28. 6. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 181/51 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 10 May 1989 authorizing the French Republic to apply intra-community surveillance to imports of meat of sheep or goats originating in New Zealand (Only the French text is authentic) (89/385/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ‘COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic - Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof, Having regard to Commission- Decision 87/433/EEC of 22 July 1987 on surveillance and protective measures ~which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty('), and in particular Articles -1 and. 2 thereof, ) Whereas the French Government has applied to the Commission of the European Communities under the first paragraph of Article 115 of the Treaty for authori- zation to apply intra-Community surveillance in respect of meat of sheep or goats falling within. CN code 0204 originating in New Zealand and put into free circulation - in- other .Member States- ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1115/88 (), established a common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat ; whereas in the context of those arrangements - the Community concluded trade agreements with certain third countries, among them New Zealand, which thereby undertook to restrain their exports of these products to certain sensitive markets, such as France; whereas, however, talks are under way with certain countries, including New Zealand, about the restrictions in respect of the French market; Whereas in order to avoid interruption of the traditional flow of trade with New -Zealand under the Community agreement while these talks are going on, the () OJ No L 238, 21. 8. 1987, p. 26. () OJ No L 183, 16. 7. 1980, p. 1. () O No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 36. Commission adopted Decision 89/310/EEC (%) unilaterally and without prejudice to the outcome of the negotiations establishing - provisional limits for 1989 in respect of imports into France of the products in question originating in New Zealand ; Whereas there are disparities in the measures applied in different Member States to imports of the products in question” originating- in New Zealand; whereas such disparities may - give rise to deflection of trade; Whereas information received by the Commission indicates that there has been-a significant increase since the second half of 1988 in French imports of sheepmeat and goatmeat originating in New Zealand and put into free circulation in other-Member States, and that there is a real risk of these imports, because of their volume and low price, causing material injury to French: producers and disrupting -the -market ; Whereas in the circumstances it is desirable to establish the likely trend of-these imports; Whereas the information given by the French authorities - has been examined closely by thé Commission in accordance with the criteria laid down by ~Decision 87/433/EEC; Whereas this examination has shown -that the conditions for the application of surveillance measures in-respect of the products in question do ‘exist; Whereas the French Republic.. should - therefore be - authorized. to- make the imports- concerned subject to prior intra-Community surveillance, () OJ No L 126, 9. 5. 1989, p. 40.