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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2312/88
of26July1988
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
orlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthe
followingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanor-equal
to98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%and
morethanorequalto96%oftheguideprice;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%and
morethanorequalto90%oftheguideprice;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2248/88(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
whichiscompetitive 'withfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%'oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;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)No3988/870;
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimatetobe
appliedfrom4July1988werefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2249/88(*);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(<)OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL198,26.7.1988.

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therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytheappropriate
coefficients,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketormarkets
oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducersunderRegulation
(EEC)No1347/86(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No467/87(4);whereastherepresentativemarkets,
categoriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermination
ofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresentative
Communitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain
othercattleintheCommunity0,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1547/88(«);Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
than0,60ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77of18
March1977('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
925/77^providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsorigi­
natinginandcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzer­
landshouldbedeterminedonthebasisoftheweighted
averageofthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketsofthosethirdcountries;
whereastheweightingcoefficientsandrepresentative
marketsarespecifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)
No611/77;Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentativemarketsheld
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
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1,21ECUper100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0,60ECU
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedonWhereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
OOJNoL119,&5.1986,p.40.
(*)OJNoL48,17.2.1987,p.1.(jOJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
MOJNoL139,4.6.1988,p.22.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.ftOJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.

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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
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)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(«),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient;Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine -,
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereasleviesmustbefixedhavingregardtotheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedby
theCommunity ;whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No314/83of24January1983
ontheconclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia('),andofCouncilDeci­
sion87/605/EECof21December1987ontheconclu­
sionoftheadditionalProtocoltotheCooperationAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(2),antici­
patingareductioninthelevyapplicableonimportsinto
theCommunityofcertainproductsinthebeefandveal
sectororiginatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(3),last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation . Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1988.
(')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL389,31.12.1987,p.72.
(3)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
(4)OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.OOJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(*)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26July1988fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Yugoslaviav)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01029010 28,611 131,237
01029031 57,560 28,611 131,237
01029033 — 28,611 131,237
01029035 57,560 28,611 131,237
01029037 57,560 28,611 131,237
—Netweight—
02011010 54,360 249,350
02011090 109,364 54,360 249,350
02012011 109,364 54,360 249,350
02012019 109,364 54,360 249,350
02012031 — 43,488 199,479
02012039 87,491 43,488 199,479
02012051 131,237 65,232 299,220
02012059 131,237 65,232 299,220
02012090 — 81,540 374,025
020130 — 93,270 427,832
02061095 — . 93,270 427,832
02102010 — 81,540 374,025
02102090 — 93,270 427,832
02109041 — 93;270 427,832
02109090 — 93,270 427,832
16025010 — 93,270 427,832
16029061 — 93,270 427,832
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseas
departmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories.
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1368/88(OJNo
L126,20.5.1988,p.26).