Commission Regulation (EC) No 3242/94 of 21 December 1994 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EEC) No 3653/85 as regards imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products originating in certain third countries

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3242/94 of 21 December 1994 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EEC) No 3653/85 as regards imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products originating in certain third countries
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1886/94 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 (4), and in particular Article 1 (2)  thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85 of 19 December 1985 concerning the import arrangements applicable to certain third countries in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector as from 1986, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3890/92 (5), and  in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3234/94 of 22 December 1994 suspending the import levy on sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products (6), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89, the levies applicable to the products in question are limited to the amounts resulting from voluntary restraint agreements; whereas Article 7 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No  19/82 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3581/93 (8), stipulates that the levy applicable to imports under voluntary restraint agreements is to be limited to 10 % ad valorem; whereas by Decision (9) the Council in the name of the Community  approved the extension to 30 June 1995 of the adjustments to the agreements between the European Community and Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, New Zealand, Poland and Uruguay on trade in sheepmeat and  goatmeat sector products; whereas by virtue of these adjustments the levy is reduced to zero;
Whereas pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85, Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3653/85 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2779/93 (11), stipulates that the levy applicable to imports originating in third countries other than  those having concluded voluntary restraint agreements with the Community is to be limited to 10 % ad valorem;
Whereas by way of derogation from the voluntary restraint agreements concluded with Iceland, Romania and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and by way of derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 3643/85, Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3234/94  suspends until 31 December 1994 collection of the levy applicable to imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat sector products of CN codes 0104 10 30, 0104 10 80, 0104 20 90 and 0240;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,