NoL286/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.10.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2981/85
of25October1985
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
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;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thebasiclevyonthemeatspecifiedin
sections(a),(c)and(d)oftheAnnexheretoisequalto
thebasiclevydeterminedforbovineanimals,multi­
pliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedforeachofthe
productsinquestion;whereasthesecoefficientsare
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplication
ofleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3114/83(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom27May1985werefixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1308/85of23May1985(5);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthat
thebasiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothe
methodsetoutinitsArticle3andonthebasisofall
therepresentative free-at-frontier offerpricesofthe
Communitydeterminedfortheproductsofeachof
thecategoriesandcutsspecifiedinArticle2and
establishedprincipallybyreferencetothepricesspeci­
fiedinthecustomsdocumentsaccompanying
productsimportedfromthirdcountriesorfromother
informationconcerningexportpricesobtainingin
thosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond
torealpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounre­
presentativequantititiesshouldnotbetakeninto
account;WhereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedTHECOMMISSION 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;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereas
theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeter­
minedinthelightofthemostrepresentativepurcha­
singpossibilities ,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedoveracertainperiodforbovineanimalsand
forthefreshorchilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)of
theAnnextothesaidRegulationundersubheadings
02.01AIIa)1to3,accountbeingtakeninparticular
ofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,of
worldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsis
higherthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequals
thefollowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequal
to102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%
andlessthanorequalto104%oftheguide
price;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%
andlessthanorequalto106%oftheguide
price;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%
oftheguideprice;
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16.0OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.16.

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ofadultbovineanimalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,
aftertakingintoaccountthesizeofeachofthesecate­
goriesandtherelativesizeofthebovineherdofeach
MemberState;
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
theappropriatecoefficients,ofthepricesforthe
variousqualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatof
suchanimalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthat
MemberStateataparticularwholesalemarketing
stage;whereas,until6April1986,thepriceofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarket
ormarketsoftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrected
bytheamountofthepremiumgrantedtoproducers
underRegulation(EEC)No1311/85(3);whereasthe
representative markets,categoriesandqualitiesof
productsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedinAnnex
IItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of18
March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1511/850;whenthemovementofpricesingeneralortheinfor­
mationavailablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresenta­
tiveofthetruetrendofpricesinthecountryof
origin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersby
lessthan0,60ECUper100kilogramsofliveweight
fromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedfor
certainthirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifference
betweentheguidepriceandtheaverageprice
recordedoveracertainperiodplustheamountofthe
customsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77of
18March1977('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No925/77(2),providesthatthespeciallevyon
productsoriginatinginandcomingfromAustria,
SwedenandSwitzerlandshouldbedeterminedonthe
basisoftheweightedaverageofthepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative markets
ofthosethirdcountries;whereastheweightingcoeffi­
cientsandrepresentativemarketsarespecifiedinthe
AnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcu­
latingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1,21ECUper
100kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at­
frontierofferpricedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0,60
ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermaybe
retained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedon
theirmarkets,theCommissionmayusethelatest
pricesrecordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuch
measures ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsisthpriceestablished
onthebasisofpricesrecordedoverapriodtobe
determinedontherepresentativemarketormarketsof
eachMemberStateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesWhereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequal
tothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneach
ofthosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentative markets
heldseveraltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,the
priceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearith­
meticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachmarket
day;whereasinrespectofItalythepriceofeachcate­
goryandquantityisequaltotheaverage,weightedby
thespecialweightingcoefficientsfixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthepricesrecordedin
thesurplusanddeficitzones;whereastheprice
recordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothearithmetic
meanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthemarkets
withinthatzone;whereasinrespectoftheUnited
Kingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIreland
ontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedin
theabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax'aremultipliedbytheliveweight
conversioncoefficients fixedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulationand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreased
orreducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex;
(3)OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.20.
(<)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.0OJNoL146,5.6.1985,p.6.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.

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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffec­
tingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
marketstheCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,prices
recordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecently
recordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilo­
gramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviouslyused,
thelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No314/83of24January1983onthe
conclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia('),ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No287/82of3February1982establishing
thearrangementsapplicabletoimportsofproducts
originatinginYugoslaviatotakeaccountoftheacces­
sionoftheHellenicRepublictotheCommunity (2),
andofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3349/81of24
November1981providingforareductioninthelevy
applicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
beefandvealproductsoriginatinginandcomingfrom
Yugoslavia(3);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No486/85(4),last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2903/85(*),lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheproces­
singofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories ;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation (EEC)No586/77;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefrom
thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyis
altered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/840,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonth'e
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4November
1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President '
(')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL30,6.2.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL339,26.11.1981,p.1.
(4)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.nOTNoL279,19.10.1985,p.5.(6)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
OOINoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof25October1985fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(')fortheperiodbeginning
4November 1985
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AII(a) 56,110 24,842 127,931
—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)106,609
85,287
127,93147,199
37,759
56,639
70,799
80,984
70,799
80,984
80,984243,069
194,454
291,683
364,603
417,054
364,603
417,054
417,054
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrench
overseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
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.