31992R3858

No L 390 /76 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12 . 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3858/92 of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , of the 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 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European past experience ; Economic Community,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 2668 /80, the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of inter alia on the prices shown in the customs documents the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as amended by which accompany products imported from non-member Regulation (EEC) No 2069/92 (2), and in particular Article countries or on other information concerning the export 10 thereof, prices applied by those non-member countries ; whereas offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ 3013/89, a levy is applicable to the products falling within ments or other information available, may be considered CN codes 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00, 0204 42 10 , not to be representative of actual price trends in the 0204 42 30, 0204 42 50 , 0204 42 90, 0204 43 00 , country of origin are to be disregarded ; 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 Regulation ; Whereas a special levy may be fixed for products origin­ ating in or coming from one or more non-member coun­ Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No tries if exports of the said products are made at abnor­ 3013/ 89 , the levy on frozen carcases and halfcarcases is to mally low prices ; be equal to the difference between :

(a) the basic price multiplied by a coefficient representing Whereas the levy on the meat falling within CN codes the relationship existing in the Community between 0204 30 00, 0204 41 00 , 0204 42 1 0, 0204 42 30 , the price of fresh meat of a category competitive with 0204 42 50, 0204 42 90 , 0204 43 00, 0204 50 51 , the frozen meat in question, presented in the same 0204 50 53, 0204 50 55, 0204 50 59, 0204 50 71 and form, and the average price of fresh and chilled sheep 0204 50 79 listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No carcases, and 3013/ 89 is to be equal to the levy determined for frozen carcases, multiplied by a standard coefficient fixed for (b) the Community free-at-frontier offer price for the said each of the products in question ; whereas these coeffi­ frozen meat ; cients are fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2668 / 80 ; Whereas the seasonally-adjusted basic price for the 1993 marketing year is fixed in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2063/92 (3) ; whereas the coefficient referred to Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations in Article 12 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 is arising from international agreements concluded by the fixed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 (4), Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (*) ; account should be taken of the voluntary restraint 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 purchasing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (6), as last recorded over the period from the 21st day of the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 523/91 Q, lays down preceding month to the 20th day of the month during the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and which the levies are determined, taking particular account 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 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 59. (3) OJ No L 215, 30 . 7 . 1992, p. 45. (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 58, 5. 3 . 1991 , p . 1 .

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Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the above­ 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the mentioned Regulations and, in particular, to the informa­ overseas countries and territories with the European tion and quotations known to the Commission, the levies Economic Community ('), no levies shall apply on on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat imports of products originating in the overseas countries other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex and territories ; to this Regulation, Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each month for each week during the following month ; whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ sary ; Article 1 Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 381 3/92 (2) are used to The import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat convert amounts expressed in third country currencies shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ Article 2 tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (3) ; 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 263 , 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992.

No L 390/78 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12 . 92

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 December 1992 fixing the import levies on frozen sheepmeat and goatmeat (') (2)

(ECU/100 kg) 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

0204 30 00 174,128 176,340 178,913 180,750 0204 41 00 174,128 176,340 178,913 180,750 020442 10 121,890 123,438 125,239 126,525 020442 30 191,541 193,974 196,804 198,825 0204 42 50 226,366 229,242 232,587 234,975 0204 42 90 226,366 229,242 232,587 234,975 0204 43 10 316,913 320,939 325,622 328,965 0204 43 90 316,913 320,939 325,622 328,965 0204 50 51 174,128 176,340 178,913 180,750 0204 50 53 121,890 123,438 125,239 126,525 0204 50 55 191,541 193,974 196,804 198,825 0204 50 59 226,366 229,242 232,587 234,975 0204 50 71 226,366 229,242 232,587 234,975 0204 50 79 316,913 320,939 325,622 328,965

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