27.11,87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL337/49
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3554/87
of26November 1987
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No467/87(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determined onthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceand'theCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentative purchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationundersubheadings02.01AIIa)1to3,
accountbeingtakeninparticularofthepositionwith
respecttosupplyanddemand,ofworldmarketpricesfor
frozenmeatofacategory.whichiscompetitivewithfresh
orchilledmeatandofpastexperience ;
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
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsisequaltoorlessthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthe
followingpercentageofthebasic4evy:
(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)No311/83(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom6July1987werefixedbyCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1891/870;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
reference 1tothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2OJNoL48,17.2.1987,p.1.(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16.
0OJNoL182,3.7.1987.

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ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducersunderRegulation
(EEC)No1347/86.(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No467/87(4);whereastherepresentative markets,
categoriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermination
ofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresentative
Communitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain
othercattleintheCommunity (*),aslastameadedby
Regulation (EEC)No3003/87(*);
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
marketsofGreatBritainon"theonehandandNorthern
Irelandontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixed
intheabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
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;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
than0,60ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain .
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No£11/77of18
March1977('),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
925/77(2),providesthatthespeciallevyonproductsorigi­
natinginandcomingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzer­
landshouldbedeterminedonthebasisoftheweighted :
averageofthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketsofthosethirdcountries;
whereastheweightingcoefficientsandrepresentative
marketsarespecifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation (EEC)
No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1,21ECUper100.
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0,60ECU
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommission mayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState;
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytheappropriate
coefficients ,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketormarkets
oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
(3)OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.40.
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
2OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(4)OJNoL48,17.2.1987,p.1.
(*)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
6)OJNoL285,8.10.1987,p.11

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Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,moreover,
accountshouldbetakenofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
314/83of24January1983ontheconclusionofthe
CooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugos­
lavia('),ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No287/82of3
February1982establishingthearrangementsapplicableto
importsofproductsoriginatinginYugoslaviatotake
accountoftheaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictothe
Community (2),andofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3349/81of24November1981providingforareduction
inthelevyapplicabletoimportsintotheCommunityof
certainbeefandvealproductsoriginatinginandcoming
fromYugoslavia(3);customsTariffandtheCommunity sstatisticsonforeign
tradeandwhichreplacestheexistingnomenclature ;
whereastheentryintoforceofthecombinednomencla­
turewillentailanamendmenttoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68and,therefore,tothelistofproductsforwhich
leviesareset;whereasinsomecasetheamountsfrom1
January1988cannaot,therefore,bedeterminedatthis
stage;whereasaccordingly ,thisfixingshould,excep­
tionaly,applyuntil31December1987only,theamounts
from1January1988beingsetatalaterstage;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1676/85Q,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1636/87(8),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ,
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation ,-andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandveaFotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No486/85(4),last
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87(5),laysdown
thearrangements applicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories ;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation (EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclature providedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedintheCommonCustomsTariff;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredin-theperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets:Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulationfrom7to31December1987.
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2658/87of23
July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature and
ontheCommonCustomsTariff(*)introduces ,witheffect
from1Januarys1988,anew'combinednomenclature '
whichmeetstherequirements ofboththeCommonArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7December
1987.(■)OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL30,6.2.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL339,26.11.1981,p.1.
(4)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.
OOJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.
OOJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
8)OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26November1987fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen0)
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
Liveweight—
01.02AII(a),,.... 53,790 30,171 122,641
—Netweight—
02.01AIIa)1
02.01AIIa)2
02.01AIIa)3
02.01AIIa)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)1
02.06CIa)2
16.02Billb)1aa)102,201
81,761
122,64157,325
45,860
68,790
85,988
98,358
85,988
98,358
98,358233,018
186,415
279,621
349,527
399,811
349,527
399,811
399,811
(')InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseas
departmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeannadPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories .
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No1725/80(OJNo
L170,3.7.1980,p.4).
(a)Thelevywhichistobeappliedtoyoungmalebovineanimals,intendedforfattening,ofaliveweightof300kg
orless,importedundertheconditionssetputinArticle13ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68,andinthe
provisionsadoptedforitsapplication,istotallyorpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.