NoL163/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.7.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1365/79
of29June1979
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
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplication
ofleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No882/79(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom2July1979werefixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1274/79of25June1979(5);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthat
thebasiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothe
methodsetoutinitsArticle3andonthebasisofall
therepresentative free-at-frontier offerpricesofthe
Communitydeterminedfortheproductsofeachof
thecategoriesandcutsspecifiedinArticle2andesta­
blishedprincipallybyreferencetothepricesspecified
inthecustomsdocumentsaccompanying products
importedfromthirdcountriesorfromotherinforma­
tionconcerningexportpricesobtaininginthosethird
countries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond
torealpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounre­
presentativequantitiesshouldnotbetakeninto
account;whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(J),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;
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL111,4.5.1979,p.14.
(5)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.15.

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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)No1350/79(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
liveweightfromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalcula­
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
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarkets
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
representative Communitymarketsisthepriceesta­
blishedonthebasisofpricesrecordedoveraperiod
tobedeterminedontherepresentative marketorWhereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconver­
sioncoefficientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegula­
tionand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreasedor
reducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex:
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasures
affectingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
marketstheCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
(3)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.(»)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.

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recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,prices
recordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecently
recordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthen0-20unitofaccountper
100kilogramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviously
usedthelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofRegulation
(EEC)No2170/73of31July1973ontheconclusion
oftheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepu­
blicofYugoslavia(1),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2862/77(2)andlastextendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1211/79(3);
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefrom
thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentativemarkets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(4)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulations,andinparticulartotheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2July1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(!)OJNoL224,13.8.1973,p.1.
(2)OJNoL330,23.12.1977,p.9.
3)OJNoL153,21.6.1979,p.5. (4)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.
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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29June1979fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleand
onbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(')fortheperiodbeginning2July1979
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Austria/Sweden/Switzerland Otherthirdcountries
01.02AIIa)(a)
01.02Alib)(b)—Liveweight—
— 59.466
22.701 66.462
—Netweight—
02.01Alia)1aa)(a)
02.01AIIa)1bb)
02.01AIIa)2aa)(a)
02.01AIIa)2bb)
02.01AIIa)3aa)(a)
02.01AIIa)3bb)
02.01AIIa)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)1
02.06CIa)2
16.02Billb)1aa)43.132
34-506
51-758
64.697
74-004
64.697
74-004
74.004112.985
126-278
90.388
101-022
135-582
151-533
189.417
216-666
189-417
216-666
216-666
(')InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No706/76,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproducts
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories.
(a)ThelevyshallbeestablishedinaccordancewiththeprovisionssetoutinAnnexItotheTradeAgreementbetweentheEECand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .
(b)Thelevywhichistobeappliedtoyoungmalebovineanimals,intendedforfattening,ofaliveweightof300kgorless,imported
undertheconditionssetoutinArticle13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of27June1968,andintheprovisionsadopted
foritsapplication ,istotallyorpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.