30.-1.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL25/9
REGULATION (EEC)No181/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of23January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforasystemofcompensatoryamountsforbeefandveal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyconcerningtheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community (1),signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle62(1)oftheAct
annexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle90oftheAct,theterms
ofArticle51and52applytotheguidepricesforbeef
andveal;
WhereasArticles51and52oftheActprovideforthe
fixingofpricesforthenewMemberStatesatalevel
differentfromthatofthecommonprices;and
whereas,pursuanttoArticle55oftheAct,differences
inpricelevelsaretobecompensatedbyasystemof
compensatory amounts;
Whereasfortheproductscoveredbythispricefixing,
thecompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
thenewMemberStates,andbetweenthoseStates
andthirdcountries,aretobeequaltothedifference
betweenpricesfixedforthenewMemberState
concernedandthecommonprices,correctedtothe
extentnecessarybytheamountofcustomsduties;
Whereasthisamount,wherethecustomsdutyis
appliedasapercentageoftheproduct'svalue,must
becalculatedasaflatrateonthebasisofimport
pricesorguideprices,asthecasemaybe,account
beingtakenofthefactthatifthecompensatory
amountisgranted,pricesfortheimportingcountry
willalreadyincludethecustomsdutycharge;
Whereas,ifthelevyoncalvesandadultbovine
animalsisloweredinaccordancewithArticle10of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68(2)of27June
1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
beefandveal,aslastamendedbytheAct(3),the
compensatory amountsshouldlikewisebeloweredin
ordertomaintainCommunitypreference;whereas
thisloweringmust,however,berestrictedtothepartofthoseamountsthatreflectsthepricedifference,
alreadypartiallycompensated bytheadditionof
customsduties;whereas,furthermore ,itisnecessary
toapplythesamelowering,asanabsolutesum,both
toamountsgrantedandtoamountsleviedsoasto
avoiddeflectionoftrade;
Whereas,whereArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68isapplied,thecompensatory amountmustbe
adjusted;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsapplicabletothe
typesofmeatreferredtointheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No805/68mustbederivedfromthe
compensatory amountsapplicabletocalvesandadult
bovineanimals;whereastheycanbederivedfrom
thebasicamountsbyusingthecoefficientsusedfor
calculatingthelevies;whereas,however,the
arrangements fortradeinfrozenmeatamongthe
newMemberStatesandbetweenthoseStatesandthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedshouldbethe
sameasthoseappliedtofrozenmeatfromthird
countries,withtotalorpartialexemptionfromlevies
incertainconditions,asprovidedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No888/68(4)of23June1968
layingdowngeneralrulesonspecialimporttermsfor
certainfrozenmeatsintendedforprocessing,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2725/71(5);
Whereas,ifthedifferenceinpricesislessthanthe
amountofthecustomsduties,thelattermustbe
suspendedattheamountbywhichtheyexceedsuch
difference;whereas,furthermore ,iftheamountof
customsdutiesisminimal,itshouldnotbetakeninto
account;
WhereasArticle55(4)oftheActprovides
furthermorethatnocompensatory amountshallbe
fixedifthecalculationthereofresultsinaminimal
amount;andwhereas,consequently ,anamountmust
befixedwhichcanbeconsideredasminimal;
WhereasArticle55(3)oftheActprovidesthatthe
compensatory amountsapplicableintradebetween
thenewMemberStatesshallbedeterminedbydirect
referencetothecompensatory amountsfixedforeach
ofthoseStates;whereas,morespecifically,provision
shouldbemadethattheseamounts,ineverycase,
willattainthelevelofthedifferenceinpricesexisting
i1)OJSpecialEdition,27.3.1972,p.5.
(-')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(3)OJSpecialEdition,27.3.1972,p.72.(4)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p..7.
(«)OJNoL282,23.12.1971,p.5.

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originallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,
andbetweenthoseStatesandthirdcountries,shallbe
equaltothebasiccompensatory amountforadult
bovineanimalsmultipliedbythecoefficientreferred
toinArticle13(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68.betweentheMemberStatesinquestion,whichhave
beenusedtodeterminethecompensatory amounts
applicableintradewiththeCommunityasoriginally
constituted,whiletakingintoaccount,aselsewhere,
theamountofcustomsduties;
Whereassincetheaimofthecompensatory amounts
inintra-Comniunity tradeistoprovidesatisfactory
conditionsforthemovementofproductsbetween
twoMemberStateswithdifferentpricelevels,a
compensatory amountmustbeleviedforimports
intoaMemberStatehavingahigherpriceleveland,
inversely,mustbegrantedforexportstoaMember
Statehavingalowerpricelevel;
"Whereas,consequently ,Article55(1)(a)oftheAct,
underwhichcompensatory amountsaretobelevied
bytheimportingMemberStateorgrantedbythe
exportingMemberState,meansthatthetaskof
levyingorgrantingtheseamountsfallstothe
MemberStatehavingthehigherpricelevel;
Whereasrulesmustbelaiddownforthelevyingand
grantingofcompensatory amountsinsuchawayas
toavoiddeflectionoftradethatcouldresultin
particularfromdifferencesinthelevelthereof;2.Thebasiccompensatory amountsforthetypes
ofmeatlistedunderheadingNos02.01AIIa)2bb),
02.01AIIa)2cc),02.01AIIa)2dd)11and02.01A
IIa)2dd)22insection(c)oftheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No805/68,applyingintrade
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
thenewMemberStates,andbetween,thoseStates
andthirdcountries,shallbeequaltothebasic
amountforthetypesofmeatreferredtoin
paragraph1multipliedbythecoefficientsreferredto
inArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
Article3
Thebasiccompensatory amountsapplicableintrade
betweentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequalto
thedifferencebetweenthebasiccompensatory
amountsapplyingintradebetweeneachofthenew
MemberStatesandtheCommunity asoriginally
constituted . HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1 Article4
1.Thecompensatory amountsforcalvesandadult
bovineanimalsapplicableintradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStates,andbetweenthoseStatesandthird
countries (hereinafterreferredtoas'basic
compensatory amounts'),shallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheguidepriceapplyingineachof
thenewMemberStatesandtheguidepriceapplying
intheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted .
2.Thebasiccompensatory amountsforthetypes
ofmeatlistedinsections(a)and(b)oftheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No805/68,applyingintrade
betweentheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedand
thenewMemberStates,andbetweenthoseStates
andthirdcountries,shallbederivedfromthebasic
compensatory amountsreferredtoinparagraph1in
accordancewiththerulesforcalculatingthelevy
pursuanttoArticle12(1to4)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68.1.Thebasiccompensatory amounts,calculatedin
accordancewithArticles1to3,shallbeadjustedby
theamountofcustomsduties:
(a)bydeductioninintra-Community tradewhenthe
guidepricerulingintheimportingMemberState
ishigherthanthatintheexportingMember
State;
(b)byadditioninintra-Community tradewhenthe
guidepricerulingintheimportingMemberState
islowerthanthatintheexportingMemberState;
(c)bydeductiononimportsfromthirdcountries.On
exportsfromthenewMemberStatestothird
countries,thebasiccompensatory amountsshall
notbecorrected.
2.Iftheamountofthecustomsdutyislowerthan
oneunitofaccountper100kgthecompensatory
amountshallnotbecorrected.
3.Thebasiccompensatory amounts,asadjusted,
arehereinafterreferredtoascompensatoryamounts.Article2
1.Thebasiccompensatory amountforthetypes
ofmeatlistedunderheadingNo02.01AIIa)2aa)
insection(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
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Article5 basiccompensatory amountshallbecalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph2,theimportprice
beingreplacedbytheworldmarketprice
determinedinaccordancewithArticle13(2)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,thelatterbeing
multiplied,asregardstheproductsreferredtoin
Article2(2),bythecoefficientsreferredtoin
thatsameparagraph.
Article6
1.Iftheleviesoncalvesandadultbovineanimals
areloweredinaccordancewithArticle10(3),second
subparagraph ,ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,the
compensatory amountsforcalvesandadultbovine
animalsandforthetypesofmeatreferredtoin
Article1(2)shallbeloweredbytheamountresulting
fromtheapplicationtothecompensatory amountto
beleviedintradebetweenthenewMemberStates
andtheCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedofthe
percentagebywhichthoseleviesarelowered.
2.Inthisevent,intradebetweenthenewMember
Statesthemselves,therulelaiddowninArticle3
shallapplyinrespectofthelowering.
Article71.Intradeinadultbovineanimalsandcalves
betweenthenewMemberStatesandbetweenthose
StatesandtheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :
(a)theamountofcustomsdutytobedeductedfrom
thebasiccompensatory amountshallbeequalto
theamountresultingfromtheapplicationofthe
customsdutyappliedbytheCommunityas
originallyconstitutedtotheguidepriceinthe
exportingMemberState;
(b)theamountofcustomsdutytobeaddedtothe
basiccompensatory amountshallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheamountwhich,withthe
additionofthecustomsdutyappliedbythe
importingnewMemberState,wouldbeequalto
theguidepriceapplicableintheimporting
MemberStateandthatsameguideprice.
2.Forimportsofadultbovineanimalsandcalves
intothenewMemberStatesfromthirdcountries,the
amountofcustomsdutytobedeductedfromthe
basiccompensatory amountshallbeequaltothe
differencebetweentheamountofcustomsdutyon
theimportpriceattherateapplicabletoimportsinto
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthe
amountofcustomsdutyonthesamepriceattherate
applicabletoimportsintothenewMemberStatein
question.
Theimportpriceshallbecalculatedinaccordance
withArticle10(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68.
3.Intradeinthetypesofmeatlistedinsections
(a),(b)and(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68betweenthenewMemberStatesandbetween
thoseStatesandtheCommunity asoriginally
constituted,theamountofcustomsdutytobe
deductedfromoraddedtothebasiccompensatory
amount,asthecasemaybe,shallbecalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph 1,theguidepriceor
importpricebeingmultipliedbythecoefficients
referredtoinArticle1(2)orinArticle2,in
accordancewiththeruleslaiddowntherein.
4.ForimportsintothenewMemberStatesfrom
thirdcountries :
(a)ofthetypesofmeatlistedinsections(a)and(b)
oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No805/68,the
amountofcustomsdutytobedeductedfromthe
basiccompensatory amountshallbecalculatedin
accordancewithparagraph2,theimportprice
beingmultipliedbythecoefficientsreferredtoin
Article1(2);
(b)ofthetypesofmeatlistedinsection(c)ofthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No805/68,the
amountofcustomsdutytobedeductedfromtheIfthelevyoncalvesoradultbovineanimalsisnot
chargedaccordingtoArticle11ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,thecompensatoryamountvalidforthese
productsshallbeequaltozeroandtherateof
customsdutyvalidforyoungmalebovineanimals
forfatteningofaminimumweightof220kganda
maximumweightof300kgshallbereducedbyhalf
andtheratevalidforcalvesforfattening,weighing
lessthan80kg,shallbereducedbythreequarters.
Article8
IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesandwith
theCommunityasoriginallyconstituted :
(a)Iftheamountofcustomsdutytobededucted
fromthebasiccompensatory amountishigher
thanthelatter,thecustomsdutyshallbe
suspendedataratewhichrepresentsthe
relationshipbetweenthedifferencebetweensuch
amountandthebasiccompensatory amounton
theonehandandtheamountitselfontheother
hand.
(b)Ifthebasiccompensatory amountisnil,the
customsdutyshallbesuspended.

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Article9 thirdcountries,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromtheleviesandrefunds.
2.Ifcompensatoryamountisfixedforaproduct
andtherefund,iffixedatall,islowerthanthis
compensatory amount,then,whentheproductin
questionisexportedtoathirdcountry,thenew
MemberStateconcernedmaylevyanamountequal
tonotmorethanthedifferencebetweenthe
compensatoryamountandtherefundor,asthecase
maybe,tothecompensatoryamount.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesand
betweenthoseStatesandtheCommunity as
originallyconstituted :
(a)thecompensatory amountsforthetypesofmeat
referredtoinArticle14(3)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallnotbeleviedifthe
conditionslaiddowninArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No888/68arefulfilled;
(b)thecompensatory amountsforthetypesofmeat
referredtoinArticle14(3)(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68shallnotbeleviedor,asthe
casemaybe,shallbeleviedonlyuptoanamount
corresponding totheamountofthelevyas
suspended,whichiscalculatedaccordingtothe
criteriareferredtoinArticle6,iftheconditions
laiddowninArticles2and3ofRegulation (EEC)
No888/68forthetotalorpartialsuspensionof
thelevyarefulfilled.Article13
Thecompensatory amountappliedshallbethe
amountapplicableonthedayofimportationor
exportation .
Article14
Article10
Nocompensatory amountshallbefixedatlessthan
0-5unitofaccountper100kg.Thedetailedrulesforthegranting,levyingand
recoveryofthecompensatory amountsshallbe
drawnupinsuchawayastoprevent,inparticular,
deflectionoftradeandinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle27ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68.
TherulesfortheapplicationoftheRegulationandin
particularthecompensatory amountsshallbedrawn
upaccordingtothesameprocedure.Article11
IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesand
betweenthoseStatesandtheCommunity as
originallyconstituted,thecompensatory amounts
shallbeleviedorgranted,asthecasemaybe,bythat
oneofthetwoMemberStatesconcernedwhose
guideprice,usedindeterminingthecompensatory
amounts,isthehigher.Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .Article12
1.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesandItshallapplyfrom1February1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.TINDEMANS