CELEX: 31989R3868
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-22
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3868/89 of 21 December 1989 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

22. 12. 89                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 374/ 51
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3868/89
                                                      of 21 December 1989
                  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 3013/89                not to be representative of actual price trends in the
of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of                  country of origin are to be disregarded ;
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), Article 10
thereof,
                                                                    Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origina­
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,             ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­
Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No                 tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­
                                                                    mally low prices ;
3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within
CN codes codes 0204 10 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10,
0204 22 30,       0204 22 50,       0204 22 90,     0204 23 00,
                                                                    Whereas the levy on live animals within CN codes
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
                                                                    0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on the meat falling within
                                                                    CN codes codes 020410 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 2210,
Regulation ;                                                        0204 22 30,      0204 22 50,     0204 22 90,    0204 23 00,
                                                                    0204 50 11 ,     0204 50 13,     0204 50 15,    0204 50 19,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation                0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 11 and 0210 90 19 listed
(EEC) No 3013/89, the levy on fresh or chilled carcases
and half-carcases is to be equal to the difference between          in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is to be
the seasonally adjusted basic price and the Community               equal to the levy determined for carcases, multiplied by a
free-at-frontier offer price ;                                      standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in
                                                                    question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in Annex I
Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price is fixed in             to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ;
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/89 (2) for
the 1990 marketing year ;
                                                                    Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations
Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is               arising from international agreements concluded by the
determined in the light of the most representative                  Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover,
purchasing possibilities, as regard quality and quantity,           account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­
recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­            gements made by the Community with certain non­
                                                                    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 3530/89 (*), lays down
competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­
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
                                                                    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, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No               Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each
2668/80 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      month for each week during the following month ;
3939/87 (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  289,  7. 10. 1989, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No  L  129,  11 . 5. 1989, p. 10 .
(3) OJ No  L  276,  20. 10. 1980, p. 39.                            0 OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
(4) OJ No  L  373,  31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 .                           fa OJ No L 347, 28. 11 . 1989, p. 3.
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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 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regulation
     (EEC) No 1636/87 (2),                                                                 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 1 January 1990.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 21 December 1989.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
 (A OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                                          ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 1989 fixing die 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 1 to                 from 8 to                from 15 to             from 22 to         from 29 January to
                                 7 January 1990            14 January 1990          21 January 1990        28 January 1990         6 February 1990
      0104 10 90 (')                 113,148                   117,143                   120,494                123,196                127,196
      0104 20 90 (')                 113,148                   117,143                   120,494                123,196                127,196
      0204 10 00f)                   240,740                   249,240                   256,370                262,120               270,630
      0204 21 00 (2)                 240,740                   249,240                   256,370                262,120               270,630
      0204 2210 (2)                  168,518                   174,468                   179,459                183,484                189,441
      0204 22 30 0                   264,814                   274,164                   282,007                288,332               297,693
      0204 22 SO (2)                 312,962                   324,012                   333,281                340,756               351,819
      0204 22 90 (2)                 312,962                   324,012                   333,281                340,756               351,819
      0204 23 00 0                   438,147                   453,617                   466,593                477,058               492,547
      0204 50 1 1 0                  240,740                   249,240                   256,370                262,120               270,630
      0204 50 13f)                   168,518                   174,468                   179,459                183,484                189,441
      0204 50 15 0                   264,8 M                   274,164                   282,007                288,332               297,693
      0204 50 19 0                   312,962                   324,012                   333,281                340,756               351,819
      0204 50 31 O                   312^62                    324,012                   333,281                340,756               351,819
      0204 50 39 0                   438,147                   453,617                   466,593                477,058               492,547
      0210 90 11 (3)                 312,962                   324,012                   333,281                340,756               351,819
      0210 90 19 (J)                 438,147                   453,617                   466,593                477,058               492,547
(') 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.