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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3584/93
of27December 1993
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No747/93(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1.(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoa
percentageofthebasiclevy;
Whereas,inrespectofthetypesoffrozenmeatlistedin
section(b)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulationunderCN
codes02021000and02022010,thebasiclevyisdeter­
minedonthebasisofthedifferencebetween:
—theguidepricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresent­
ingtheratioexistingintheCommunitybetweenthe
priceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewiththe
frozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesameform,
andtheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals,and
—theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meat,plustheamountofthecustomsdutyandastan­
dardamountrepresentingthespecificcostsofthe
importoperations;
Whereas,byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplicationof
theleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No366l/92(4),the
abovementioned coefficient,calculatedinaccordancewith
theruleslaiddowninArticle11(2)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,hasbeenfixedat1,69unitsofaccount
andthestandardamountreferredtoinArticle11(2)(b)
ofthesaidRegulationhasbeenfixedatECU6,65;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
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;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
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;
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1993/94marketingyearhavebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1563/930;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1753/93(6)
determinescertainpricesfixedinecusinthebeefand
vealsectorasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentsinthe
1992/93marketingyear;
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatisdeterminedbyreferencetotheworld
marketpricebasedonthemostrepresentativepurchasing
possibilities ,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedover
acertainperiodprecedingthefixingofthebasiclevy,
takingintoaccountinparticular :
—foreseeabledevelopments onthemarketinfrozen
meat,
—themostrepresentative pricesonthirdcountry
marketsforfreshandchilledmeatofacategorywhich
iscompetitivewithfrozenmeat,
—pastexperience;
Whereasthebasiclevyonthetypesoffrozenmeatlisted
insection(b)oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
805/68underCNcodes02022050,02022090,
02023010,02023050and02023090isequaltothe
basiclevyfixedfortheproductsfallingwithinCNcodes
02021000and02022010,multipliedbyastandard
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL77,31.3.1993,p.15.
(J)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.OOJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.35.
(6)OJNoL161,2.7.1993,p.44.

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coefficientfixedforeachoftheproductsinquestion;
whereasthesecoefficientswerefixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax',aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex: Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresentative
quantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablegives
reasontobelievethattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarkets,the
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
gramsfromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateforthevariouscategoriesofadultbovineanimalsor
ofmeatfromsuchanimals,takingintoaccountthesizeof
eachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthebovine
herdofeachMemberState;Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(J),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No444/92(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(5),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2233/93(6),(EEC)No
519/92Q,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2234/93(8),and(EEC)No520/92(9),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2235/93(10),of27February1992on
certainproceduresforapplyingtheInterimAgreements
ontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Community ,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofPoland,
theRepublicofHungary,theCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepublicrespectively ,oftheotherpart,introduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2697/93(»),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No3558/
93(12),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthearrange­
mentsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregardsbeef
andveal;Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1460/93(2);
Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;forrepresentative marketsheldseveral
timesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceofeachcat­
egoryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmeanofthe
pricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasinrespectof
Italythepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothe
average,weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficients
fixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereas
thepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothe
arithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthe
marketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIrelandon
theotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedinthe
abovementioned AnnexII:(3)OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL52,27.2.1992,p.7.
0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(6)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.3.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(8)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.4.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
HOJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
(")OJNoL245,1.10.1993,p.75.
HOJNoL324,24.12.1993,p.38.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL143,15.6.1993,p.5.

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Whereasdeclarationshavebeensubmittedbyboththe
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicinformingthe
CommunitiesthatboththeCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepubliccontinuetoassumealltheobligations
deriving,interalia,fromtheInterimAgreementbetween
theCommunities andtheCzechandSlovakFederal
Republicuponthedissolutionofthelatteron31
December1992andinconsequencetheconcessions
providedintheInterimAgreementshouldbeaccorded
withoutdistinctiontoproductsoriginatingintheCzech
RepublicorintheSlovakRepublic;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthandareapplicablefromthefirstMondayofthe
followingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybealteredin
theperiodbetweentwofixingswherethebasiclevyisaltered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthepricesrecorded
onCommunityrepresentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(J),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(3),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(4);
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulations,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
frozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeasset
outintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3January1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(2)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(')OJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
(4)OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106. (')OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1993fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeef
andveal(')(2)
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode
02021000
02022010
02022030
02022050
02022090
02023010
02023050
02023090
02062991Levy
—Netweight—
173,041(3)
173,041(3)
138,432(3)
216,301(3)
259,561(3)
216,301(3)
216,301(3)
297,630(3)
297,630
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(3)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederal
RepublicorHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity,
andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2697/93
havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.