31968R1026

Official Journal of the European Communities 293

No L 174/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.7.68

REGULATION (EEC) No 1026/68 OF THE COMMISSION

of 22 July 1968

on the calculation of a special import price for calves and adult bovine animals

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM­ case may be, must be adopted as a special import MUNITIES , price if it is considerably lower than the import price ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, to avoid disturbances on the markets of Economic Community ; Member States, a special import price should be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No adopted if the result of calculations made in accord­ 805/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organis­ ance with the foregoing considerations differs by a ation of the market in beef and veal, and in particular certain minimum amount from the import price; Articles 10 (5 ) and 25 thereof; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Whereas Article 10 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC) No ment Committee for Beef and Veal ; 805/68 provides in certain circumstances for the calculation of a special import price; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas the special import price must be calculated on the basis of the most favourable purchasing Article 1 possibilities ; whereas, in order to determine these purchasing possibilities, account should be taken of The special import price referred to in Article 10 (3 ) all offers for delivery free-at-Community-frontier of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be calculated made by third countries other than those taken for for all exporting countries in respect of which the the calculation of the import price, together with all conditions laid down in this Regulation are fulfilled. other information regarding the prices operative in those countries ; Article 2 Whereas, when from information available to the 1 . The special import price shall be calculated on Commission it appears that certain offers do not the basis of the free-at-Community-frontier offer correspond to actual purchasing possibilities, are not price for each of the categories and cuts specified in representative of the actual trend of prices or do paragraph 2, on the basis of the most favourable not relate to representative quantities, such offers purchasing possibilities in third countries other than must be disregarded; those whose markets have been taken for the cal­ culation of the import price, ascertained in particular Whereas, in order to enable offer prices to be com­ from : pared with the import price, it is necessary to adjust the offers for the various categories of live bovine (a) prices given in the customs documents ac­ animals by taking into account the differences on companying the products imported from such third country markets between the price of the cat­ other third countries ; egory offered and the import price ; whereas the most representative markets of those countries should be (b) other information concerning the export prices taken for this purpose; whereas it is desirable to use operative in such other third countries . the same method for the conversion of the offer prices for meat into offer prices for calves or adult 2. The categories referred to in paragraph 1 are : bovine animals, as the case may be; calves, heifers, cows, oxen, bulls.

Whereas the lowest of the offer prices adjusted or The cuts referred to in paragraph 1 are the different converted for calves or adult bovine animals, as the cuts of beef and veal listed in Section (a) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 under tariff sub-headings Nos 02.01 A II (a) 1 (aa) and 02.01 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 24. A II ( a) 1 ( bb ).

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3 . The following shall be disregarded when para­ graph 1 is applied : 2. The special import price of adult bovine animals shall be calculated only : (a) offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities ; (a) if the free-at-frontier offer price of adult bovine (b) offer prices which, because of the development animals is lower by at least 3-00 units of account of prices in general or from the information per 100 kilogrammes live weight than the import available, do not seem to the Commission to be price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation representative of the actual trend of prices in (EEC) No 805/68 , or the exporting country; ( b ) if the free-at-frontier offer price of beef, con­ (c) offer prices relating to unrepresentative quan­ verted into the price for adult bovine animals, is tities . lower by at least 3-00 units of account per 100 kilogrammes live weight than the import Article 3 price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 . The free-at-frontier offer price shall be adjusted : ( a ) if it relates to calves or adult bovine animals, by This special import price shall be equal to the lowest taking into account the difference between the free-at-frontier offer price for adult bovine animals import price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of resulting from application of Article 3 . Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 for the product in question and the price on the most representa­ Article 5 tive third country markets for a product of the In calculating the special import price the Com­ same category as that of the product offered; mission shall make use of the information supplied by ( b ) if it relates to veal or beef, by converting it to Member States and of any other information avail­ a free-at-frontier offer price for calves or adult able to it. bovine animals, as the case may be, and by taking into account the difference between the Article 6 import price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 for the product The levy resulting from calculation of the special from which this meat comes and the price on import price shall be applicable from the Monday the most representative third country markets following the day on which it is fixed until the day for a product of the same category and cut as on which, in application of this Regulation, it is that of the product offered. amended or revoked.

If the market situation so requires, however, another Article 4 day may be appointed for application of this levy. 1 . The special import price for calves shall be cal­ culated only : Article 7 (a) if the free-at-frontier offer price of calves is lower Each week, by Wednesday at the latest, Member by at least 3 00 units of account per 100 kilo­ States shall communicate to the Commission by grammes live weight than the import price re­ telex the information on prices in exporting countries ferred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) received by them during the preceding week, indi­ No 805/68 , or cating the quality of products offered and : (b ) if the free-at-frontier offer price of veal, con­ — for adult bovine animals, the category referred to verted into the price for calves, is lower by at in Article 2 to which they belong, least 3 00 units of account per 100 kilogrammes live weight than the import price referred to in — for meat, the cut. Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 . Article 8 This special import price shall be equal to the lowest free-at-frontier offer price for calves resulting from This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July application of Article 3 . 1968 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 22 July 1968 . For the Commission The President Jean REY