CELEX: 31992R3858
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3858/92 of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

No L 390 /76                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                31 . 12. 92
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3858/92
                                                          of 29 December 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,
                                                                       Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89                    2668 /80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based
of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of                      inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents
the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by
                                                                        which accompany products imported from non-member
Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 (2), and in particular Article              countries or on other information concerning the export
10 thereof,
                                                                        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,
                                                                        not to be representative of actual price trends in the
0204 42 30,       0204 42 50 ,          0204 42 90,     0204 43 00 ,
                                                                        country of origin are to be disregarded ;
0204 50 51 ,      0204 50 53 ,          0204 50 55,     0204 50 59 ,
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 1 0,    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 50 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 1993
marketing year is fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2063/92 (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  215,   30. 7. 1992, p. 59.
(3) OJ  No  L  215,   30 . 7 . 1992, p. 45.
(4) 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       Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the            mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­
overseas countries and territories with the European             tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies
Economic Community ('), no levies shall apply on                 on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat
imports of products originating in the overseas countries        other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex
and territories ;                                                to this Regulation,
Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each
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 the representative market rates defined in Article
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 381 3/92 (2) are used to
convert amounts expressed in third country currencies            The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat
                                                                 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural
conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;
whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­                                 Article 2
tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­
lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (3) ;                                    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 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
(3) 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 frozen
                                                          sheepmeat and goatmeat (') (2)
                                                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
                                           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
           0204 30 00                        174,128                   176,340                        178,913                     180,750
           0204 41 00                        174,128                   176,340                        178,913                     180,750
           020442 10                         121,890                   123,438                        125,239                     126,525
           020442 30                         191,541                   193,974                        196,804                     198,825
           0204 42 50                        226,366                   229,242                        232,587                     234,975
           0204 42 90                        226,366                   229,242                        232,587                     234,975
           0204 43 10                        316,913                   320,939                        325,622                     328,965
           0204 43 90                        316,913                   320,939                        325,622                     328,965
           0204 50 51                        174,128                   176,340                        178,913                     180,750
           0204 50 53                        121,890                   123,438                        125,239                     126,525
           0204 50 55                        191,541                   193,974                        196,804                     198,825
           0204 50 59                        226,366                   229,242                        232,587                     234,975
           0204 50 71                        226,366                   229,242                        232,587                     234,975
           0204 50 79                        316,913                   320,939                        325,622                     328,965
(') 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.
(2) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.