31992R0455

No L 52/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2 . 92 i

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 455/92 of 26 February 1992 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, which accompany products imported from non-member countries or on other information concerning the export Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas Economic Community, 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 ments or other information available, may be considered of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of not to be representative of actual price trends in the the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by country of origin are to be disregarded ; Regulation (EEC) No 1741 /91 (2), Article 10 thereof,

Whereas, under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origina­ 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within ting in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ CN codes codes 0204 10 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10, tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ 0204 22 30, 0204 22 50, 0204 22 90, 0204 23 00, mally low prices ; 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 Regulation ; Whereas the levy on live animals within CN codes 0104 10 90 and 0104 20 90 and on the meat falling within Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation CN codes codes 020410 00, 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10, (EEC) No 3013/89, the levy on fresh or chilled carcases 0204 22 30, 0204 22 50, 0204 22 90, 0204 23 00, and half-carcases is to be equal to the difference between 0204 50 11 , 0204 50 13, 0204 50 15, 0204 50 19, the seasonally adjusted basic price and the Community 0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 11 and 0210 90 19 listed free-at-frontier offer price ; in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is to be 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 1742/91 (3) for to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ; the 1992 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 (% as last ence ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 Q, 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 mined, if necessary, on the basis of the most represent­ products originating in the African,Caribbean and Pacific ative purchasing possibilities recorded for live sheep ; States or in the overseas countries and territories ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision 2668/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the 3939/87 (*), the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based overseas countries and territories with the European inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents Economic Community (8), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries (') OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 41 . (3) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991 , p. 42. («) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 276, 20. 10. 1980, p. 39. o OJ No L 58, 5. 3 . 1991 , p. 1 . O OJ No L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .

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and territories ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 101 — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an (4) of the abovementioned Decision, a special amount average of the ecu rates published in the Official shall be charged on imports of certain products origina­ Journal of the European Communities, C series, over ting in the overseas countries and territories in order to a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ prevent products originating from these countries and cient referred to in the preceding indent ; territories from receiving more favourable treatment than Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ similar products imported from Spain or Portugal into the mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­ Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ; tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex month for each week during the following month ; whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; to this Regulation, whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ sary ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies should be calculated on the following basis : Article 1 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­ tion to each other at any given moment within a band meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central out in the Annex hereto. rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in the last subparagraph of Article 3 (1 ) of to Council Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 1 676/85 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 March 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 February 1992. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6, 1985, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9.

No L 52/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 2. 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 February 1992 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat (4)

(ECU/100 kg) Week No 9 Week No 10 Week No 11 Week No 12 Week No 13 CN code from 2 to from 9 to from 16 to from 23 to from 30 March 8 March 1992 15 March 1992 22 March 1992 29 March 1992 to 5 April 1992

0104 10 90 (') 101,492 102,620 103,311 103,311 102,878 0104 20 90 (') 101,492 102,620 103,311 103,311 102,878 0204 10 00 0 215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890 0204 21 00 (2) 215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890 0204 22 10 (2) 151,158 152,838 153,867 153,867 153,223 0204 22 30 0 237,534 240,174 241,791 241,791 240,779 0204 22 50 (2) 280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557 0204 22 90 0 280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 . 284,557 0204 23 00 (2) 393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380 0204 50 11 (2) 215,940 218,340 219,810 219,810 218,890 0204 50 13 (2) 151,158 152,838 153,867 153,867 153,223 0204 50 15 0 237,534 240,174 241,791 241,791 240,779 0204 50 19 0 280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557 0204 50 31 0 280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557 0204 50 39 0 393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380 0210 90 1 1 0 280,722 283,842 285,753 285,753 284,557 0210 90 19 0 393,011 397,379 400,054 400,054 398,380

(') The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down in 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. (*) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.