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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No172/93
of29January1993
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
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;
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);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No125/93(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
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;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequaltoWhereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1992/93marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1377/920;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
OOJNoL18,27.1.1993,p.1.(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.
OOJNoL147,29.5.1992,p.6.

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basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:
Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1615/920;
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;Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77('),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1049/92(2),
providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatingin
andcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshould
bedeterminedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
WhereasCouncilDecision92/232/EECof1October
1991ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformof
anexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofAustriaconcerningthe
adjustmentoftheCommunityimportarrangements
applicabletocertainbeefandvealsectorproductsorigi­
natinginAustria(3)laysdownnewprovisionsonprefe­
rentialimportsunderaseparatetariffquota;whereasthis
mustbetakenintoaccountwhentheleviesarefixed;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastECU1,21per100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommission mayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedontheWhereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.7.
(3OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.16.(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
MOJNoL170,25.6.1992,p.16.

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Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity ;whereasaccountshould
alsobetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3953/92of
21December1992concerningthearrangementsappli­
cabletotheimportintotheCommunityofproducts
originatingintheRepublicsofBosnia-Herzegovina ,
CroatiaandSloveniaandtheformerYugoslavRepublicof
Macedonia,whichprovidesforreductionsinthelevieson
certainproductsofthebeefandvealsectorimportedinto
theCommunity ;whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No185/93establishesdetailedrulesfortheimportation
oftheseproducts;tion(EEC)No3589/92(6)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsinregardsbeef;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunityQ,noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandveal
aredefinedinRegulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets;
WhereastherepresentativemarketratesdefinedinArticle
1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3813/92(8)areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3819/92(9);
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,Whereasdeclarationshavebeensubmittedbyboththe
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicinformingthe
CommunitiesthatboththeCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepubliccontinuetoassumealltheobligations
deriving,interalia,fromtheInterimAgreementbetween
theCommunities andtheCzechandSlovakFederal
Republicuponthedissolutionofthelatteron31
December1992andinconsequence theconcession
providedintheInterimAgreementshouldbeaccorded
withoutdistinctiontoproductsoriginatingintheCzech
RepublicorintheSlovakRepublic;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No297/91(2)laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation.WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(3),(EEC)
No519/92(4)and(EEC)No520/920of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1993.
(')Seepage70ofthisOfficialJournal.0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.0OJNoL36,8.2.1991,p.9.
(4)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.(6)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
OOJNoL364,12.12.1992,p.28,
OOJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
OOJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29January1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29January1993fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattle
andonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
Croatia/Slovenia/
CNcode Bosnia-Herzegovina /Austria(4) Sweden/Switzerland Otherthirdcountries(l)
formerYugoslav
RepublicofMacedonia(')
—Liveweight—
01029005 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029021 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029029 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029041 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029049 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029051 23,574 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029059 23,574 17,469 •34,829 134,374(')
01029061 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029069 — 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029071 23,574 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
01029079 23,574 17,469 34,829 134,374(')
—Netweight—
02011000 44,791 33,190 66,176 255,311(')0
02012020 44,791 33,190 66,176 255,31100
02012030 35,833 26,552 52,940 204,24800
02012050 53,750 39,828 79,411 306,37300
02012090 — 49,786 99,263 382,96600
02013000 — 56,948 113,544 438,06000
02061095 — 56,948 113,544 438,0600
02102010 — 49,786 99,263 382,966
02102090 — 56,948 113,544 438,060
02109041 — 56,948 113,544 438,060
02109090 — 56,948 113,544 438,060
16025010 — 56,948 113,544 438,060
16029061 — 56,948 113,544 438,060
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectlyintotheFrenchoverseasdepartments,
originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(2)NoimportlevyappliestcfOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(!)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No185/93.
(4)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEECandAustria(OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.21).
0Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Czechoslovakia orHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountries
andtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No898/92havebeenpresented,aresubjectto
theleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.