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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 151 /86 of 24 January 1986 fixing the import levies on live cattle and on beef and veal othei- than frozen

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (a) 100 % where the market price is more than or equal to 98 % of the guide price ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (b) 105 % where the market price is less than 98 % and Economic Community, more than or equal to 96 % of the guide price ;

(c) 110 % where the market price is less than 96 % and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of more than or equal to 90 % of the guide price ; 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) (d) 114 % where the market price is less than 90 % of No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 12 (8) thereof, the guide price ;

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 the basic levy on the meat specified in Whereas under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 sections (a), (c) and (d) of the Annex hereto is equal to the a levy is applicable to the products specified in Article 1 basic levy determined for bovine animals, multiplied by a ( 1 ) (a) of that Regulation ; whereas Article 12 fixes the standard coefficient fixed for each of the products in amount of the levy applicable by reference to a percen­ question ; whereas these coefficients are fixed by tage of the basic levy ; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 of 18 March 1977 laying down rules for the application of levies on Whereas in respect of bovine animals the basic levy is beef and veal and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 determined on the basis of the difference between the on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as last amended by guide price and the Community free-at-frontier offer Regulation (EEC) No 31 14/83 (4) ; price plus the amount of the customs duty ; whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price is determined in Whereas the guide prices for adult bovine animals to be the light of the most representative purchasing possibili­ applied from 27 May 1985 were fixed by Council Regula­ ties, as regards quality and quantity, recorded over a tion (EEC) No 1308/85 of 23 May 1985 (*) ; certain period for bovine animals and for the fresh or chilled meat specified in section (a) of the Annex to the said Regulation under subheadings 02.01 A II a) 1 to 3, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 stipulates that the account being taken in particular of the position with basic levy is to be calculated according to the method set respect to supply and demand, of world market prices for out in its Article 3 and on the basis of all the representa­ frozen meat of a category which is competitive with fresh tive free-at-frontier offer prices of the Community deter­ or chilled meat and of past experience ; mined for the products of each of the categories and cuts specified in Article 2 and established principally by Whereas if it is found that the price of adult bovine reference to the prices specified in the customs docu­ animals on representative Community markets is higher ments accompanying products imported from third coun­ than the guide price, the levy applicable equals the follo­ tries or from other information concerning export prices wing percentage of the basic levy : obtaining in those third countries ;

(a) 75 % where the market price is less than or equal to 102 % of the guide price ; Whereas, however, offer prices that do not correspond to real purchasing possibilities or that relate to unrepresenta­ (b) 50 % where the market price is more than 102 % and tive quantitities should not be taken into account ; less than or equal to 104% of the guide price ; whereas offer prices should also be excluded when the (c) 25 % where the market price is more than 104 % and movement of prices in general or the information avai­ less than or equal to 106% of the guide price ; lable suggests that they are unrepresentative of the true trend of prices in the country of origin ; (d) 0 % where the market price is more than 106 % of the guide price ; Whereas in cases where for one or more categories of Whereas if it is found that the price of adult bovine bovine animals or cuts of meat a free-at-frontier offer animals on representative Community markets is equal to price cannot be established, the most recent available or less than the guide price, the levy applicable equals the price should be used for the calculation ; following percentage of the basic levy :

(3) OJ No L 75, 23. 3. 1977, p. 10. (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (4) OJ No L 303, 5. 11 . 1983, p. 16. (2) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 16.

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whereas if the free-at-frontier offer price differs by less corrected by the amount of the premium granted to than 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms of live weight from that producers under Regulation (EEC) No 1 31 1 /85 (3) ; previously used for the calculation of the levy, the latter whereas the representative markets, categories and quali­ price should be retained ; ties of products and weighting coefficients are fixed in Annex II to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 of 18 March 1977 on the determination of prices of adult Whereas pursuant to Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) bovine animals on representative Community markets No 805/68 a special basic levy is determined for certain and the survey of prices of certain other cattle in the third countries on the basis of the difference between the Community (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No guide price and the average price recorded over a certain 3815/85 0 ; period plus the amount of the customs duty ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 611 /77 of 18 Whereas, for Member States with several representative March 1977 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No markets, the price of each category and quality is equal to 925/77 (2), provides that the special levy on products origi­ the arithmetic mean of the prices recorded on each of those markets ; whereas, for representative markets held nating in and coming from Austria, Sweden and Switzer­ land should be determined on the basis of the weighted several times in one period of seven days, the price of average of the prices of adult bovine animals recorded on each category and quality is equal to the arithmetic mean the representative markets of those third countries ; of the prices recorded on each market day ; whereas in whereas the weighting coefficients and representative respect of Italy the price of each category and quantity is markets are specified in the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) equal to the average, weighted by the special weighting No 611 /77 ; coefficients fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 610/77, of the prices recorded in the surplus and deficit zones ; whereas the price recorded in the surplus zone is Whereas the average price is not to be used for calcula­ equal to the arithmetic mean of the prices recorded on ting the special levy unless it is at least 1,21 ECU per 100 each of the markets within that zone ; whereas in respect kilograms of live weight more than the free-at-frontier of the United Kingdom the weighted average prices of offer price determined in accordance with Article 1 0 (2) of adult bovine animals recorded on the representative Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 ; markets of Great Britain on the one hand and Northern Ireland on the other are adjusted by the coefficient fixed in the abovementioned Annex II ; Whereas if the average price differs by less than 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms of live weight from that previously used to calculate the levy, the latter may be retained ; Whereas prices for the different categories and qualities not obtained from prices which are 'live weight excluding Whereas in cases where one or more of the abovemen­ tax' are multiplied by the live weight conversion coeffi­ tioned third countries adopt, for reasons of health for cients fixed in Annex II to the said Regulation and, in the example, measures affecting the prices recorded on their case of Italy, are first increased or reduced by the correc­ markets, the Commission may use the latest prices tive amounts fixed in the said Annex : recorded before the entry into force of such measures ;

Whereas if one or more Member States, for veterinary or Whereas pursuant to Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) health reasons for example, adopt measures affecting the No 805/68 the price of adult bovine animals on represen­ normal trend of prices recorded on their markets the tative Community markets is th price established on the Commission may disregard the prices recorded on the basis of prices recorded over a priod to be determined on market or markets in question, or use the latest prices the representative market or markets of each Member recorded on the market or markets in question before the State in respect of the various categories of adult bovine entry into force of such measures ; animals or of meat from such animals, after taking into account the size of each of these categories and the rela­ tive size of the bovine herd of each Member State ; Whereas, in the absence of information, prices recorded on representative Community markets are determined Whereas the prices of adult bovine animals recorded on mainly by reference to the most recently recorded prices ; the representative market or markets of each Member State are equal to the average, weighted by the appropriate coefficients, of the prices for the various qualities of adult Whereas for such period as the price of adult bovine bovine animals or meat of such animals over a period of animals recorded on representative Community markets seven days in that Member State at a particular wholesale differs by less then 0,24 ECU per 100 kilograms of live marketing stage ; whereas, until 6 April 1986, the price of weight from the price previously used, the latter is adult bovine animals recorded on the representative retained ; market or markets of the United Kingdom shall be

(3) OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 20 . (') OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 14. (4) OJ No L 77, 25. 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 109, 30 . 4. 1977, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 368 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 11 .

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Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obligations Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies arising from international agreements concluded by the should be calculated on the following basis : Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas, moreover, — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ account should be taken of Council Regulation (EEC) No tion to each other at any given moment within a band 314/83 of 24 January 1983 on the conclusion of the of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic rate, fmultiplied by of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugos­ (EEC) No 1676/85 (*), lavia ('), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 287/82 of 3 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the February 1982 establishing the arrangements applicable to arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of imports of products originating in Yugoslavia to take these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­ account of the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the tion to the Community currencies referred to in the Community (2), and of Council Regulation (EEC) No previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient, 3349/81 of 24 November 1981 providing for a reduction in the levy applicable to imports into the Community of Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the aforemen­ certain beef and veal products originating in and coming tioned Regulation, and in particular to the information from Yugoslavia (3) ; and quotations known to the Commission, the levies on live cattle and beef and veal other than frozen meat Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (4), last should be as set out in the Annex hereto ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2903/85 (*), lays down the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and Whereas, pursuant to Article 394 of the 1985 Act of certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural Accession, the application to the new Member States of products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific the Community rules introduced for the production of States or in the overseas countries and territories ; and trade in agricultural products and for the trade in Whereas the various cuts of beef and veal are defined in certain goods resulting from processing of agricultural products shall be postponed ; Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 805/68, the nomenclature provided for in this Regula­ tion is incorporated in the Common Customs Tariff ; Article 1 Whereas the levies and special levies are fixed before the 27th day of each month and are applicable from the first The import levies on live cattle and beef and veal other Monday of the following month ; whereas . these levies than frozen meat shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . may be altered in the period between two fixings where the basic levy or special basic levy is altered, or in the case Article 2 of changes in the prices recorded on Community repre­ sentative markets : This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 January 1986.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 41 , 14. 2. 1983, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 30, 6. 2. 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 339, 26. 11 . 1981 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3 . 1985, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 279, 19 . 10 . 1985, p. 5. (6) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 24 January 1986 fixing the import levies on live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen (')

(ECU/100 kg)

Austria/Sweden/ CCT heading No Yugoslavia (2) Other third countries Switzerland

— Live weight — I

01.02 A II (a) 53,210 27,855 121,319

— Net weight —

02.01 A II a) 1 101,099 52,925 230,506 02.01 A II a) 2 80,879 42,340 184,404 02.01 A II a) 3 121,319 63,509 276,607 02.01 A II a) 4 aa) 79,386 345,759 02.01 A II a) 4 bb) 90,807 395,499 02.06 C I a) 1 79,386 345,759 02.06 C I a) 2 90,807 395,499 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) 90,807 395,499

(') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas departments of products originating in the African,' Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and territories . (2) This levy is applicable only to products complying with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1725/80 (OJ No L 170, 3 . 7. 1980, p. 4). (a) The levy which is to be applied to young male bovine animals, intended for fattening, of a live weight of 300 kg or less, imported under the conditions set out in Article 13 of Council Regula­ tion (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 , and in the provisions adopted for its application, is totally or partially suspended in accordance with those provisions.