NoL170/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.6.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1977/86
of26June1986
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)No3114/83(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom12May1986werefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1345/860;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
reference'tothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3768/85(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determined onthebasisofthedifference -betweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationundersubheadings02.01AIIa)1to3,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthepositionwith
respecttosupplyanddemand,ofworldmarketpricesfor
frozenmeatofacategorywhichiscompetitivewithfresh
orchilledmeatandofpastexperience ;
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
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(<)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16.4OJNoL119,8.5.1986.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
Ì2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.

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oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducersunderRegulation
(EEC)No1311/85(3);whereastherepresentativemarkets,
categoriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermination
ofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresentative
Communitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain
othercattleintheCommunity (4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1969/86Is);
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;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(2),providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsorigi­
natinginandcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzer­
landshouldbedeterminedonthebasisoftheweighted
averageofthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketsofthosethirdcountries;
whereastheweightingcoefficientsandrepresentative
marketsarespecifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)
No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1,21ECUper100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0,60ECU
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommission mayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsis.thpriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoverapriodtobedeterminedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytheappropriate
coefficients,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketormarketsWhereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichareiiveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex:
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained:
0OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.20.
(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4Seepage24ofthisOfficialJournal.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.

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ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,fmultipliedbyofArticle3(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(<%
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
314/83of24January1983ontheconclusionofthe
CooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugos­
lavia('),ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No287/82of3
February1982establishingthearrangementsapplicableto
importsofproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviatotake
accountoftheaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictothe
Community (2),andofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3349/81of24November1981providingforareduction
inthelevyapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityof
certainbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia(3);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No486/85(4),last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No692/86(*),laysdown
thearrangement ?applicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories ;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedintheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecaseHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7July1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26June1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL30,6.2.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL339,26.11.1981,p.1.
(4)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL63,5.3.1986. (*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

27.6.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL170/47
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26June1986fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozenfortheperiodbeginning
7July1986
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AII(a) 53,210 38,449 121,319
—Netweight—
02.01AIIa)1
02.01AIIa)2
02.01AIIa)3
02.01AIIa)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)1
02.06CIa)2
16.02BIIIb)1aa)101,099
80,879
121,31973,053
58,442
87,662
109,579
125,343
109,579
125,343
125,343230,506
184,404
276,607
345,759
395,499
345,759
395,499
395,499
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrench
overseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeannadPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories.
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No
1725/80(OJNoL170,3.7.1980,p.4).
(a)Thelevywhichistobeappliedtoyoungmalebovineanimals,intendedforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kgorless,importedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle13ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68of27June1968,andintheprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,istotally
orpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.