31991R0444

No L 52/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 444/91 of 26 February 1991 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents which accompany products imported from non-member Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European countries or on other information concerning the export Economic Community, prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by ments or other information available, may be considered Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), Article 10 thereof, not to be 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 origina­ Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ CN codes codes 0204 10 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10, mally low prices ; 0204 22 30, 0204 22 50, 0204 22 90, 0204 23 00 , 0204 50 1 1 , 0204 50 1 3, 0204 50 1 5, 0204 50 1 9, 0204 50 31 and 0204 50 39 listed in Annex II of that Whereas the levy on live animals within CN codes Regulation ; 0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on the meat falling within CN codes codes 020410 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10, Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation 0204 22 30 , 0204 22 50 , 0204 22 90, 0204 23 00, (EEC) No 3013/89, the levy on fresh or chilled carcases 0204 50 1 1 , 0204 50 13 , 0204 50 15, 0204 50 19, and half-carcases is to be equal to the difference between 0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 11 and 0210 90 19 listed the seasonally adjusted basic price and , the Community in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is to be free-at-frontier offer price ; equal to the levy determined for carcases, multiplied by a standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price is fixed in question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed in Annex I Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/89 (3) for to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ; the 1990 marketing year ;

Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations determined in the light of the most representative arising from international agreements concluded by the purchasing possibilities, as regard quality and quantity, Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­ account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­ ding month to the 20th day of the month during which gements made by the Community with certain non­ the levies are determined, taking particular account of the member countries ; 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 past experi­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (6), as ence ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 (J), lays down the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and Whereas the free-at-frontier offer price is to be deter­ certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific mined, if necessary, on the basis of the most represent­ States or in the overseas countries and territories ; ative purchasing possibilities recorded for live sheep ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each 2668/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No month for each week during the following month ; 3939/87 (*), the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ (') OJ No L 289, 7. 10 . 1989, p. 1 . sary ; (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . (3) OJ No L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 10. 0 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 36, 8 . 2. 1991 , p . 9 .

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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 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ to this Regulation, 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 corrective factor provided for in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 676/85 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), Article 1 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­ Journal of the European Communities, C series, over meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ; 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 4 March 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . O OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

No L 52/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 91

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1991 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

(ECU/100 kg) Week No 9 Week No 10 Week No 11 Week No 12 CN code from 4 to from 11 to from 18 to from 25 to 10 March 1991 17 March 1991 24 March 1991 31 March 1991

0104 10 90 (') 117,853 119,004 119,709 119,709 0104 20 90 (') 117,853 119,004 119,709 119,709 0204 10 00 (2) 250,750 253,200 254,700 254,700 0204 21 00 (2) 250,750 253,200 254,700 254,700 0204 22 10 0 175,525 177,240 178,290 178,290 0204 22 30 (2) 275,825 278,520 280,170 280,170 0204 22 50 (2) 325,975 329,160 331,110 331,110 0204 22 90 (2) 325,975 329,160 331,110 331,110 0204 23 00 (2) 456,365 460,824 463,554 463,554 0204 50 11 (2) 250,750 253,200 254,700 254,700 0204 50 13 (2) 175,525 177,240 178,290 178,290 0204 50 1 5 (2) 275,825 278,520 280,170 280,170 0204 50 19 (2) 325,975 329,160 331,110 331,110 0204 50 31 (2) 325,975 329,160 331,110 331,110 0204 50 39 (2) 456,365 460,824 463,554 463,554 0210 90 11 (3) 325,975 329,160 331,110 331,110 0210 90 19 (3) 456,365 460,824 463,554 463,554

(') The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3643/85, (EEC) No 715/90 and (EEC) No 1373/90 and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/82, (EEC) No 1249/90, (EEC) No 1580/90 and (EEC) No 2085/90. (2) 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 . (3) The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 19/82.