NoL271/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.9.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2785/81
of25September1981
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
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;
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;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)No882/79(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom6April1981werefixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No898/81of1April1981(5);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthat
thebasiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothe
methodsetoutinitsArticle3andonthebasisofall
therepresentative free-at-frontier offerpricesofthe
Communitydeterminedfortheproductsofeachof
thecategoriesandcutsspecifiedinArticle2and
establishedprincipallybyreferencetothepricesspeci­
fiedinthecustomsdocumentsaccompanying
productsimportedfromthirdcountriesorfromother
informationconcerningexportpricesobtainingin
thosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond
torealpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounre­
presentativequantititiesshouldnptbetakeninto
account;whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcluded
OOJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
OOJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.(4)OJNoL111,4.5.1979,p.14.0OJNoL90,4.4.1981.

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onthebasisofpricesrecordedoverapriodtobe
determinedontherepresentativemarketormarketsof
eachMemberStateinrespectofthevariouscategories
ofadultbovineanimalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,
aftertakingintoaccountthesizeofeachofthesecate­
goriesandtherelativesizeofthebovineherdofeach
MemberState;
whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
theappropriatecoefficients,ofthepricesforthe
variousqualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatof
suchanimalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthat
MemberStateacaparticularwholesalemarketing
stage;whereastherepresentative markets,categories
andqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoefficients
arefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermina­
tionofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresenta­
tiveCommunitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesof
certainothercattleintheCommunity (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1458/81(4);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
cientsandrepresentative marketsarespecifiedinthe
AnnexestoRegulation (EEC)No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcu­
latingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1-21ECU
per100kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree­
at-frontierofferpricedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0-60
ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermaybe
retained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedon
theirmarkets,theCommission mayusethelatest
pricesrecordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuch
measures ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsisthpriceestablishedWhereas,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
conversioncoefficientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulationand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreased
orreducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex;
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL142,28.5.1981,p.98.

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thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyis
altered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,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)No1272/80of22May1980ontheconclu­
sionoftheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepu­
blicofYugoslaviaontradeandtradecooperation(');
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefi^edbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5Octoper
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25September1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL130,27.5.1980,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof25September 1981fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(')fortheperiodbeginning
5October1981
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia (2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AII(a) 61-578 10-202 77-999
—Netweight—
02.01Alia)1
02.01AIIa)2
02.01AIIa)3
02.01AIIa)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)l·
02.06CIa)2
16.02BIIIb)1aa)116-998
93-598
140-39819-384
15-507
23-261
29-076
33-259
29-076
,33-259
33-259148-198
118-558
177-838
222-297
254-276
222-297
254-276
254-276
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,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.