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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No853/92
of3April1992
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
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;
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)No3988/87(<);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1629/91(*);whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No786/92(6)hasextendedthe1991/92marketingyear
forbeefandvealuntil31May1992;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1628/91(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011010,02011090,
02012011and02012019,accountbeingtakeninparti­
cularofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,
ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto0OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.18. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.16. OOJNoL86,1.4.1992,p.1.

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Annex11toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3071/91(4);
Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentativemarketsheld
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: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
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No925/77(2),provides
thatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshouldbe
determinedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
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;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex:
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained:Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
(»)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
f)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(3)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL290,22.10.1991,p.19.

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Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2205/900,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
theecuratespublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overaperiodtobe
determined,multipliedbythecoefficientreferredto
intheprecedingindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity;whereasaccountshould
alsobetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No545/92of
3February1992concerningthearrangementsapplicable
totheimportintotheCommunityofproductsorigina­
tingintheRepublicsofCroatiaandSloveniaandthe
YugoslavRepublicsofBosnia-Herzegovina ,Macedonia
andMontenegro('),whichprovidesforreductionsinthe
leviesoncertainproductsofthebeefandvealsector
importedintotheCommunity ;whereasCommission
Regulation(EEC)No859/92(2)establishesdetailedrules
fortheimportationoftheseproducts;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No444/92(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(%noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle101
(4)oftheabovementioned Decision,aspecialamount
shallbechargedonimportsofcertainproductsorigina­
tingintheoverseascountriesandterritoriesinorderto
preventproductsoriginatingfromthesecountriesand
territoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthan
similarproductsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6April1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3April1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL63,7.3.1992,p.1.
(2)Seepage26ofthisOfficialJournal.
(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL52,27.2.1992,p.7.
(*)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.oOJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

NoL89/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.4.92
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof3April1992fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
Croatia,Slovenia,
, Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Austria/Sweden/Otherthird
ce Macedonia,Switzerland countries(2)
Montenegro(3)
—Liveweight—
01029010 — 17,790 (')131,663
01029031 23,099 17,790 (')131,663
01029033 — 17,790 (')131,663
01029035 23,099 17,790 (')131,663
01029037 23,099 17,790 (')131,663
—Netweight—
02011010 — 33,801 0)250,160
02011090 43,888 33,801 (')250,160
02012021 — 33,801 (')250,160
02012029 43,888 33,801 (')250,160
02012031 — 27,041 (')200,128
02012039 35,110 27,041 (')200,128
02012051 52,665 40,560 (')300,192
02012059 52,665 40,560 (')300,192
02012090 — 50,700 (')375,240
02013000 — 57,994 (')429,221
02061095 — 57,994 (*)429,221
02102010 — 50,700 375,240
02102090 — 57,994 429,221
02109041 — 57,994 429,221
02109090 — 57,994 429,221
16025010 — 57,994 429,221
16029061 — 57,994 429,221
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(3)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No859/92.