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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3853/92
of29December 1992
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
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;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3661/92(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercent­
ageofthebasiclevy;
Whereas,inrespectofthetypesoffrozenmeatlistedin
section(b)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulationunderCN
codes02021000and02022010,thebasiclevyisdeter­
minedonthebasisofthedifferencebetween:
—theguidepricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresent­
ingtheratioexistingintheCommunitybetweenthe
priceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewiththe
frozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesameform,
andtheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals,and
—theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meat,plustheamountofthecustomsdutyandastan­
dardamountrepresentingthespecificcostsofthe
importoperations;
Whereas,byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplicationof
theleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(J),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3661/92,the
abovementioned coefficient,calculatedinaccordancewith
theruleslaiddowninArticle11(2)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,hasbeenfixedat1,69unitsofaccount
andthestandardamountreferredtoinArticle11(2)(b)
ofthesaidRegulationhasbeenfixedatECU6,65;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefol­
lowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1992/93marketingyearhavebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1377/92(*);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatisdeterminedbyreferencetotheworld
marketpricebasedonthemostrepresentativepurchasing
possibilities ,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedover
acertainperiodprecedingthefixingofthebasiclevy,
takingintoaccountinparticular:
—foreseeabledevelopments onthemarketinfrozen
meat,
—themostrepresentative pricesonthirdcountry
marketsforfreshandchilledmeatofacategorywhich
iscompetitivewithfrozenmeat,
—pastexperience ;
Whereasthebasiclevyonthetypesoffrozenmeatlisted
insection(b)oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
805/68underCNcodes02022050,02022090,
02023010,02023050and02023090isequaltothe
basiclevyfixedfortheproductsfallingwithinCNcodes
02021000and02022010,multipliedbyastandard
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.
OOJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10. (4)OJNoL147,29.5.1992,p.6.

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GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIrelandon
theotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedinthe
abovementioned AnnexII;coefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsinquestion;
whereasthesecoefficientswerefixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax',aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex:Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresentative
quantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablegives
reasontobelievethattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarkets,the
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
gramsfromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateforthevariouscategoriesofadultbovineanimalsor
ofmeatfromsuchanimals,takingintoaccountthesizeof
eachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthebovine
herdofeachMemberState:Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No444/92(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States:Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1615/92Q;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(5),(EEC)
No519/92(6)and(EEC)No520/92(7)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively ,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No898/92(8),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1265/92(9),laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangements providedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardsbeefandveal;Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;forrepresentative marketsheldseveral
timesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceofeachcat­
egoryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmeanofthe
pricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasinrespectof
Italythepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothe
average,weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficients
fixedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereas
thepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothe
arithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthe
marketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative marketsof(■')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL52,27.2.1992,p.7.
0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(6)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(7)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.16.(8)OJNoL95,9.4.1992,p.44.0OJNoL135,19.5.1992,p.6.

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conversionratesoftheMemberStatescurrencies ;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92<3);
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulations ,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
frozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthandareapplicablefromthefirstMondayofthe
followingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybealteredin
theperiodbetweentwofixingswherethebasiclevyis
altered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthepricesrecorded
onCommunityrepresentative markets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(2)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagriculturalHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeasset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1. J)OJNoL387,31.12.1992.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1992fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeef
andveal(')(2)
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy
—Netweight—
02021000 193,059
02022010 193,059
02022030 154,447
02022050 241,324
02022090 289,589
02023010 241,324
02023050 241,324
02023090 332,061
02062991 332,061
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.