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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2461/90
of24August1990
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No571/88(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicable totheproductsspecifiedinArticle 1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicable byreferencetoapercent­
ageofthebasiclevy;
Whereas,inrespectofthetypesoffrozenmeatlistedin
section(b)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulation underCN
codes02021000and02022010,thebasiclevyisdeter­
minedonthebasisofthedifference between :
—theguidepricemultiplied byacoefficient represent­
ingtheratioexistingintheCommunity betweenthe
priceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitive withthe
frozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesameform,
andtheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals,and
—theCommunity free-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meat,plustheamountofthecustomsdutyandastan­
dardamountrepresenting thespecificcostsofthe
importoperations ;
Whereas,byCommission Regulation (EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplication of
theleviesonbeefandvealandamending Regulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3988/87(4),the
abovementioned coefficient ,calculated inaccordance with
theruleslaiddowninArticle11(2)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,hasbeenfixedat1,69unitsofaccount
andthestandardamountreferredtoinArticle11-(2).(b)
ofthesaidRegulation hasbeenfixedatECU6,65;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Community marketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicable equalsthefol­
lowingpercentage ofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Community marketsisequalto
orlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicable equalsthe
followingpercentage ofthebasiclevy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanorequal
to98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%and
morethanorequalto96%oftheguideprice;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%and
morethanorequalto90%oftheguideprice;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom14May1990havebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1188/90(5);
WhereasthepricesfixedbytheCouncilaretobereduced
inaccordance withCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1252/90of11May1990establishing thepricesand
amountsfixedinecusbytheCouncilinthebeefandveal
sectorandreducedasaresultofthemonetaryrealign­
mentof5January1990(6);
WhereastheCommunity free-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatisdetermined byreference totheworld
marketpricebasedonthemostrepresentative purchasing
possibilities ,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedover
acertainperiodpreceding thefixingofthebasiclevy,
takingintoaccountinparticular :
—foreseeable developments on-themarketinfrozen
meat,
—themostrepresentative pricesonthirdcountry
marketsforfreshandchilledmeatofacategorywhich
iscompetitive withfrozenmeat,
—pastexperience ;
Whereasthebasiclevyonthetypesoffrozenmeatlisted
insection(b)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68underCNcodes02022050,02022090,
02023010,02023050and02023090isequaltothe
basiclevyfixedfortheproductsfallingwithinCNcodes
02021000and02022010,multiplied byastandard
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL61,4.3.1989,p.43.0OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(*)OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.310OJNoL119,11.5.1990,p.36.
4OJNoL121,12.5.1990,p.30.

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coefficient fixedforeachoftheproductsinquestion ;
whereasthesecoefficients werefixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation (EEC)No586/77;timesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceofeachcat­
egoryandqualityisequaltothearithmetic meanofthe
pricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasinrespectof
Italythepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothe
average,weightedbythespecialweighting coefficients
fixedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereas
thepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothe
arithmetic meanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthe
marketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdom theweighted averagepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative marketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthern Irelandon
theotherareadjustedbythecoefficient fixedinthe
abovementioned AnnexII;Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond toreal
purchasing possibilities orthatrelatetounrepresentative
quantities shouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformation availablegives
reasontobelievethattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
gramsfromthatpreviously usedforthecalculation ofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained ;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategories andqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax',aremultiplied bytheliveweightconversion coeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulation and,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunity marketsisthepriceestablished onthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedetermined on
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateforthevariouscategories ofadultbovineanimalsor
ofmeatfromsuchanimals,takingintoaccountthesizeof
eachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthebovine
herdofeachMemberState;WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary or
healthreasonsforexample ,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarkets,the
Commission maydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures ;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Community marketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community markets
differsbylessthanECU0,24per100kilograms oflive
weightfromthepricepreviously used,thelatteris
retained ;Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytherelevant
coefficients ,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketing stage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketormarkets
oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducers underCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1347/86('),aslastamended by
Regulation (EEC)No4132/88(2);whereastherepresenta­
tivemarkets,categories andqualitiesofproductsand
weighting coefficients arefixedinAnnexIItoCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No610/77of18March1977on
thedetermination ofpricesofadultbovineanimalson
representative Community marketsandthesurveyof
pricesofcertainothercattleintheCommunity (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1683/90(4);Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternational agreements concluded bythe
Community continuetobefulfilled ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No715/900lays
downthearrangements applicable onagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessing
ofagricultural productsoriginating intheAfrican,Carib­
beanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas countries and
territories :Whereas ,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmetic meanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets ;forrepresentative marketsheldseveral
Whereas thevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation (EEC)No586/77; (')OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.40.
(2)OJNoL362,30.12.1988,p.4.0OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(*)OJNoL157,22.6.1990,p.30. 0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.

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aperiodtobedetermined ,multiplied bythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointhepreceding indent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisions oftheaforemen­
tionedRegulations ,andinparticular totheinformation
andquotations knowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
frozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclature providedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporated inthecombined nomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthandareapplicable fromthefirstMondayofthe
followingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybealteredin
theperiodbetweentwofixingswherethebasiclevyis
altered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthepricesrecorded
onCommunity representative markets ;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally ,levies
shouldbecalculated onthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencies whicharemaintained inrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multiplied bythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies ,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheEcuratespublished intheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeasset
outintheAnnex .
Article2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon3September
1990.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24August1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.==
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ANNEX
totheCommission Regulation of24August1990fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeef
andveal(')
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Levy
\ —Netweight—
02021000 (■)197,163
02022010 (')197,163
02022030 (')157,730
02022050 (')246,454
02022090 («)295,745
02023010 (')246,454
02023050 (')246,454
02023090 (')339,120
02062991 (')339,120
(')Inaccordance withRegulation (EEC)No715/90,leviesarenotappliedto:productsimporteddirectlyintothe
Frenchoverseasdepartments ,originating intheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountries
andterritories .