NoL133/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.5.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1394/90
of23May1990
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
orlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthe
followingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanorequal
to98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%and
morethanorequalto96%oftheguideprice;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%and
more■thanorequalto90%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(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom14May1990werefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1188/900;
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
1252/90of11May1990establishingthepricesand
amountsfixedinecusbytheCouncilinthebeefandveal
sectorandreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealign­
mentof5January19900;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No571/890»andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
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;0OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.0OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
OOJNoL61,4.3.1989,p.43.OOJNoL119,11.5.1990.faOJNoL121,12.5.1990,p.30.

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Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytheappropriate
coefficients,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketormarkets
oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducersunderRegulation
(EEC)No1347/86(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No4132/88(4);whereastherepresentativemarkets,
categoriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermination
ofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresentative
Communitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain
othercattleintheCommunity^,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1646/89(*);Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
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)No«05/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMemberWhereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentativemarketsheld
severaltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceof
eachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmean
ofthepricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasin
respectofItalythepriceofeachcategoryandquantityis
equaltotheaverage,weightedbythespecialweighting
coefficientsfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
610/77*ofthepricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficit
zones;whereasthepricerecordedinthesurpluszone:is
equaltothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedon
eachofthemarketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespect
oftheUnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesof
adultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative
marketsofGreatBritainontheonehandandNorthern
Irelandontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixed
intheabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
(3OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.40.
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(4)OJNoL362,30.12.1988,p.4.
OOJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
Is)OJNoL162,13.6.1989,p.22.

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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentativeCommunitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/870,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereasleviesmustbefixedhavingregardtotheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedby
theCommunity ;whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No314/83of24January1983
ontheconclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia(l),andofCouncilDeci­
sion87/605/EECof21December1987ontheconclu­
sionoftheadditionalProtocoltotheCooperationAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(2),antici­
patingareductioninthelevyapplicableonimportsinto
theCommunityofcertainproductsinthebeefandveal
sectororiginatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No7l5/90(3)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Carib­
beanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories;Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation .Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Article2
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4June1990.
(')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL389,31.12.1987,p.72.
OOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.(4)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof23May1990fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
Liveweight
01029010 16,963 (>)124,192
01029031 21,788 (>)16,963 (»)124,192
01029033 — 16,963 (■)124,192
01029035 21,788 16,963 (')124,192
01029037 21,788 16,963 (')124,192
—Netweight—
02011010 32,230 (•)235,964
02011090 41,397 32,230 (>)235,964
02012021 — 32,230 (')235,964
02012029 41,397 32,230 (')235,964
02012031 — 25,785 (')188,771
02012039 33,118 25,785 (')188,771
02012051 49,677 38,676 (>)283,157
02012059 49,677 38,676 (')283,157
02012090 — 48,345 (')353,946
02013000 — 55,300 0404,864
02061095 — 55,300 0404,864
02102010 — 48,345 353,946
02102090 — 55,300 404,864
02109041 — 55,300 404,864
02109090 — 55,300 404,864
16025010 — 55,300 404,864
16029061 — 55,300 404,864
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintothe
Frenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
andterritories.
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1368/88(OJNo
L126,20.5.1988,p.26).