27.2.91 NoL52/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No446/91
of26February1991
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
orlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthe
followingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanorequal
to98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%and
morethanorequalto96%oftheguideprice;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%and
morethanorequalto90%oftheguideprice;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thebasiclevyonthemeatspecifiedin
sections(a),(c)and(d)oftheAnnexheretoisequaltothe
basiclevydeterminedforbovineanimals,multipliedbya
standardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsin
question;whereasthesecoefficientsarefixedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of18March
1977layingdownrulesfortheapplicationoflevieson
beefandvealandamendingRegulation(EEC)No950/68
ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3988/87(4);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011010,02011090,
02012011and02012019,accountbeingtakeninparti­
cularofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,
ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience ;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequaltoWhereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom14May1990werefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1188/90Q;
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordancewithCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1252/90of11May1990establishingthepricesand
amountsfixedinecusbytheCouncilinthebeefandveal
sectorandreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealign­
mentof5January1990(6);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeaichofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNo.L376,31.12.1987,p.31.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.(5)OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.36.
MOJNoL121,12.5.1990,p.30.

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example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
whereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained; Whereastherepresentative markets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3784/90(4);WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No925/77(2),provides
thatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshouldbe
determinedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentative marketsheld
severaltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceof
eachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmean
ofthepricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasin
respectofItalythepriceofeachcategoryandquantityis
equaltotheaverage,weightedbythespecialweighting
coefficientsfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
610/77,ofthepricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficit
zones;whereasthepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneis
equaltothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedon
eachofthemarketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespect
oftheUnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesof
adultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative
marketsofGreatBritainontheonehandandNorthern
Irelandontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixed
intheabovementioned AnnexII:Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastECU1,21per100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;Whereasincaseswhereoneofmoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.0OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(J)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL364,28.12.1990,p.21.

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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir,marketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2205/90(6),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
theecuratespublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overaperiodtobe
determined ,multipliedbythecoefficientreferredto
intheprecedingindent;Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereasleviesmustbefixedhavingregardtotheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedby
theCommunity ;whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No314/83of24January1983
ontheconclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia('),andofCouncilDeci­
sion87/605/EECof21December1987ontheconclu­
sionoftheadditionalProtocoltotheCooperationAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(2),antici­
patingareductioninthelevyapplicableonimportsinto
theCommunityofcertainproductsinthebeefandveal
sectororiginatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/90(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation . Whereastheyariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Article2 Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclature providedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4March1991.
(')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL389,31.12.1987,p.72.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(6)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26February1991fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Yugoslavia(J)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01029010 25,286 0124,192
01029031 21,788 (')25,286 (>)124,192
01029033 — 25,286 (')124,192
01029035 21,788 25,286 (')124,192
01029037 21,788 25,286 (')124,192
—Netweight—
02011010 — 48,044 (')235,964
02011090 41,397 48,044 0)235,964
02012021 — 48,044 0235,964
02012029 41,397 48,044 (')235,964
02012031 — 38,435 0)188,771
02012039 33,118 38,435 (')188,771
02012051 49,677 57,653 O283,157
02012059 49,677 57,653 C)283,157
02012090 — 72,066 (■)353,946
02013000 — 82,433 (')404,864
02061095 — 82,433 (')404,864
02102010 — 72,066 353,946
02102090 — 82,433 404,864
02109041 — 82,433 404,864
02109090 — 82,433 404,864
16025010 — 82,433 404,864
16029061 — 82,433 404,864
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories.
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1368/88(OJNoL126,20.5.1988,p.26).