31991R0445

27 . 2. 91 No L 52/ 19 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 445/91 of 26 February 1991 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, which the levies are determined, taking particular account of the supply and demand situation for fresh or chilled meat, the world market price for frozen meat of a category Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of Economic Community, past experience ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by 2668/80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents 10 thereof, which accompany products imported from non-member countries or on other information concerning the export prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No ments or other information available, may be considered 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within not to be representative of actual price trends in the CN codes 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00, 0204 42 10 , country of origin are to be disregarded ; 0204 42 30, 0204 42 50 , 0204 42 90, 0204 43 00 , 0204 50 51 , 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59 , 0204 50 71 and 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to that Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origin­ Regulation ; ating in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No mally low prices ; 3013/89 , the levy on frozen carcases and halfcarcases is to be equal to the difference between : Whereas the levy on the meat falling within CN codes (a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient representing 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00, 0204 42 10, 0204 42 30, the relationship existing in the Community between 0204 42 50, 0204 42 90, 0204 43 00, 0204 50 51 , the price of fresh meat of a category competitive with 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59, 0204 50 71 and the frozen meat in question, presented in the same 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No form, and the average price of fresh and chilled sheep 3013/89 is to be equal to the levy determined for frozen carcases, and carcases, multiplied by a standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in question ; whereas these coeffi­ (b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the said cients are fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No frozen meat ; 2668/80 ;

Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price for the 1990 marketing year is fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations (EEC) No 1248/89 (3) ; whereas the coefficient referred to arising from international agreements concluded by the in Article 2 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, fixed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 (4), account should be taken of the voluntary restraint as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (*) ; arrangements made by the Community with certain non-member countries ;

Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is determined in the light of the most representative Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 71 5/90 (6), as purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/91 Q, lays down recorded over the period from the 21st day of the the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and preceding month to the 20th day of the month during certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (') OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1 . States or in the overseas countries and territories ; (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23 . 0 OJ No L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 10. (4) 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 the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ month for each week during the following month ; mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­ whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat sary ; other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ HAS ADOPTED 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 Article 1 the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­ The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Article 2 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ cient referred to in the preceding indent ; 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 . 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1991 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat (1)

(ECU/100 kg) I 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

0204 30 00 227,063 228,900 230,025 230,025 0204 41 00 227,063 228,900 230,025 230,025 0204 42 10 158,944 160,230 161,018 161,018 0204 42 30 249,769 251,790 253,028 253,028 0204 42 50 295,182 297,570 299,033 299,033 0204 42 90 295,182 297,570 299,033 299,033 0204 43 00 413,255 416,598 418,646 418,646 0204 50 51 227,063 228,900 230,025 230,025 0204 50 53 158,944 160,230 161,018 161,018 0204 50 55 249,769 251,790 253,028 253,028 0204 50 59 295,182 297,570 299,033 299,033 0204 50 71 295,182 297,570 299,033 299,033 0204 50 79 413,255 416,598 418,646 418,646

(') 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.