31980R2670

20 . 10 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 276/45

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2670/80 of 17 October 1980 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) COMMUNITIES, No 2668/80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents which accompany products imported from Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European non-member countries or on other information Economic Community, concerning the export prices applied by those non­ member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organiza­ relate to unrepresentative quantities and offer prices tion of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ( !), and which, in view of general price movements or other information available, may be considered not to be in particular the first paragraph of Article 11 thereof, representative of actual price trends in the country of origin are to be disregarded ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origi­ Whereas under Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No nating in or coming from one or more non-member 1837/80 a levy is applicable to the products falling countries if exports of the said products are made at within subheading 02.01 A IV b) listed in Annex I to abnormally low prices ; that Regulation ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas the levy on the meat falling within subhead­ No 1837/80, the levy on frozen carcases and half­ ings 02.01 A IV b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 listed in Annex I to carcases is to be equal to the difference between : Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is to be equal to the levy determined for frozen carcases, multiplied by a (a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient repre­ standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in senting the relationship existing in the Commu­ question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in nity between the price of fresh meat of a category Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ; competitive with the frozen meat in question, presented in the same form, and the average price of fresh and chilled sheep carcases, and Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obliga­ (b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the tions arising from international agreements concluded said frozen meat ; by the Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arrangements made by the Community with Whereas the basic price or the 1980/81 marketing certain non-member countries : year is fixed in Article 31 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 ; whereas the coefficient referred to in Article 13 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is fixed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 (2) ; 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 Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is Sunday ; whereas they can be altered within that determined in the light of the most representative period if necessary ; purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quan­ tity, recorded over the period from the 21st day of the preceding month to the 20th day of the month during which the levies are determined, taking particular Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, account of the supply and demand situation for fresh levies should be calculated on the following basis ; or chilled meat, the world market price for frozen meat of a category which is competitive with fresh or — in the case of currencies which are maintained in chilled meat and of past experience ; relation to each other at any given moment within 0) OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980 , p. 1 . a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on (2) See page 39 of this Official Journal . their effective parity,

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— in the case of other currencies, an exchange based HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of those currencies recorded for a given Article 1 period in relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent ; The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the infor­ mation and quotations known to the Commission, the Article 2 levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat should be as set out This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 1980 . in the Annex to this Regulation,

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1980 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 17 October 1980 fixing the import levies on frozen sheep­ meat and goatmeat (ECU/100 kg)

Week No 29 Week No 30 CCT from 20 from 27 October Description to 26 October heading No to 2 November 1980 (') 1980 (»)

02.01 A IV b) Meat of sheep or goats, frozen : 1 . Carcases or half-carcases 54000 53-250 2. Short forequarters 37-800 37-275 3 . Chines and/or best ends 59-400 58-575 4. Legs 70-200 69-225 5. Other : (aa) Unboned (bone-in) 70-200 69-225 (bb) Boned or boneless 98-280 96-915 I

(') The levy applicable is limited to the amount bound under GATT or in the conditions laid down in the voluntary restraint agreements Or those laid down in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 2664/80 and (EEC) No 2665/80 .