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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3273/94
of28December 1994
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,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;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1884/94(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoa
percentageofthebasiclevy; 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);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;Whereasthepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1994/95marketingyearhavebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EC)No1885/94(0;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;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
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequaltoWhereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;offer
pricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovementof
pricesingeneralortheinformationavailablesuggeststhat
theyareunrepresentative ofthetruetrendofpricesinthe
countryoforigin;
oOJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.
(4OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.29.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.27.

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Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
CommunityQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
3270/94(8);WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3246/94(2),provides
thatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatinginSwitzer­
landshouldbedeterminedonthebasisoftheweighted
averageofthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentativemarketsofthisthirdcountry;whereas
theweightingcoefficientsandrepresentativemarketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;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:Whereasthelevyisnotcollectedinrespectofimports
underthequotasopenedbyCouncilRegulations (EC)No
3071/94(3)and(EC)No774/94(4)andCommission
Regulations(EC)No3241/94(^and(EC)No3243/94(6);
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastECU1,21per100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex:Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedontheWhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
2)OJNoL338,28.12.1994,p.70.
(3)OJNoL325,17.12.1994,p.1.
(4)OJNoL91,8.4.1994,p.1.0OJNoL338,28.12.1994,p.53.
i6)OJNoL338,28.12.1994,p.62.0OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
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(n),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1850/94(12),lays
downdetailedrulesforapplyingthearrangements
providedforintheseagreementsasregardsbeef;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(13)noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandare.applicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3813/92(14),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(15),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(16),amendedbyRegulation(EC)
No547/94(17),
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;
Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofDecision
94/1/ECSC,ECoftheCouncilandCommission (!),
concerningtheconclusionoftheAgreementsonthe
EuropeanEconomicArea,betweentheEuropean
Community ,theEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity
andtheirMemberStates,ontheonehand,andAustria,
Finland,Iceland,Norway,SwedenandLiechtenstein ,on
theotherhand,hereafterreferredtoasthe'EEAAgree­
ment';
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(2),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2484/94(3),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3491/93(4),and
(EC)No3492/93(*),oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunities andtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(%asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2235/93Q,andinparticularArticle1thereofintroduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No
1390/94(8),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
importarrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsas
regardsbeef;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EC)No3641/93(9),and
(EC)No3642/93(10),oncertainrulesforapplyingthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,
andtheRepublicofBulgariaandRomania,oftheother
part;whereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1389/94HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2January1995. 0OJNoL1,3.1.1994,p.1.
(2)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(3)OJNoL265,15.10.1994,p.3.
(4)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.1.
OOJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.4.
(ÓOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
OOJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
(8)OJNoL152,18.6.1994,p.20.
OOJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.16.
HOJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.17.(")OJNoL152,18.6.1994,p.16.
(,2)OJNoL192,28.7.1994,p.24.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(14)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.HOJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
HOJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.('iOJNoL69,12.3.1994,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.28December1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1994fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattle
andonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Switzerland Otherthirdcountries(*)
—Liveweight—
01029005 0 131,433(')
01029021 0 131,4330
01029029 0 131,433(')
01029041 0 131,43300
01029049 0 131,43300
01029051 0 131,4330
01029059 0 131,4330
01029061 0 131,4330
01029069 0 131,4330
01029071 0 131,4330
01029079 0 131,4330
—Netweight—
02011000 0 249,72300
02012020 0 249,72300
02012030 0 199,77800
02012050 0 299,66700
02012090 0 374,58300
02013000 0 428,471000
02061095 0 428,47100
02102010 0 374,583
02102090 0 428,471
02109041 0 ' 428,471
02109090 0 428,471
16025010 0 428,471
16029061 0 428,471
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintotheFrenchoverseasdepartments,
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPolandandHungaryundertheAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunityand
theInterimAgreementsbetweentheCzechRepublic,theSlovakRepublic,BulgariaandRomaniaandtheCommunityandtheInterimAgreements
betweentheCzechRepublic,theSlovakRepublic,BulgariaandRomaniaandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.1certificatesissuedinaccor­
dancewithCommissionRegulation(EC)No1390/94orRegulation(EC)No1389/94havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviesforeseeninthose
Regulations .
(4)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPolandorHungaryundertheAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunityand
theInterimAgreementsbetweentheCzechRepublic,theSlovakRepublicandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedin
accordancewithCommissionRegulation(EC)No358/94(OJNoL46,18.2.1994,p.34)havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviesforeseeninthat
Regulation .
OForimportedproductsfallingwithinthesecodes,thelevyapplicableisrestrictedwithintheconditionsprovidedforinCouncilRegulations(EC)
No3071/94and(EC)No774/94andCommissionRegulations(EC)No3241/94and(EC)No3243/94.