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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1743/93
of1July1993
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(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1993/94marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1563/93(0;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1753/93(6)
determinescertainpricesfixedinecusinthebeefand
vealsectorasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentsinthe
1992/93marketingyear;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcounT
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereasTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No125/93(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoa
percentageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011000,02011090,
02012020to02012050,accountbeingtakeninparti­
cularofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,
ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience ;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefol­
lowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.35.
(6)Seepage44ofthisOfficialJournal.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL18,27.1.1993,p.1.

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WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;
Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1460/930;offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablesuggests
thattheyareunrepresentative ofthetruetrendofprices
inthecountryoforigin;
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
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1049/92(2),
providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshould
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
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;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;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;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
(■)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.7.
(3)OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.16.(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
OOJNoL143,15.6.1993,p.5.

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certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EEC)No518/92Q,(EEC)
No519/92(8)and(EEC)No520/92(9)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively ,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3589/92(10)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardsbeef;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(n)noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(12)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies ;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(u);
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity ;whereasaccountshould
alsobetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3953/92of
21December1992concerningthearrangementsappli­
cabletotheimportintotheCommunityofproducts
originatingintheRepublicsofBosnia-Herzegovina ,
CroatiaandSloveniaandtheterritoryoftheformer
YugoslavRepublicofMacedonia('),whichprovidesfor
reductionsintheleviesoncertainproductsofthebeef
andvealsectorimportedintotheCommunity ;whereas
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No185/93(2)establishes
detailedrulesfortheimportationoftheseproducts;
Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
Decision93/239/EECof15March1993concerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublic
ofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheKingdomofSweden,oftheotherpart,
ontheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreementson
certainarrangementsinthefieldofagriculture,signedby
thesaidpartiesinOportoon2May1992(3);whereas
Regulation(EEC)No1180/93(4)laysdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationin1993oftheimportarrangements
fortheseproductsoriginatinginSweden;
Whereasdeclarationshavebeensubmittedbyboththe
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicinformingthe
Communities thatboththeCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepubliccontinuetoassumealltheobligations
deriving,interalia,fromtheInterimAgreementbetween
theCommunities andtheCzechandSlovakFederal
Republicuponthedissolutionofthelatteron31
December1992andinconsequencetheconcession
providedintheInterimAgreementshouldbeaccorded
withoutdistinctiontoproductsoriginatingintheCzech
RepublicorintheSlovakRepublic;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90f),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(6),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
(>)OJNoL406,31.12.1992,p.1.
(2)OJNoL22,30.1.1993,p.70.0OJNoL109,1.5.1993,p.1.
OOJNoL120,15.5.1993,p.14.
OOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(8)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.HOJNoL364,12.12.1992,p.28.
(")OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.HOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
HOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106. f)OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeatshallbeasset
outintheAnnextothepresentRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1July1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof1July1993fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandon
beefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
Croatia/Slovenia/
Bosnia-Herzegovina /
CNcode theterritoryofthe Austria(4) Sweden/Switzerland Otherthirdcountries(2)
formerYugoslav
RepublicofMacedonia(3)
—Liveweight—
01029005 — 17,086 15,526 131,4330)
01029021 — 17,086 15,526 131,4330
01029029 — '17,086 15,526 131,433(')
01029041 — 17,086 15,526 131,433(>)(«)
01029049 — 17,086 15,526 131,433(')O
01029051 23,058 17,086 15,526 131,4330)
01029059 23,058 17,086 15,526 131,433(')
01029061 — 17,086 15,526 131,433(')
01029069 — 17,086 15,526 131,433(')
01029071 23,058 17,086 15,526 131,433(l)
01029079 23,058 17,086 15,526 131,433(■)
—Netweight—
02011000 43,811 32,464 29,499Q 249,723(')0
02012020 43,811 32,464 29,499Q 249,723(')0
02012030 35,049 25,971 23,599Q 199,778(')O
02012050 52,573 38,957 35,3980 299,66700
02012090 — 48,696 44,2480 374,58300
02013000 — 55,701 50,6140 428,47100
02061095 — 55,701 50,614 428,4710
02102010 — 48,696 44,248 374,583
02102090 — 55,701 50,614 428,471
02109041 — 55,701 50,614 428,471
02109090 — 55,701 50,614 428,471
16025010 — 55,701 50,614 428,471
16029061 — 55,701 50,614 428,471
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintotheFrenchoverseasdepartments,
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(3)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No185/93.
(4)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEECandAustria(OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.21).
0Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederalRepublicorHungaryundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No3589/92havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.
(6)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederalRepublicorHungaryundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No247/93(OJNoL28,5.2.1993,p.39)havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.
f)ThelevymaybereducedinaccordancewiththeAgreementbetweentheCommunityandSweden(OJNoL109,1.5.1993,p.59)andRegulation(EEC)
No1180/93.