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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3854/92
of29December 1992
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)No3661/92;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
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determined onthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentative purchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011000,02011090,
02012020to02012050,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
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequaltoWhereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1992/93marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1377/92(4);
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount :
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.0OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL147,29.5.1992,p.6.

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Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished ,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1615/920; WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No611/77('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1049/92(2),
providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshould
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;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: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;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.0OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.7.0OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.16.0OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.0OJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.16.

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Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (8),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandveal
aredefinedinRegulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92f)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(10);Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No297/91(2),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States:Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(3),(EEC)
No519/92(4)and(EEC)No520/92(5)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No981/92(6),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No982/92(7),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplying
thearrangements providedforintheseagreementsin
regardsbeef;Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation .
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4January1993.(')OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(2)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(4)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(5)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
OOJNoL104,22.4.1992,p.34.
0OJNoL104,22.4.1992,p.38.(8)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.HOJNoL387,31.12.1992.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof29December1992fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Austria(■')Sweden/Switzerland countries'^
—Liveweight—
01029005 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029021 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029029 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029041 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029049 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029051 17,469 23,054 134,374(!)
01029059 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029061 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029069 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029071 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
01029079 17,469 23,054 134,374(')
—Netweight—
02011000 33,190 43,803 255,311(4)
02012020 33,190 43,803 255,311(4)
02012030 26,552 35,042 204,248(4)
02012050 39,828 52,563 306,373(4)
02012090 49,786 65,705 382,966(4)
02013000 56,948 75,157 438,060(4)
02061095 56,948 75,157 438,060
02102010 49,786 65,705 382,966
02102090 56,948 75,157 438,060
02109041 56,948 75,157 438,060
02109090 56,948 75,157 438,060
16025010 56,948 75,157 438,060
16029061 56,948 75,157 438,060
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
C)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEECand
Austria(OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.21).
(4)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Czechoslovakia orHungaryundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissued
inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No898/92havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutinthe
AnnextothatRegulation .