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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3585/93
of27December 1993
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);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1993/94marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1563/930;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1753/93(6)
determinescertainpricesfixedinecusinthebeefand
vealsectorasaresultofthemonetaryrealignmentsinthe
1992/93marketingyear;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereasTHECOMMISSION 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;
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,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
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
OOJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
nOJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16,
0OJNoL154,25.6.1993,p.35.
(6OJNoL161,2.7.1993,p.44.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL77,31.3.1993,p.15.

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WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
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
1460/93(5);offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablesuggests
thattheyareunrepresentative ofthetruetrendofprices
inthecountryoforigin;
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(?)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,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;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:
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,ofusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.0OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.7.0OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.16.(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL143,15.6.1993,p.5.

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Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereasthelevies
fixedmustbeconsistentwithinternationalagreements
enteredintobytheCommunity ;
Whereas,inaddition,accountmustbetakenofCouncil
Decision93/239/EECof15March1993concerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofAustria,theRepublic
ofFinland,theRepublicofIceland,theKingdomof
NorwayandtheKingdomofSweden,oftheotherpart,
ontheprovisionalapplicationoftheAgreementson
certainarrangementsinthefieldofagriculture,signedby
thesaidpartiesinOportoon2May1992(');whereas
Regulation(EEC)No1180/93(2)laysdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationin1993oftheimportarrangements
fortheseproductsoriginatinginSweden;
Whereasdeclarationshavebeensubmittedbyboththe
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicinformingthe
Communities thatboththeCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepubliccontinuetoassumealltheobligations
deriving,interalia,fromtheInterimAgreementbetween
theCommunities andtheCzechandSlovakFederal
Republicuponthedissolutionofthelatteron31
December1992andinconsequencetheconcession
providedintheInterimAgreementshouldbeaccorded
withoutdistinctiontoproductsoriginatingintheCzech
RepublicorintheSlovakRepublic;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No444/92(4),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
States;
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)No518/92(5),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2233/93(6),(EEC)No
519/92(7),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2234/93
(8),and(EEC)No520/92(9),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2235/93(l0),of27February1992oncertain
proceduresforapplyingtheInterimAgreementsontrade
andtrade-related mattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteel
Community,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicofPoland,
theRepublicofHungary,theCzechRepublicandthe
SlovakRepublic,oftheotherpart,introducearrange­
mentsforreducingimportleviesoncertainproducts;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2697/93(u),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No3558/93(12),lays
downdetailedrulesforapplyingthearrangements
providedforintheseagreementsasregardsbeef;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (1J)noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories ;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(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(14),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No3528/93(1S),areusedto
convertamountsexpressedinthirdcountrycurrencies
andareusedasthebasisfordeterminingtheagricultural
conversionratesoftheMemberStates'currencies;
whereasdetailedrulesontheapplicationanddetermina­
tionoftheseconversionsweresetbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1068/93(16);
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3January1994.(')OjNoL109,1.5.1993,p.1.
(2)OJNoL120,15.5.1993,p.14.(jOJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
(4)OJNoL52,27.2.1992,p.7.(jOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(6)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.3.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(8)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.4.
0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
(10)OJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.(")OJNoL245,1.10.1993,p.75.
C2)OJNoL324,24.12.1993,p.38.
('•')OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.
(I4)OJNoL387,31.12.1992,p.1.
(>jOJNoL320,22.12.1993,p.32.
(")OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27December1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27December1993fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100ke)
CNcode Austria(3) Sweden/SwitzerlandOtherthird
countries(2)
—Liveweight-—
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,844
12,84401029005
01029021
01029029
01029041
01029049
01029051
01029059
01029061
01029069
01029071
0102907917,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086
17,086131,433(')
131,433(')
13J,433(')
131,433OH
131,43300
131,4330
131,4330
131,4330
131,4330
131,4330
131,4330
—Netweight—
02011000
02012020
02012030
02012050
02012090
02013000
02061095
02102010
02102090
02109041
02109090
16025010
1602906132,464
32,464
25,971
38,957
48,696
55,701
55,701
48,696
55,701
55,701
55,701
55,701
55,70124,4040
24,4040
19,5240
29,2850
36,6070
41,8720
41,872
36,607
41,872
41,872
41,872
41,872
41,872249,72300
249,72300
199,77800
299,66700
374,58300
428,47100
428,4710
374,583
428,471
428,471
428,471
428,471
428,471
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments ,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStates.
(*)NoimportlevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.
(®)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsoftheAgreementbetweentheEECand
Austria(OJNoL111,29.4.1992,p.21).
(4)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theCzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicand
HungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andinrespect
ofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2697/93,asamended,
havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation .
OProductsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,theterritoriesoftheexCzechandSlovakFederalRepu­
blicorHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andin
respectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No247/93(OJNo
L28,5.2.1993,p.39)havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation .
(')ThelevymaybereducedinaccordancewiththeAgreementbetweentheCommunityandSweden(OJNoL
109,1.5.199.3,p.59)andRegulation (EEC)No1180/93.