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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No705/93
of26March1993
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,orlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthe
followingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No125/93(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanorequal
to98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%and
morethanorequalto96%oftheguideprice;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%and
morethanorequalto90%oftheguideprice;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoa
percentageofthebasiclevy; 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)No3661/92(4);Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011000,02011090,
02012020to02012050,accountbeingtakeninparti­
cularofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,
ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience ;Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1992/93marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1377192(s);whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No660/93(6)hasextendedthe1992/93marketingyear
forbeefandvealuntil30June1993;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefol­
lowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequaltoWhereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
P)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.
(ÓOJNoL147,29.5.1992,p.6.
(6)OJNoL71,24.3.1993,p.1.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL18,27.1.1993,p.1.

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whereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;
Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1615/92(0;offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablesuggests
thattheyareunrepresentative ofthetruetrendofprices
inthecountryoforigin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1049/92(2),
providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfr6mAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshould
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
WhereasCouncilDecision92/232/EECof1October
1991ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformof
anexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofAustriaconcerningthe
adjustmentoftheCommunityimportarrangements
applicabletocertainbeefandvealsectorproductsorigi­
natinginAustria(3)laysdownnewprovisionsonprefe­
rentialimportsunderaseparatetariffquota;whereasthis
mustbetakenintoaccountwhentheleviesarefixed;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastECU1,21per100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;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;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichareliveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.0OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.7.
(3)OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.16.(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
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otherpart,introducearrangementsforreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3589/92(8)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardsbeef;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunityf),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(10)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(»);•
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentativeCommunitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity ;whereasaccountshould
alsobetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3953/92of
21December1992concerningthearrangementsappli­
cabletotheimportintotheCommunityofproducts
originatingintheRepublicsofBosnia-Herzegovina ,
CroatiaandSloveniaandtheterritoryoftheformer
YugoslavRepublicofMacedonia('),whichprovidesfor
reductionsintheleviesoncertainproductsofthebeef
andvealsectorimportedintotheCommunity ;whereas
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No185/93(2)establishes
detailedrulesfortheimportationoftheseproducts;
Whereasdeclarationshavebeensubmittedbyboththe
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicinformingthe
CommunitiesthatboththeCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepubliccontinuetoassumealltheobligations
deriving,interalia,fromtheInterimAgreementbetween
theCommunities andtheCzechandSlovakFederal
Republicuponthedissolutionofthelatteron31
December1992andinconsequencetheconcession
providedintheInterimAgreementshouldbeaccorded
withoutdistinctiontoproductsoriginatingintheCzech
RepublicorintheSlovakRepublic;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation.WhereasCouncilRegulations(EEC)No518/92{%(EEC)
No519/92(6)and(EEC)No520/920of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively ,ofthe Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5April1993. (')OJNoL406,31.12.1992,p.1
(2)OJNoL22,30.1.1993,p.70.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.ìf)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.OOJNoL364,12.12.1992,p.28.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26March1993fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleand
onbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeCroatia/Slovenia/
Bosnia-Herzegovina /
theterritoryofthe
formerYugoslav
RepublicofMacedonia(3)Austria(4) Sweden/Switzerland Otherthirdcountries(2)
—Liveweight—
01029005 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029021 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(»)
01029029 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029041 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')(6)
01029049 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')(6)
01029051 23,574 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029059 23,574 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029061 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029069 — 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
0i029071 23,574 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
01029079 23,574 17,469 30,063 134,374(')
—Netweight—
02011000 44,791 33,190 57,120 255,31100
02012020 44,791 33,190 57,120 255,31100
02012030 35,833 26,552 45,696 204,24800
02012050 53,750 39,828 68,544 306,37300
02012090 — 49,786 85,679 382,96600
02013000 — 56,948 98,005 438,06000
02061095 — 56,948 98,005 438,0600
02102010 — 49,786 85,679 382,966
02102090 — 56,948 98,005 438,060
02109041 — 56,948 98,005 438,060
02109090 — 56,948 98,005 438,060
16025010 — 56,948 98,005 438,060
16029061 — 56,948 98,005 438,060
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(3)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No185/93.
(4)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEECandAustria(OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.21).
0Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederalRepublicorHungaryundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3589/92(OJNoL364,12.12.1992,p.28)havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation .
(6)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederalRepublicorHungaryundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No247/93(OJNoL28,5.2.1993,p.39)havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.