NoL36/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.2.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No256/79
of9February1979
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%
oftheguideprice;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(4)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68thebasiclevyonthemeatspecified
insections(a),(c)and(d)oftheAnnextheretoisequal
tothebasiclevydeterminedforbovineanimals,multi­
pliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedforeachofthe
productsinquestion;whereasthesecoefficientsare
fixedbyRegulation (EEC)No586/77(3),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2658/78(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom22May1978werefixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No995/78of12May1978(5);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdowntherulesfortheapplica­
tionofleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegula­
tion(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustoms
Tariff,stipulatesthatthebasiclevyistobecalculated
accordingtothemethodsetoutinitsArticle3and
onthebasisofalltherepresentative free-at-frontier
offerpricesoftheCommunitydeterminedforthe
productsofeachofthecategoriesandcutsspecified
inArticle2andestablishedprincipallybyreferenceto
thepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocumentsaccom­
panyingproductsimportedfromthirdcountriesor
fromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond
torealpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounre­
presentativequantitiesshouldnotbetakeninto
account;whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticular
Article12(8)thereof.
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(l)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferenceto
apercentageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereas
theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeter­
minedinthelightofthemostrepresentative
purchasingpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquan­
tity,recordedoveracertainperiodforbovineanimals
andforthefreshorchilledmeatspecifiedin
section(a)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulationunder
subheadings02.01AIIa)1to3,accountbeingtaken
inparticularofthepositionwithrespecttosupply
anddemand,ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeat
ofacategorywhichiscompetitivewithfreshor
chilledmeatandofpastexperience ;
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)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.4)OJNoL320,14.11.1978,p.10.
(5)OJNoL130,18.5.1978,p.1.

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marketsofeachMemberStateinrespectofthe
variouscategoriesofadultbovineanimalsorofmeat
fromsuchanimals,aftertakingintoaccountthesize
ofeachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthe
bovineherdofeachMemberState:
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
theappropriatecoefficients,ofthepricesforthe
variousqualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatof
suchanimalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthat
MemberStateataparticularwholesalemarketing
stage;whereastherepresentative markets,categories
andqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoefficients
arefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermina­
tionofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresenta­
tiveCommunitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesof
certainothercattleintheCommunity (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1029/78(4);
Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresenta­
tivemarkets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityis
equaltothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecorded
oneachofthosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentative
marketsheldseveraltimesinoneperiodofseven
days,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneach
marketday;whereasinrespectofItalythepriceof
eachcategoryandquantityisequaltotheaverage,
weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficientsfixedin
AnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;
whereasthepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneis
equaltothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecorded
oneachofthemarketswithinthatzone;whereasin
respectoftheUnitedKingdomtheweightedaverage
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsofGreatBritainontheonehand
andNorthernIrelandontheotherareadjustedbythe
coefficientfixedintheabovementioned AnnexII:whenthemovementofpricesingeneralortheinfor­
mationavailablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresenta­
tiveofthetruetrendofpricesinthecountryof
origin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished ,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersby
lessthan0-50unitofaccountper100kilogramsof
liveweightfromthatpreviouslylistedforthecalcula­
tionofthelevy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdetermined
forcertainthirdcountriesonthebasisofthediffer­
encebetweentheguidepriceandtheaverageprice
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
latingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastoneunitof
accountper100kilogramsofliveweightmorethan
thefree-at-frontier offerpricedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0-50
unitofaccountper100kilogramsofliveweightfrom
thatpreviouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,thelatter
mayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedon
theirmarkets,theCommissionmayusethelatest
pricesrecordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuch
measures ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalson
representativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceesta­
blishedonthebasisofpricesrecordedoveraperiod
tobedeterminedontherepresentative marketorWhereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconver­
sioncoefficientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegula­
tionand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreasedor
reducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex:
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasures
affectingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
marketstheCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
(>)OJNoL77^25.3.1977,p.14.
2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(3)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL132,20.5.1978,p.63.

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fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyis
altered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,toenablethelevysystemtofunction
normally,thefollowingshouldbeusedtocalculate
thelevies;
—forcurrencieswhosespotratesaremaintainedat
anygivenmomentwithinaspreadof2-25%,a
conversionratebasedontheiractualparvalues;
—forothercurrencies,aconversionratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotexchangeratesof
eachofthesecurrencies,recordedoveragiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointhepreviousindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulations ,andinparticulartothedata
andquotationsavailabletotheCommission ,thelevies
onadultbovineanimalsandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothis
Regulation ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasspecifiedinthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon12February
1979.recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereasintheabsenceofinformation ,prices
recordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecently
recordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthen0-20unitofaccountper
100kilogramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviously
usedthelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofRegulation
(EEC)No2170/73of31July1973ontheconclusion
oftheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepu­
blicofYugoslavia('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2862/77(2)andlastextendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No233/79(3);
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclatureusedinthisRegu­
lationisincorporated intheCommonCustoms
Tariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefrom
thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(1)OJNoL224,13.8.1973,p.1.
(2)OJNoL330,23.12.1977,p.9.
P)OJNoL34,9.2.1979,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof9February1979fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattle
andonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(J)fortheperiodbeginning12February1979
(u.aJ100kg)
CCTheadingNo Austria/Sweden/Switzerland Otherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AIIa)(a) 52-765
01.02Alib)(b) 20-496 58-972
—Netweight—
02.01AIIa)1aa)(a)_ 100-253
02.01AIIa)1bb) 38-942 112-047
02.01AIIa)2aa)(a)— 80-203
02.01AIIa)2bb) 31-154 89-638
02.01AIIa)3aa)(a)— 120-303
02.01AIIa)3bb) 46-731 134-456
02.01AIIa)4aa) 58-414 168-071
02.01AIIa)4bb) 66-818 192-250
02.06CIa)1 58-414 168-071
02.06CIa)2 66-818 192-250
16.02BIIIb)1aa) 66-818 192-250
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No706/76,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories.
(a)ThelevyshallbeestablishedinaccordancewiththeprovisionssetoutinAnnexItotheTradeAgreementbetweentheEECand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .
(b)Thelevywhichistobeappliedtoyoungmalebovineanimals,intendedforfattening,ofaliveweightof300kgorless,imported
undertheconditionssetoutinArticle13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968,andintheprovisionsadopted
foritsapplication,istotallyorpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions .