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26.7.68 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL180/21
REGULATION (EEC)No1072/68OFTHECOMMISSION
of25July1968
determiningthebasesforcalculatingthelevyoncertainkindsoffrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
Havingregardto.theTreaty•establishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/681of27June1968onthecommonorganisation
ofthemarketinbeefandveal,andinparticular
Articles13(5)and25thereof;
WhereasthecoefficientreferredtoinArticle13
(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68mustexpress
theratioexistingintheCommunitybetweenthe
priceoffreshmeatofaqualitycompetitivewith
thefrozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesame
form,andtheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2(2)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No990/682of15July1968on
generalrulesforfixingthelevyoncertainkindsof
frozenbeefandveal,thepriceoffreshmeatofa
qualitycompetitivewithfrozenmeatmustbedeter­
minedonthebasisofthepriceresultingfrom
averagingthepricesof'representative qualities,
convertedintopricesforcarcasesorhalfcarcases,
(a)ofadultbovineanimalsforprocessinginthe
Community,and
(b)ofadultbovineanimalsfordirectconsumption
intheCommunity ,
suchaveragebeingweightedbymeansoffixed
coefficientswhichtakeaccountofthequantitative
ratioexistingonimportationforfrozenmeatsfor
thesameusesasthoseindicatedin(a)or(b);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2(3)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No990/68,theaverageoftheprices
foradultbovineanimalsmentionedinparagraph2
ofthatArticlemustbedeterminedonthebasisof
pricesrecordedontherepresentative marketormarketsofeachMemberStateforthequalitiesin
question,accountbeingtakenoftherelative
magnitudeofthebovinestockofeachMemberState
overaperiodwhichissufficientlyrepresentative
oftheCommunitymarketsituation;
Whereasthataveragemaybebasedontheaverage
pricesrecordedontherepresentative marketor
marketsofeachMemberState,weightedby
coefficientsexpressingtherelativemagnitudeofthe
bovinestockofeachMemberState;,whereasthe
pricerecordedontherepresentative marketor
marketsofeachMemberStatemaybebasedon
theweightedaverageofthepricesobtainingduring
aperiodwhichissufficientlyrepresentative ofthe
Communitymarketsituation;whereassuchweighting
shouldtaketheformofcoefficientsexpressingthe
proportionsofeachqualityinthequantitiescoming
onthemarket;
Whereastheabove-mentioned representative market
ormarketsarethosesetoutinAnnexIIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1027/683of22
July1968onthedetermination ofthepricesof
calvesandadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
representative Communitymarkets;whereasthe
coefficientsexpressingtherelativemagnitudeofthe
bovinestockofeachMemberStatearethoseset
outinAnnexItothatRegulation;whereasitis
appropriatetoregardtheperiodoftwelvemonths
corresponding totheyear1967asaperiodwhich
issufficientlyrepresentative oftheCommunity
marketsituation;
Whereastheconversioncoefficientforpricesofadult
bovineanimalsforprocessingmaybeputat21;
whereasthatforpricesofadultbovineanimalsfor
directconsumptionmaybeputat19;
Whereasinthelightofexperiencein1967the
quantitativeratioexistingonimportationbetween
productsforprocessingandproductsfordirect
consumptionmaybeputat31;
1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.12. 3OJNoL174,23.7.1968,p.14.

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carcasesandforequarters,cutineachcaseintoa
maximumoffivepiecesandpresentedinasingle
block,andontheotherhandotherbonedcuts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforfixingthe
levyatregularintervals;whereasinthecaseof
substantialpricevariations,however,itmustbe
possibletomakeconsequential alterationstothe
levyinforce;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThecoefficientmentionedinArticle13(2)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68shallbe1-53.
Article2Whereastheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals
referredtoinArticle13(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68mustbethepricefixedinaccordance
withArticle10(4)ofthatRegulationforthe
above-mentioned period;whereasthatpriceis
DM251-68;whereasthecoefficientmentionedin
Article13(2)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68is
therefore1*53;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle4ofRegulation
(EEC)No990/68,themostfavourablepurchasing
opportunitiesamongthosewhicharemostrepresen­
tative,asregardsqualityandquantity,ofthetrend
oftheworldmarket,asmentionedinArticle13(2)
(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68,shouldbe
determinedinthefirstplacewithreferencetofree­
at-Community-frontier offersorwheresuchoffers
arenotsufficientlyrepresentative ofthemarket
situation,toworldmarketoffersdeliveredfree-at­
Community-frontier ,foreachoftheproductslisted
insection(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)
No805/68;
Whereaswhereitappears,frominformation
availabletotheCommission,thatparticularoffers
donotcorrespondtorealpurchasingopportunities ,
arenotrepresentative ofrealpricetrends,donot
relatetorepresentative quantitiesorrelatetoqualities
differingappreciablyfromthoseofthemajorityof
theproductsenteringworldtrade,suchoffersmust
besetaside;
Whereas,whereworldmarketoffersaretobe
convertedintofree-at-Community-frontier offers,the
normaltransportandinsurancecostsinvolvedof
whichtheCommissionhasknowledgeshould,be
takenintoaccount;
WhereasthefixedamountmentionedinArticle13
(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68must
representthespecificcostsincurredintheimportation
offrozenmeat;whereassuchcostsare,inparticular
thosearisingfromtransporttoandfromthecold
storagedepotandfromweightloss;
Whereas,toavoidtoofrequentalterationofthe
levy,provisionshouldbemadeforacertainmargin
withinwhichvariationsoftheworldmarketprice
donotrequirethelevytobealtered;
Whereasthefixedcoefficientforeachoftheproducts
inquestioninArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68maybedeterminedonthebasisofthe
valueratiobetweentheproductlistedinsection(c)
oftheAnnextothatRegulationundersub-heading
No02.01AII(a)2(aa)andeachoftheother
productsinthesamesection;whereas,however,
withregardtobonedcuts,adistinctionshouldbe
made,inviewofthesubstantialpricedifferences,
betweenontheonehandbonedcarcases,halfWhenfixingtheworldmarketpriceforfrozenmeat
mentionedinArticle13(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68thefollowingshallnotbetakeninto
account :
(a)offerpriceswhichdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingopportunities ;
(b)offerpriceswhichtheCommissionbelieves,in
viewofgeneralpricemovementsorinformation
availabletoit,nottoberepresentative ofreal
pricetrendsinthecountryoforigin;
(c)offerpricesforasmall,unrepresentative quantity;
(d)offerpricesforqualitieswhichdifferappreci­
ablyfromthoseofthemajorityoftheproducts
enteringworldtrade.
Article3
Worldmarketoffersshallbeconvertedintofree-at­
Community-frontier offersbytakingintoaccount
thenormaltransportandinsurancecostsinvolved
ofwhichtheCommissionhasknowledge .
Article4
Thefixedamount-mentionedinArticle13(2)(b)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shallbe3unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes .
Article5
Solongastheworldmarketpriceforfrozenmeat
differsbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
grammesfromtheworldmarketpricepreviously
usedforthecalculationofthelevy,the,latterprice
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Article6 Thelevyapplicablefrom29July1968shallbefixed
notlaterthan26July1968andshallremainvalid
until1September1968.
2.However,thelevyshallbealteredintheinter­
veningperiodifsubstantialvariationsarerecorded
intheworldmarketpricepreviouslyusedforthe
calculationofthelevy.1.Thefixed'coefficientforeachoftheproductsin
questioninArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68shallbeasshownintheAnnex.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'forequarters'
meansthefrontpartofahalfcarcase,comprising
allthebonesandthescrag,neckandshoulder,with
aminimumoffourribsandamaximumoften
wholeorcutribs.
3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'hindquarters'
meanstherearpartofahalfcarcase,comprisingall
thebonesandthethighandsirloin,withaminimum
ofthreewholeorcutribs,withorwithouttheshin
andwithorwithoutthethinflank;theexpression
istobeextended -tocoverthefrontpartofahalf
carcase,comprisingallthebonesandincludingthe
scrag,neckandshoulder,butwithmorethanten
ribs.Article8
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
bytelex,onthefifthandtwentiethofeachmonth,
detailsofpricesmadeknowntothemduringthe
fortnightprecedingthedayofcommunication ,
specifyingtheorigin,quantity,qualityandcutofthe
productslistedinsection(c)of.theAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68.
MemberStatesshallcommunicate intheintervening
periodallinformationenablingtheCommissionto
applyArticle13(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68. Article7
Article91.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle13(4)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68,thelevyprovidedfor
inparagraph1ofthatArticleshallbefixedbefore
thetwenty-fifthofeachmonthandapplyfromthe
firstAlondayofthefollowingmonth.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon29July
1968.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1968.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY
•ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionof
goodsCoefficients
02.01AII(a)2Meatofdomesticbovineanimals,frozen:
(bb)Forequarters 1-00
(cc)Hindquarters 1-25
(dd)Other:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 1-50
12.Bonedorboneless
(aaa)Carcases,halfcarcasesorforequarters
cutineachcaseintoamaximumof
fivepiecesandpresentedinasingle
block 1-25
(bbb)Other 1-79