NoL167/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.6.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1750/85
of26June1985
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticularArticle12
(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferenceto
apercentageofthebasiclevy;
Whereas,inrespectofthetypesoffrozenmeatlisted
insection(b)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulation
undersubheading02.01AIIb)1,thebasiclevyis
determined onthebasisofthedifferencebetween :
—theguidepricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepre­
sentingtheratioexistingintheCommunity
betweenthepriceoffreshmeatofacategory
competitivewiththefrozenmeatinquestion,
presentedinthesameform,andtheaverageprice
ofadultbovineanimals,and
—theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeat,plustheamountofthecustomsduty
andastandardamountrepresentingthespecific
costsoftheimportoperations;
Whereas,byCommission Regulation (EEC)No
586/77of18March1977layingdownrulesforthe
applicationoftheleviesonbeefandvealandamen­
dingRegulation(EEC)No950/68ontheCommon
CustomsTariff(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3114/83(4),theabovementioned coefficient,
calculatedinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
Article11(2)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68,has
beenfixedat1-69unitsofaccountandthestandard
amountreferredtoinArticle11(2)(b)ofthesaid
Regulationhasbeenfixedat6,65ECU;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsis
higherthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequals
thefollowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequal
to102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%
andlessthanorequalto104%oftheguide
price;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%
andlessthan106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%
oftheguideprice;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsis
equaltoorlessthantheguideprice,thelevyappli­
cableequalsthefollowingpercentageofthebasic
levy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanor
equalto98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%
andmorethanorequalto96%oftheguide
price;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%
andmorethanorequalto90%oftheguide
price;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom27May1985havebeenfixedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1308/85of23May
19850;
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatisdeterminedbyreferencetotheworld
marketpricebasedonthemostrepresentativepurcha­
singpossibilities ,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedoveracertainperiodprecedingthefixingof
thebasiclevy,takingintoaccountinparticular:
—foreseeabledevelopments onthemarketinfrozen
meat,
—themostrepresentative pricesonthirdcountry
marketsforfreshandchilledmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfrozenmeat,
—pastexperience ;
Whereasthebasiclevyonthetypesoffrozenmeat
listedinsection(b)oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No805/68undersubheadings02.01AIIb)2to4is
equaltothebasiclevyfixedfortheproductfalling
withinsubheading02.01AIIb)1,multipliedbya
standardcoefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsin
question;whereasthesecoefficientswerefixedin
AnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No586/77; (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL291,29.11.1979,p.17.(jOJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16. 0OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.16.

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Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformation
availablegivesreasontobelievethattheyareunrepre­
sentativeofthetruetrendofpricesinthecountryof
origin;
Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccount
per100kilogramsfromthatpreviouslyusedforthe
calculationofthelevy,thelatterpriceshouldbe
retained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablished
onthebasisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobe
determinedontherepresentativemarketormarketsof
eachMemberStateforthevariouscategoriesofadult
bovineanimalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,taking
intoaccountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesand
therelativesizeofthebovineherdofeachMember
State;
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
therelevantcoefficients ,ofthepricesforthevarious
qualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatofsuch
animalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthatMember
Stateataparticularwholesalemarketiugstage;
whereas,until6April1986,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketor
marketsoftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedby
theamountofthepremiumgrantedtoproducers
underRegulation (EEC)No1311/85(');whereasthe
representative markets,categoriesandqualitiesof
productsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedinAnnex
IItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of18
March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1511/85(3);
Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequal
tothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneach
ofthosemarkets;forrepresentative marketsheld
severaltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceof
eachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearithmetic
meanofthepricesrecordedoneachmarketday;
whereasinrespectofItalythepriceofeachcategory
andqualityisequaltotheaverage,weightedbythe
specialweightingcoefficientsfixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthepricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereastheprice
recordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothearithmetic
meanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthemarkets
withinthatzone;whereasinrespectoftheUnited
Kingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIreland
ontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedin
theabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax',aremultipliedbytheliveweight
conversioncoefficients fixedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulationand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreased
orreducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffec­
tingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,prices
recordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecently
recordedprices;
Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthan0,24ECUper100kilo­
gramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviouslyused,
thelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedby
theCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(4)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheproces­
singofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporatedintheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayof
eachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirstMonday
ofthefollowingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybe
alteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswherethe
basiclevyisaltered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthe
pricesrecordedonCommunity representative
markets;
(')OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.20.
0OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.0OJNoL146,5.6.1985,p.6. («)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.

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mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonfrozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/84(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulations,andinparticulartotheinforArticle1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeas
setoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26June1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26June1985fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefand
veal(*)fortheperiodbeginning 1July1985
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Levyl —Netweight—
02.01AIIb)1 221,883
02.01AIIb)2 177.506(a)
02.01AIIb)3 277,354
02.01AIIb)4aa) 332,824
02.01AIIb)4bb)11 277,354(a)
02.01Alib)4bb)22(b) 277,354(a)
02.01AIIb)4bb)33 381,638(a)
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintothe
FrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates
orintheoverseascountriesandterritories .
(a)WhereproductsareimportedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No805/68of27June1968andinprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,thelevyistotally
orpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.
(b)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofacertificateissuedonconditionslaid
downbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommunities .