31985R2984

26 . 10 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 286/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2984/85 of 25 October 1985 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN or chilled meat, the world market price for frozen COMMUNITIES, meat of a category which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experience ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based inter alia on the prices shown in the customs Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No documents which accompany products imported from 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization non-member countries or on other information of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as last concerning the export prices applied by those non­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1312/85 (2), and in member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not particular the first paragraph of Article 1 1 thereof, correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities and offer prices Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary which, in view of general price movements or other Committee, information available, may be considered not to be representative of actual price trends in the country of origin are to be disregarded ; Whereas under Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 a levy is applicable to the products falling Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origi­ within subheading 02.01 A IV b) listed in Annex I to nating in or coming from one or more non-member that Regulation ; countries if exports of the said products are made at abnormally low prices ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, the levy on frozen carcases and half­ Whereas the levy on the meat falling within subhead­ carcases is to be equal to the difference between : ings 02.01 A IV b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is to be equal to the (a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient represen­ levy determined for frozen carcases, multiplied by a ting the relationship existing in the Community standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in between the price of fresh meat of a category question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in competitive with the frozen meat in question, Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ; 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 for the 1985/86 marketing certain non-member countries ; year is fixed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1313/85 (3) ; whereas the coefficient referred to in Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (*), as Article 13 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 is amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/85 (6), lays fixed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No down the arrangements applicable on agricultural 2668 /80 (4) ; products and certain goods resulting from the proces­ sing of agricultural products originating in the African, Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas coun­ determined in the light of the most representative tries and territories ; purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quan­ tity, recorded over the period from the 21st day of the Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of preceding month to the 20th day of the month during each month for each week during the following which the levies are determined, taking particular month ; whereas they are applicable from Monday to account of the supply and demand situation for fresh Sunday ; whereas they can be altered within that period if necessary ; (■) OJ No L 183 , 16 . 7. 1980, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 137, 27. 5 . 1985, p. 22. (3) OJ No L 137, 27 . 5 . 1985, p. 23 . 0 OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. (4) OJ No L 276, 20 . 10 . 1980, p . 39. (<• OJ No L 279 , 19 . 10 . 1985, p. 5 .

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Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and levies should be calculated on the following basis : goatmeat other than frozen meat should be as set out — in the case of currencies which are maintained in in the Annex to this Regulation, relation 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provided for in Article 2b (2) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 974/71 ('), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 855/84 (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 frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat these currencies recorded over a given period in shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . relation to the Community currencies referred to in the previous indent and the aforesaid coeffi­ < cient ; Article 2 Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the infor­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 November 1985 . mation and quotations known to the Commission, the

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1985 .

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(■) OJ No L 106, 12. 5. 1971 , p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 25 October 1985 fixing the import levies on frozen sheep­ meat and goatmeat

(ECU/100 kg)

CCT Week No 32 Week No 33 Week No 34 Week No 35 heading from 4 to from 11 to from 18 to from 25 November to No 10 November 1985 (') 17 November 1985 (') 24 November 1985 (') 1 December 1985 (')

02.01 A IV b) 1 95,853 97,705 101,238 105,468 2 67,097 68,394 70,867 73,828 3 105,438 107,476 111,362 116,015 4 124,609 127,017 131,609 137,108 5 aa) 124,609 127,017 131,609 137,108 bb) 174,452 177,823 184,253 191,952

(') 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 3658/84 and (EEC) No 486/85 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82.