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REGULATION (EEC) No 486/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION

of 27 February 1975

fixing the import levies on calves and adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereds the guide prices for calves and adult bovine COMMUNITIES, animals valid from 3 March 1975 are fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 463/75 (3) of 27 February 1975 ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 218 /73 (4) of 29 January 1973 on the determination of the import price and the special import price for calves and adult bovine animals, provides that the import Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No price is to be calculated in accordance with the 805/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ method set out in Article 4 on the basis of all the tion of the market in beef and veal , as last amended representative free-at-frontier offer prices in the by Regulation (EEC) No 1 855/74 (2), and in particular Community established for each of the categories and the second subparagraph of Article 10 (7) and Article cuts specified in Article 2, and ascertained in parti­ 1 2 (7) thereof ; cular from :

(a) prices given in the customs documents accom­ Having regard to the Opinion of the Monetary panying the products imported from such other Committee ; third countries ;

(b) other information concerning the export prices Whereas Article 10 (3) of Regulation ( EEC) No 805/ 68 ruling in such other countries ; provides that, where the import price for calves or adult bovine animals , after addition of the customs duty, is lower than the guide price, the difference Whereas, however, offer prices which do not corres­ between the latter price and the import price plus that pond to actual purchasing possibilities are to be disre­ addition is offset by a levy on imports of that product ; garded , as are also offer prices re'ating to unrepresenta­ whereas, however, such levy is to be fixed at : tive quantities ; whereas offer prices which , because of the development of prices in general or from the infor­ mation available, do not seem to be representative of — 75 % of the abovementioned difference, if it is the actual trend of prices in the exporting country found that the price of the product in question on should also be disregarded ; the representative markets of the Community is more than the guide price but does not exceed 1 02 % of that price ; Whereas, where no free-at-frontier offer price can be — 50 % of the abovementioned difference , if it is recorded for one or more categories of live animals or found that the price of the product in question on of meat, the last available price must be used for the calculation ; the representative markets of the Community is more than 102 % of the guide price but does not exceed 1 04 % of that price ; Whereas the import price must be calculated on the — 25 % of the abovementioned difference , if it is first and third Thursday of each month for the found that the price of the product in question on purpose of > ilculating the levies valid from the the representative markets of the Community is following Monday ; whereas, however, if circumstances more than 104 % of the guide price but does not so require, the import price may be fixed on another exceed 1 06 % of that price ; day of the same week ;

— nil , if it is found that the price of the product in question on the representative markets of the Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No Community is more than 106 % of the guide 2150 /73 (5 ) of 6 August 1973 provides for the fixing of price ; (3 ) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 3 . (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . (4 ) OJ No L 26, 31 . 1 . 1973 , p. 16. (2) OJ No L 195, 18 . 7 . 1974, p. 14 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 219 , 7 . 8 . 1973 , p. 15 .

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the special import price referred to in Article 10 ( 1 ) (a) new Member States must be increased by the basic of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 for adult bovine compensatory amount provided for in Article 1 ( 1 ) of animals originating in and coming from Austria, Council Regulation ( EEC) No 181 /73 (3) of 23 January Sweden and Switzerland on the basis of quotations on 1973 laying down general rules for the system of representative markets in these third countries ; compensatory amounts for beef and veal ;

Whereas this special import price is calculated once a week and is used to calculate levies taking effect on Whereas, where there are several representative the Monday following the day on which it is fixed ; markets in a Member State, the price of each quality is whereas, however, no special import price is fixed if the average of the quotations recorded on each of such price would exceed by less than 1 unit of these markets ; whereas, where in a Member State account per 100 kilogrammes live weight the import there is a single representative market, held several price fixed, pursuant to Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation times during the seven-day period, the price of each (EEC) No 805/68 , as specified in Regulation (EEC) quality is to be equal to the arithmetic mean of quota­ No 218 / 73 ; tions recorded at each market ; whereas, with regard to Italy, the price of each quality is the average, weighted by the special weighting coefficients laid down in Whereas, if one or more of the third countries Annex II to amended Regulation (EEC) No 320 /73 , of referred to take, notably for health protection reasons, the prices recorded in the surplus and deficit produc­ measures affecting prices quoted on their markets, the tion areas ; whereas the price recorded in the surplus Commission may base itself on the last prices production area is equal to the average of the quota­ recorded before such measures were put into effect ; tions recorded on each of the markets within that area ; whereas for the United Kingdom the weighted Whereas, if the import price differs by less than 0-50 average of the prices recorded on the representative markets in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland are unit of account per 100 kg live weight from the import price previously used to calculate the levy, the to be multiplied by the coefficient fixed in the said latter price must be maintained ; Annex II ;

Whereas Article 10 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that the price recorded on the representative Whereas, where these quotations do not relate to ' live markets of the Community is derived from the prices weight excluding tax' prices, the quotations for the recorded on the representative market or markets of different qualities are to be corrected by the. live­ each Member State for the various qualities — of weight conversion coefficients laid down in Annex II calves, adult bovine animals or the meat of these to that Regulation and , in respect of Italy and the animals, as the case may be — after taking into United Kingdom , are first increased or reduced by the account the relative quantity of each of such qualities corrective amounts laid down in that Annex ; whereas and the relative magnitude of the bovine stock of each for Ireland the price per calf recorded on the represen­ Member State ; tative market is to be increased by the corrective amount fixed in that Annex and subsequently converted back into live weight per unit of weight by Whereas the prices for calves and adult bovine applying the corrective coefficient fixed in that animals, recorded on the representative market or Annex ; markets of each Member State, is equal to the average, weighted by coefficients, of the prices for the qualities of calves , adult bovine animals and meat of these animals formed during a period of seven days in that Whereas , if one or more Member States take Member State at a standard wholesale stage ; whereas measures, such as health protection measures, which the representative markets, the qualities of the affect the normal development of quotations recorded products and the weightings were fixed in Annex II to on their markets, the Commission may either disre­ Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 320/73 (') of 31 gard the quotations recorded on the market or January 1973 on the determination of the prices for markets in question or use the last quotations calves and adult bovine animals on the representative recorded on the market or markets in question before markets of the Community, as last amended by Regu­ those measures were put into effect ; lation ( EEC) No 251 5/74 (-);

Whereas the prices of calves and adult bovine animals so established on the market or markets of each of the Whereas, where information is not available, the quota­ tions recorded on representative Community markets (■) OJ No L 36, 8 . 2. 1973 , p . 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 269 , 4 . 10 . 1974, p . 22 . (•') OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1973 , p. 9 .

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are to be determined with particular reference to the Whereas the levies for calves and veal are identical latest known quotations ; with those applicable to adult bovine animals and beef in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 100/74 (3 ) of 3 May 1974 ; Whereas, for as long as the price recorded for calves and adult bovine animals on the representative Whereas, in accordance with Article 33 (2) of Regula­ Community markets differs by less than 0.20 unit of tion (EEC) No 805/68 , the nomenclature provided for account per 100 kg live weight from the price previ­ in this Regulation is incorporated in the Common ously used, the latter price is to be maintained ; Customs Tariff ;

Whereas the levies must be fixed once each week and Whereas Article 12 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 be valid from the following Monday ; provides that if a levy is charged on calves or adult bovine animals, a levy is also to be charged on Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, imports of the meat of calves or adult bovine animals levies should be calculated on the following basis : is listed in Section (a) of the Annex to that Regulation under tariff subheadings 02.01 A II a) 1 aa) and 02.01 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in A. II a) 1 bb) ; whereas this levy is equal to the levy relation to each other, at any given moment, charged on calves or adult bovine animals, as the case within a band of 2.25 % , a rate of exchange based may be, adjusted by a coefficient expressing the value on their effective parity ; ratio between the meat in question on the one hand ind calves or adult bovine animals on the other ; — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of these currencies recorded for a given period, in Whereas Article 12 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 relation to the Community currencies referred to provides that if the levy is charged on adult bovine in the previous subparagraph ; animals, a levy is also to be charged on imports of the neat listed in Section (b) of the Annex to that Regula­ Whereas it follows from the provisions of the above­ ion ; whereas this levy is equal to the levy charged on mentioned Regulations and in particular from the adult bovine animals, multiplied by a standard coeffi­ quotations and other information known to the cient ; Commission that the levies on calves, adult bovine animals and on beef and veal other than frozen should be fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula­ Whereas Article 12 (4) of Regulation ( EEC) No 805/68 tion , provides that the levy may be charged on imports of he products listed in Section (a) of the Annex to that Regulation under tariff subheading 02.01 A II a) 1 cc) ; whereas this levy is equal to the highest levy appli­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : cable to calves or adult bovine animals, multiplied by t standard coefficient ;

Article 1 Whereas the standard coefficients referred to above were fixed for each of the products in question in The levies referred to in Articles 10 and 12 of Regula­ Annex I to Commission Regulation ( EEC) No tion (EEC) No 805/68 shall be as shown in the Annex 2249/73 (') of 17 August 1973, fixing the coefficients to this Regulation . or calculating the levy on beef and veal other than rozen ; whereas that Regulation also defines the equirements to be met by certain products for which Article 2 he levy has been fixed by means of these coeffi­ cients ; To be classified as products falling within subheadings 02.01 A II a) 1 aa) and 02.01 A II a) 1 bb), products must correspond to the definitions contained in Whereas levies must be fixed with due regard for obli­ Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2249/73 . gations arising out of international agreements concluded by the Community ; whereas Regulation EEC) No 2170 /73 (2) of 31 July 1973 on the conclu­ Article 3 ion of the Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Repu­ blic of Yugoslavia should also be taken into account ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 1975 . ') OJ No L 230 , 18 . 8 . 1973, p. 15 . !) OJ No L 224, 13 . 8 . 1973 , p . 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 122, 4. 5. 1974, p. 25 .

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

Done at Brussels, 27 February 1975 .

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Levies applicable from 3 March 1975 to imports from third countries (*)

(in u.a. /100 kg)

CCT Austria Other third Sweden heading Description of goods countries No Switzerland Live weight 01.02 Live animals of the bovine species :

A. Domestic species : II . Other : 43.820 (b) 43.820 (b) a) Calves b) Other : 1 . Cows for immediate slaughter, the meat of which is — 43.820 intended for processing (a ) 2 . Other : aa) Not yet having any permanent teeth, of a weight of not less than 350 kg but not more than 450 kg in the case of male animals, or of not less than 320 kg but not more than 420 kg in the case of female animals (c) 43-820 bb) Other 43-820 ( b) 43-820 ( b)

Net weight 02.01 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or frozen :

A. Meat : II . Of bovine animals : a ) Of domestic bovine animals : 1 . Fresh or chilled : aa) Of calves : 11 . Carcases and half-carcases 83-258 83-258 22. Separated or unseparated forequarters 66.606 66.606 33 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters 99.910 99.910 bb ) Of adult animals : 11 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quar­ ters : aaa) Carcases of a weight of not less than 180 kg but not more than 270 kg and half­ carcases or 'compensated' quarters of a weight of not less than 90 kg but not more than 135 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (more es­ pecially those of the symphysis pubis and the vertebral apophyses), the meat of which is of a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine structure, is white to light yellow in colour (c) 83-258 bbb) Other 83-258 83-258

' 22. Forequarters : aaa) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg but not more than 68 kg, with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (more especially those of the vertebral apo­ physes), the meat of which is of a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine structure, is white to light yellow in colour (c) 66.606 bbb ) Other 66.606 66.606

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(in u.a. /100 kg)

CCT Austria Other third heading Description of goods Sweden countries No Switzerland Net weight 02.01 33 . Hindquarters : (cont'd) aaa) Of a weight of not less than 45 kg but not more than 68 kg* (not less than 38 kg but not more than 61 kg in the case of 'Pistola' cuts), with a low degree of ossification of the cartilages (more es­ pecially those of the vertebral apophyses) , the meat of which is of a light pink colour and the fat of which, of extremely fine structure, is white to light yellow in colour (c) 99.910

99.910 99.910 bbb) Other

cc) Other cuts of veal and beef :

124.887 124.887 11 . Unboned (bone-in) 22 . Boned or boneless 142-853 142.853

02.06 Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried or smoked :

C. Other :

I. Of domestic bovine animals : a) Meat : 1 . Unboned (bone-in) 124.887 124.887 2 . Boned or boneless 142-853 142-853

C1) Regulation (EEC) No 521/70, as amended by Regulation (EEC ) No 241/ 75, provides that the levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of products originating in the AASM and OCT. (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities and to the special conditions at present applicable to cows imported under the bilateral agreement on cattle for the food processing industry between the European Communities and Austria . (b) Where these products are imported under the conditions set out in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 and in the provisions adopted for its application , the levy is either refunded or not collected in accordance with those provisions. (c) Entry under this subheading is subject to the production of the certificate referred to in paragraph 2 (c) of Protocol 1 , Annex I to the trade agreement between the EEC and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia .