31993R3624

No L 328/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12. 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3624/93 of 28 December 1993 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 Community, offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities or which relate to unrepresentative quantities Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 and offer prices which, in view of general price move­ of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of ments or other information available, may be considered the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ('), as last not to be representative of actual price trends in the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 363/93 (2), Article 10 country of origin are to be disregarded ; thereof, 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 0204 10 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 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 1 564/93 (') for to Regulation (EEC) No 2668/80 ; the 1994 marketing year ; Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is arising from international agreements concluded by the determined in the light of the most representative 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 715/90 (6), as last competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of past experi­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 Q, 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 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No overseas countries and territories with the European 3890/92 Is), the free-at-frontier offer prices are to be based Economic Community (8), 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 42, 19. 2. 1993, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 154, 25 . 6. 1993, p. 36. (6) OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. (4) OJ No L 276, 20 . 10. 1980, p . 39. 0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7. 0 OJ No L 391 , 31 . 12. 1992, p. 51 . (8) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .

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Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat month for each week during the following month ; other than frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex whereas they are applicable from Monday to Sunday ; to this Regulation, whereas they can be altered within that period if neces­ sary ; Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 ('), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (2), 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 1068/93 (3) ;

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 3 January 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32. (3) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.

No L 328 /44 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12. 93

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 December 1993 fixing the import levies on live sheep and goats and on sheepmeat and goatmeat other than frozen meat (4)

(ECU/100 kg) Week No 1 Week No 2 Week No 3 Week No 4 CN code from 3 to from 10 to from 17 to from 24 to 9 January 1994 16 January 1994 23 January 1994 30 January 1994

0104 10 30 (') 76,446 77,818 79,416 80,553 0104 10 80 (') 76,446 77,818 79,416 80,553 0104 20 90 (') 76,446 77,818 79,416 80,553 0204 10 00 0 162,650 165,570 168,970 171,390 0204 21 00 (2) 162,650 165,570 168,970 171,390 0204 22 10 (2) 113,855 115,899 118,279 119,973 0204 22 30 (2) 178,915 182,127 185,867 188,529 0204 22 50 (2) 211,445 215,241 219,661 222,807 0204 22 90 (2) 211,445 215,241 219,661 222,807 0204 23 00 (2) 296,023 301,337 307,525 311,930 0204 50 11 0 162,650 165,570 168,970 171,390 0204 50 1 3 0 1 1 3,855 1 1 5,899 1 1 8,279 1 1 9,973 0204 50 15 0 178,915 182,127 185,867 188,529 0204 50 19 0 211,445 215,241 219,661 222,807 0204 50 31 0 211,445 215,241 219,661 222,807 0204 50 39 0 296,023 301,337 307,525 311,930 0210 90 11 0 211,445 215,241 219,661 222,807 0210 90 19 0 296,023 301,337 307,525 311,930

(') The levy applicable is limited in the conditions laid down by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3643/85, (EEC) No 715/90 and (EC) No 3609/93 and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EC) No 3581 /93 . (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 3842/92 and Commission Regulations (EEC) No 19/82 and (EEC) No 3943/92. (') 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.