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REGULATION (EEC)No2150/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of6August1973
onthecalculationofthespecialimportpriceforadultbovineanimals
Whereastopreventthelevyfrombeingalteredtoo
frequentlyacertainmarginshouldbespecifiedwithin
whichvariationsinthefactorsusedtocalculatethe
importpricewouldnotrequireanychangeinthat
price;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe'Manage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AspecialimportpriceasreferredtoinArticle10(1)
(a)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shallbefixed,in
thematterprovidedinthisRegulation,foradult
bovineanimalsoriginatinginandcomingfrom
Austria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article10(6)thereof;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle10(1)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,aspecialimportpricemaybefixed
forcalvesandadultbovineanimalsoriginatinginand
comingfromthirdcountrieswithacommercialstruc­
tureandsystemsofcattleproductioncomparableto
thoseexistingintheCommunity ,onconditionthat
suchcountrieskeeparegularrecordofquotedprices;
Whereasareviewofthird-countrymarketshasshown
thataspecialimportpricemaybeappliedinrespect
ofadultbovineanimalsimportedfromAustria,
SwedenandSwitzerland ;whereastheGovernments of
thosecountrieshaveundertakeninteraliatonotify
regularlythepricesrecordedonthemarketsoftheir
countries ;
Whereasitis,therefore,necessarytolaydownrules
fordeterminingpricesandinparticulartospecifythe
mostrepresentative markets,thequalitiestobetaken
intoaccount,theweightingtobeaccordedtoeach
suchqualityandanycorrectiveamountsrequiredin
ordertomakepricescomparable ;
Whereasthepricesthusdeterminedforeachofthe
countriesconcernedshould,moreover,beweighted
accordingtothequantitiesgenerallyimportedinto
theCommunityfromeachsuchcountry;
Whereas,however,nospecialimportpriceshouldbe
fixedunlessthatpricewouldbeappreciablyhigher
thantheimportpricereferredtoinArticle10(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68;
Whereasthethirdcountriesconcernedmay,inparti­
cularbecauseofhealthprotectionregulations,findit
necessarytotakemeasuresaffectingquotedprices;
whereasinsuchcasesitwouldnotalwaysbeproperto
takesuchpricesintoaccountastheywouldnotreflect
thenormaltrendofthemarket;whereascriteria
should,therefore,belaiddownwhichmaybeapplied
bytheCommissioninsuchasituation;1.Thespecialimportpriceforadultbovine
animalsshallbetheaverage,asweightedbythecoeffi­
cientslaiddowninAnnexI,ofthequotedpricesfor
adultbovineanimalsinthethirdcountriesreferredto
inArticle1.
2.Quotedpricesforadultbovineanimalsineach
ofthethirdcountriesconcernedshallbedetermined
havingregardtothedataindicatedinAnnexII.
Article3
Nospecialimportpriceshallbefixedifsuchprice
wouldexceedbylessthan1unitofaccountper100
kilogrammes liveweighttheimportpriceasfixedin
accordancewithArticle10(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68.
Article4
Shouldoneormoreofthethirdcountriesreferredto
inArticle1take,inparticularforhealthprotection
reasons,measuresaffectingthequotedpricesrecorded
ontheirmarkets,theCommissionmaybaseitselfon
thepriceslastrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforesuchmeasureswereputintoeffect.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
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Article5 effectontheMondayfollowingthedayonwhichit
wasfixed.
Whereanyspecialimportpriceascalculatedinaccor­
dancewiththeforegoingArticlesdiffersbylessthan
0-5unitofaccountper100kilogrammesliveweight
fromthepricepreviouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,
thelatterpricemaycontinuetobeapplied.Article7
Article6ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities . «
Itshallapplyforthefirsttimeforthecalculationof
leviesfrom13August1973.Thespecialimportpriceshallbecalculatedonce
weeklyandshallbeusedtocalculateleviestaking
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX1
Coefficientstobeusedincalculatingtheimportpriceforadultbovineanimals:
Austria 72
Sweden 25
Switzerland 3
ANNEXII
A.Austria
1.Representative markets:
Linz,Salzburg,Vienna(arithmeticmean)
2.Qualitiesandcoefficients
Qualities Weighting'
coefficients
Stiere 53
Ochsen 4
Kalbinnen 10
Kiihe 33
B.Sweden
1.Representative marketsandweightingcoefficients :
Stockholm (67),Goteborg(33)
2.Qualitiesandcoefficients
Qualities Coefficientsfor Weighting
conversioninto coefficients_
liveweight
Koochaldretjurklass1
Koochaldretjurklass1—
Koochaldretjurklass2
Kviga+kokvigaklass1
Kviga+kokvigaklass1—
Stut klass1+
Stut klass1
Ungtjur klass1-f
Ungtjur klass149
47
46
51
49
53
51
55
5313-5
15-8
8-4
13-3
7-1
4-1
4-4
18-2
15-2
3.Correctiveamountstobeaddedtothequotationsrecorded
Koochaldretjur:
Kviga+kokviga :
Stut :
Ungtjur :72-00Skr100kg,
78-00Skr/100kg,
85-00Skr/100kg,
92-00Skr/100kg.

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C.Switzerland
1.Representative market(Quotationcentre):
Berne.
2.Qualitiesandcoefficients:
Qualities weightingcoefficients
GénissesetboeufsA 18-8
G6nissesetboeufsB 9-9
GenissesetboeufsC 2-6
'GenissesetboeufsD 1-7
VachesA 4-7
VachesB 3-1
VachesC 14-6
VachesD" 14-0
VachesE * 15-6
TaureauxA1 .7-5
TaureauxA2 2-4
TaureauxB1 2-0
TaureauxB2 1-2
TaureauxC 1-0
TaureauxD 0*5
TaureauxE 0-4