (3) for
the 1989 marketing year ;                                          Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations
                                                                   arising from international agreements concluded by the
Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is              Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover,
determined in the light of {he most representative                 account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­
purchasing possibilities, as regard quality and quantity,          gements made by the Community with certain non-­
recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­           member countries ;
ding month to the 20th day of the month during which
the levies are determined, taking particular account of the
supply and demand situation for fresh or chilled meat, the         Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (% as last
world market price for frozen meat of a category which is          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /87 if), lays down
competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­         the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
ence ;                                                             certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
                                                                   products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
Whereas the free-at-frontier offer price is to be deter­           States or in the overseas countries and territories ;
mined, if necessary, on the basis of the most represent­
ative purchasing possibilities recorded for live sheep ;
                                                                   Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No              month for each week during the following month ;
2668/80 (4) the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based      whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ;
                                                                   whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­
                                                                   sary ;
(>) OJ No   L 183,  16. 7. 1980, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No   L 110,  29. 4. 1988, p. 36.
(3) OJ No   L 199,  26. 7. 1988 , p. 14.                           0 OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
0   OJ No   L 276,  20. 10. 1980, p. 39.                           («) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 102.
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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 coefficient provided for in the      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
    last paragraph of Article 3 (b) of to Council Regulation
    (EEC) No 1 676/85 ('), as last amended by Regulation
    (EEC) No 1636/87 0,                                                                   Article 1
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of           The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­
    these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­        meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set
     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the          out in the Annex hereto.
    previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
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 2 January 1989.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                   Done at Brussels, 21 December 1988 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                                          ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 1988 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               Week No 5
         CN , code                  from 2 to                 from 9 to                from 16 to             from 23 to         from 30 January to
                                 8 January 1989            15 January 1989          22 January 1989        29 January 1989         5 February 1989
      0104 10 90 (')                 120,198                   124,193                   128,954                132,126                136,126
      0104 20 90 (')                 120,198                   124,193                   128,954                132,126                136.126
      0204 10 00 (2)                 255,740                   264,240                   274,370                281,120               289,630
      0204 21 00 (2)                 255,740                   264,240                   274,370                281,120               289,630
      0204 22 10 (2)                 179,018                   184,968                   192,059                196,784               202,741
      0204 22 30 (2)                 281,314                   290,664                   301,807                309,232               318,593
      0204 22 50 (2)                 332,462                   343,512                   356,681                365,456               376,519
      0204 22 90 (2)                 332,462                   343,512                   356,681                365,456               376,519
      0204 23 00 (2)                 465,447                   480,917                   499,353                511,638               527.127
      0204 50 1 1 (2)                255,740                   264,240                   274,370                281,120               289,630
      0204 50 13 (2)                 179,018                   184,968                   192,059                196,784               202,741
      0204 50 15 (2)                 281,314                   290,664                   301,807                309,232               318,593
      0204 50 19 (2)                 332,462                   343,512                   356,681                365,456               376,519
      0204 50 31 (2)                 332,462                   343,512                   356,681                365,456               376,519
      0204 50 39 (2)                 465,447                   480,917                   499,353                511,638                527,127
      0210 90 11 (3)                 332,462                   343,512                   356,681                365,456               376,519
      0210 90 19 (3)                 465,447                   480,917                   499,353                511,638                527,127
(') The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down in Council Regulations (EEC) No 3643/85 and (EEC) No 486/85 and Commission Regulation
    (EEC) No 19/82.
(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 and (EEC) No 486/85 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82.
(3) The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82.