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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3117/89 of 17 October 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 209/88 on the fixing of additional amounts for imports of pigmeat products from third countries Official Journal L 300 , 18/10/1989 P. 0012 - 0012 Finnish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 30 P. 0165 Swedish special edition: Chapter 3 Volume 30 P. 0165

***** COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3117/89 of 17 October 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 209/88 on the fixing of additional amounts for imports of pigmeat products from third countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4), Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 makes provision for fixing amounts additional to import levies on pigmeat products where the free-at-frontier offer price is less than the sluice-gate price; whereas the detailed rules for determining the free-at-frontier offer price are laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 209/88 (5); Whereas, in order to harmonize administatrive procedures, offer prices and sluice-gate prices should be compared in ecus and the free-at-frontier offer price should therefore be expressed in ecus using the conversion rate referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2300/89 (7); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 209/88: 'The offer price shall be expressed in ecus on the basis of the prices referred to in the first paragraph, recorded in the national currency of the Member State concerned and converted into ecus using the rates referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 (*), applicable on the day the prices in question are recorded. However, where the prices referred to in the first paragraph relate to a monthly period, they shall be converted into ecus using the monthly average of the rates in question. (*) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1986, p. 1.' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 1989. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 October 1989. For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12. (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 21, 21. 1. 1988, p. 5. (6) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1989, p. 8.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3117/89

of 17 October 1989

amending Regulation (EEC) No 209/88 on the fixing of additional amounts for imports of pigmeat products from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 13 (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1636/87 (4),

Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 makes provision for fixing amounts additional to import levies on pigmeat products where the free-at-frontier offer price is less than the sluice-gate price; whereas the detailed rules for determining the free-at-frontier offer price are laid down in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 209/88 (5);

Whereas, in order to harmonize administatrive procedures, offer prices and sluice-gate prices should be compared in ecus and the free-at-frontier offer price should therefore be expressed in ecus using the conversion rate referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2300/89 (7);

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 209/88:

'The offer price shall be expressed in ecus on the basis of the prices referred to in the first paragraph, recorded in the national currency of the Member State concerned and converted into ecus using the rates referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 (*), applicable on the day the prices in question are recorded.

However, where the prices referred to in the first paragraph relate to a monthly period, they shall be converted into ecus using the monthly average of the rates in question.

(*) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1986, p. 1.'

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 October 1989.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1989.

For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.

(3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 153, 13. 6. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 21, 21. 1. 1988, p. 5.

(6) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1.

(7) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1989, p. 8.