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REGULATION EEC) No 218/73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 29 January 1973

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas certain categories of live animals or cuts of COMMUNITIES , fresh or chilled meat represent a very small propor­ tion of total trade ; whereas offer prices for these categories and cuts should therefore be disregarded ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; Whereas, when the import price or the special im­ port price is being calculated, alii free-at-Community­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No frontier offers from third countries must be taken 805/68 (*) of 27 June 1-968 on the common organiza­ into consideration ; whereas if information known tionof the market in beef and veal , as last amended to the Commission indicates that certain offers do by the Aot ( 2 ) annexed to the Treaty ( 3 ) concerning not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities, are the Accession of new Member States to the Euro­ not representative of the actual trend of prices or do pean Economic Community and the European Ato­ not relate to representative quantities, such offers mic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 should be disregarded ; January 1972, and in particular Article 10 ( 6) and Article 25 thereof ; Whereas offer prices should be adjusted by making allowance for the difference over a reference period Whereas, pursuant to Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation between the price of each category and the price re­ (EEC) No 805/68, import prices are calculated for corded for adult bovine animals on the representa­ both calves and adult bovine animals on the basis of tive Community markets and by applying to the dif­ free-at-Community-frontier prices by reference to ferent cuts of beef and veal the relevant coefficients the purchasing possibilities which are most represen­ fixed in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC ) tative as regards quality and quantity and the trend No 1025/68 "(4) of 22 July 1968 fixing the coeffi­ of the market in these products ; whereas this im­ cients for calculating the levy on beef and veal other port price is used to calculate the levy ; than frozen , as last amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 1987/71 ( 5 ) ; Whereas Article . 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805 /68 provides that if live animals or fresh and Whereas account must also be taken , for adult bo­ chilled meat are exported from one or more third vine animals, of imports of each category in relation countries at abnormally low prices a special import to imports of all categories and, for meat, of imports price shall be calculated for calves and adult bovine of each cut in relation to imports of all cuts ; animals imported from these third countries ; whereas the relative importance of imports of cattle whereas this special import price is used to calculate for slaughter and of fresh and chilled meat over a a special levy ; reference period should also be taken into considera­ tion ; whereas, however, if the offer price for one Whereas offer prices can be regarded as abnormally or more categories of cuts cannot be established, low if they differ by a fixed percentage from the im­ the last available price must be used ; port price ; whereas, to avoid disturbances on the Community market, the lowest price should be Whereas, to avoid too frequent alteration of the used for the purpose of calculating the special im­ levy, a certain margin should be allowed within port price : which variations in the factors entering into the cal­ culation of the 'import price do not entail an altera­ tion in that price ;

( x) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p . 24. (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. (4 ) OJ No L 174, 23 . 7. 1968 , p . 9 . (3) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 . (5) OJ No L 209 , 15 . 9 . 1971 , p . 28 .

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ (b) other information concerning the export prices tion 'are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man-' operative in these third countries. agement Committee for Beef and Veal ; 2. The following shall be disregarded :

( a) offer prices which do not correspond to actual purchasing possibilities ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ( b) offer prices relating to unrepresentative quanti­ ties ;

(c) offer prices which, because of the development Article 1 of prices in general or from the information available, do not seem to the Commission to be 1 . The import price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) of representative of the actual trend of prices in the Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be calculated on exporting country . the basis of all representative free-at-Community­ frontier prices for each of the categories and cuts specified in Article 2 . Article 4

2. The special import price referred to in Article 1 . The import price for calves shall be equal to 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 shall be calcu­ the weighted average of the price for the animals spe­ lated only if the free-at-Comrnunity-frontier price cified in Article 2 ( 1 ) (a) and of an average price for for the categories and cuts specified in Article 2 give the irneat specified in paragraph 2 ( a) of the same a price which is considerably lower than the import Article . price referred to in paragraph 1 . The special import price shall be equal to the lowest of these prices . The import price for adult bovine animals shall be equal to the weighted average of an average price for .the animals specified in Article 2 ( 1 ) (b ) and an Article 2 aiverage price for the meat specified in paragraph 2 ( b) of the same Article. 1 . Free-at-frontier prices shall be calculated for the following categories of animals : 2. The average price for calves shall be calculated by applying to the arithmetic mean of the offer prices (a ) calves ; for each of the cuts of veal specified in Article ( b ) bulls and heifers, cows. 2 (2) ( a) the relevant coefficients fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1025/68 . 2. Free-at-frontier prices shall be calculated for the following cuts of meat :

( a) 02.01 A II a ) 1 aa ) 11 : Carcases or half-carcases 3 . The average price for adu'lt bovine animals of calves, shall be calculated by applying to :

02.01 A II a ) 1 aa ) 33 : Separated or unseparated ( a) the arithmetic mean of offer prices for each cate­ hindquarters of calves, gory of adult bovine animasl specified in Article 2 ( 1 ) a coefficient expressing the ratio between ( b) 02.01 A II a) 1 bb) 11 : Carcases, half-carcases the price for each of these categories and the and ' compensated' quar­ price recorded on representative markets pur­ ters of adult bovine ani­ suant to Article 10 (5 ) of Regulation (EEC) No mals, 805 /68 ;

02.01 A II a ) 1 bb ) 33 : Hindquarters of adult bo­ bovine animals . ( b ) the arithmetic mean of the offer prices for each of the cuts of beef specified in Article 2 (2) (b) the relevant coefficients fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1025 /68 . Article 3

1 . Free-at-frontier offer prices shall be based inter 4 . Where no free-at-frontier price can be recorded alia on : for one or more of the categories of live animals or cuts of meat, the last available price shall be used ( a) prices given in the customs documents accom­ for the purpose of calculating the average price panying the products imported from third coun­ referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 and the import tries ; price .

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Article 5 they shall indicate the category of animal or the cut of meat as specified in Article 2, the quantity im­ If the import price or the special import price differs ported, the week in which the products were im­ by less than 0-50 units of account per 100 kilo­ ported and, where possible, the quality. grammes live weight from the import price pre­ viously used for the calculation of the levy, the latter The Commission shall make use of all the informa­ price shall be maintained. tion at its disposal.

Article 6 Atticle 8 The import price shall be calculated on the first and third Thursday of each month and shall be used for Regulations (EEC) No 1024/68 and (EEC) No the calculation of the levies applicable from the 1026/68 are hereby repealed with effect from 31 Jan­ uary 1973 . Monday following the day on which it is fixed. However, should circumstances so require, the import price may be fixed on another day of the week. Article 9

Article 7 This Reguation shall enter into, foroe on the day of Member States shall inform the Commission by its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ telex each Tuesday, and for the first (time on 23 Jan­ pean Communities . uary 1973, of the prices specified in Article 3 , by the exporting third country, which came to their know­ It shall apply for the first time to the calculation of ledge during the preceding week ; in this connection the levies applicable from 1 February 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 29 January 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOL1