31985R3649

24. 12. 85 No L 348 / 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3649/85 of 23 December 1985 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 documents Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European which accompany products imported from non-member Economic Community, countries or on other information concerning the export prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as last amended by ments or other information available, may be considered Regulation (EEC) No 3523/85 (2), and in particular the not to be representative of actual price trends in the first paragraph of Article 11 thereof, 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 origina­ Whereas under Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ 1837/80 a levy is applicable to the products falling within tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ subheading 02.01 A IV b) listed in Annex I to that Regu­ mally low prices ; lation ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the levy on the meat falling within subheadings 1837/80, the levy on frozen carcases and halfcarcases is to 02.01 A IV b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 listed in Annex I to Regula­ be equal to the difference between : tion (EEC) No 1837/80 is to be equal to the levy deter­ mined for frozen carcases, multiplied by a standard coeffi­ (a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient representing cient fixed for each of the products in question ; whereas the relationship existing in the Community between these coefficients are fixed in Annex II to Regulation the price of fresh meat of a category competitive with (EEC) No 2668/80 ; 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 obligations (b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the said arising from international agreements concluded by the frozen meat ; Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­ gements made by the Community with certain non­ Whereas the basic price for the 1986 marketing year is member countries ; fixed in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1313/85 (3) ; 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 (4) ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/85 (*), lays down the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural determined in the light of the most representative products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, States or in the overseas countries and territories : recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­ 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 the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each world market price for frozen meat of a category which is month for each week during the following month ; competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­ ence : whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ sary ; (') OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 336, 14. 12. 1985, p. 2. 0 OJ No L 137, 27. 5 . 1985, p . 23 . O 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 goatmeat should be calculated on the following basis : other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 0, Article 1 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . tion to the Community currencies referred to in the 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 6 January 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6 . 1985, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 December 1985 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

(ECU/100 kg)

CCT Week No 1 Week No 2 Week No 3 Week No 4 heading from 6 to from 13 to from 20 to from 27 January to No 12 January 1986 (') 19 January 1986 (') 26 January 1986 (') 2 February 1986 (')

02.01 A IV b) 1 137,305 143,680 151,278 156,340 . 2 96,114 100,576 105,895 109,438 3 151,036 158,048 166,406 171,974 4 178,497 186,784 196,661 203,242 5 aa) 178,497 186,784 196,661 203,242 bb) 249,895 261,498 275,326 284,539

(') 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.