31992R3857

31 . 12 . 92 No L 390/73 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3857/92 of 29 December 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 2069/92 (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 CN codes codes 0204 10 00 , 0204 21 00, 0204 22 10, Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 1 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 1 3, 0204 50 1 5, 0204 50 1 9 , and half-carcases is to be equal to the difference between 0204 50 31 , 0204 50 39, 0210 90 1 1 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 2063/92 (3) for to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/ 80 ; the 1993 marketing year ;

Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is determined in the light of the most representative arising from international agreements concluded by the Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, purchasing possibilities, as regard quality and quantity, account should be taken of the voluntary restraint arran­ recorded over the period from the 21st day of the prece­ gements made by the Community with certain non­ ding month to the 20th day of the month during which member countries ; 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 which is Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 7 1 5/90 (6), as last competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 (7), lays down ence ; the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural Whereas the free-at-frontier offer price is to be deter­ 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 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 91 /482/ EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the 2668/80 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (5), the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (s). no levies shall apply on inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents imports of products originating in the overseas countries and territories : (') OJ No L 289, 7. 10. 1989 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 59 . (3) OJ No L 215, 30 . 7. 1992, p. 45 . (6) OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. (4) OJ No L 276, 20 . 10 . 1980, p. 39 . O OJ No L 58 , 5. 3 . 1991 , p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1991 , p . 1 .

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Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies month for each week during the following month ; on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ to this Regulation, sary ; Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (') are used to convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Article 1 and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States ' currencies ; The import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheep­ whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ meat and goatmeat other than frozen meat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (2) ; Article 2 Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 January 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 December 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p . 1 . (2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat (4)

(ECU/100 kt>) Week No 1 Week No 2 Week No 3 Week No 4 CN code from 4 to from 1 1 to from 1 8 to from 25 to 10 January 1993 17 January 1993 24 January 1993 31 January 1993

0104 10 30 (') 73,870 75,256 76,869 78,020 0104 10 80 (') 73,870 75,256 76,869 78,020 0104 20 90 (') 73,870 75,256 76,869 78,020 0204 10 00 0 157,170 160,120 163,550 166,000 0204 21 00 0 157,170 160,120 163,550 166,000 0204 22 10 0 110,019 112,084 114,485 116,200 0204 22 30 0 172,887 176,132 179,905 182,600 0204 22 50 0 204,321 208,156 212,615 215,800 0204 22 90 0 204,321 208,156 212,615 215,800 0204 23 00 0 286,049 291,418 297,661 302,120 0204 50 11 0 157,170 160,120 163,550 166,000 0204 50 130 110,019 112,084 114,485 116,200 0204 50 15 0 172,887 176,132 179,905 182,600 0204 50 190 204,321 208,156 212,615 215,800 0204 50 31 0 204,321 208,156 212,615 215,800 0204 50 39 0 286,049 291,418 267,661 302,120 0210 90 11 0 204,321 208,156 212,615 215,800 0210 90 19 0 286,049 291,418 297,661 302,120

(') 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 1 985/82, (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. (4) No import levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.