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REGULATION (EEC)No23/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of3January1974
fixingtheimportleviesoncalvesandadultbovineanimalsandonbeefandvealother
thanfrozen
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No218/
73(4)of29January1973onthedetermination
oftheimportpriceandthespecialimportpricefor
calvesandadultbovineanimalsprovidesthatthe
importpriceistobecalculatedinaccordancewith
themethodsetoutinArticle4onthebasisofall
therepresentative free-at-frontier offerpricesinthe
Communityestablishedforeachofthecategories
andcutsspecifiedinArticle2,andascertainedinpar­
ticularfrom:
(a)pricesgiveninthecustomsdocumentsaccom­
panyingtheproductsimportedfromsuchother
thirdcountries;
(b)otherinformationconcerningtheexportprices
rulinginsuchothercountries;
Whereas,however,offerpriceswhichdonotcorres­
pondtoactualpurchasingpossibilitiesaretobedis­
regarded,asarealsoofferpricesrelatingtounrepre­
sentativequantities;whereasofferpriceswhich,
becauseofthedevelopmentofpricesingeneralor
fromtheinformationavailable,donotseemtobe
representative oftheactualtrendofpricesinthe
exportingcountryshouldalsobedisregarded ;
Whereas,wherenofree-at-frontier offerpricecan
berecordedforoneormorecategoriesofliveani­
malsorofmeat,thelastavailablepricemustbe
usedforthecalculation ;
Whereastheimportpricemustbecalculatedonthe
firstandthirdThursdayofeachmonthforthepur­
poseofcalculatingtheleviesvalidfromthefollow­
ingMonday;whereas,however,ifcircumstances so
require,theimportpricemaybefixedon'another
dayofthesameweek;
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2150/
73(5)of6August1973providesforthefixingof
thespecialimportpricereferredtoinArticle10(1)
(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68foradultbovine
animalsoriginatinginandcomingfromAustria,
SwedenandSwitzerlandonthebasisofquotations
onrepresentativemarketsinthesethirdcountries;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
thesecondsubparagraphofArticle10(7)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle10(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthat,wheretheimportpricefor
calvesoradultbovineanimals,afteradditionofthe
customsduty,islowerthantheguideprice,thedif­
ferencebetweenthelatterpriceandtheimportprice
plusthatadditionisoffsetbyalevyonimportsof
thatproduct;whereas,however,suchlevyistobe
fixedat:
—75°/ooftheabovementioned difference,ifitis
foundthatthepriceoftheproductinquestionon
therepresentative marketsoftheCommunity is
morethantheguidepricebutdoesnotexceed
102°/oofthatprice;
—50°/ooftheabovementioned difference,ifitis
foundthatthepriceoftheproductinquestionon
therepresentative marketsoftheCommunityis
morethan102°/ooftheguidepricebutdoesnot
exceed104°/oofthatprice;
—25°/ooftheabovementioned difference,ifitis
foundthatthepriceoftheproductinquestionon
therepresentative marketsoftheCommunityis
morethan104°/ooftheguidepricebutdoesnot
exceed106°/oofthatprice;
—nil,ifitisfoundthatthepriceoftheproductin
questionontherepresentative marketsofthe
Communityismorethan106°/ooftheguide
price;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1192/73(3),
fixedtheguidepricesforcalvesandadultbovine
animalsvalidforthe1973/74marketingyear;
(l)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(»)OJNoL122,9.5.1973,p.6.(4)OJNoL26,31.1.1973,p.16.
(5)OJNoL219,7.8.1973,p.15.

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Whereas,wherethereareseveralrepresentative mar­
ketsinaMemberState,thepriceofeachqualityis
theaverageofthequotationsrecordedoneachof
thesemarkets;whereas,whereinaMemberState
thereisasinglerepresentative market,heldseveral
timesduringtheseven-dayperiod,thepriceofeach
qualityistobeequaltothearithmeticmeanofquo­
tationsrecordedateachmarket;whereas,with
regardtoItaly,thepriceofeachqualityistheaver­
age,weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficients
laiddowninAnnexIIcoRegulation (EEC)No320/
73,ofthepricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficit
productionareas;whereasthepricerecordedinthe
surplusproductionareaisequaltotheaverageofthe
quotationsrecordedoneachofthemarketswithin
thatarea;whereasfortheUnitedKingdomthe
weightedaverageofthepricesrecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsinGreatBritainandinNorthern
Irelandaretobemultipliedbythecoefficientfixed
inthesaidAnnexII;Whereasthisspecialimportpriceiscalculatedonce
aweekandisusedtocalculateleviestakingeffect
ontheMondayfollowingthedayonwhichitis
fixed;whereas,however,nospecialimportpriceis
fixedifsuchpricewouldexceedbylessthan1unit
ofaccountper100kilogrammes liveweightthe
importpricefixed,pursuanttoArticle10(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No805/68;asspecifiedinRe­
gulation(EEC)No218/73;
Whereas,ifoneormoreofthethirdcountries
referredtotake,notablyforhealthprotection
reasons,measuresaffectingpricesquotedontheir
markets,theCommissionmaybaseitselfonthelast
pricesrecordedbeforesuchmeasureswereputinto
effect;
Whereas,iftheimportpricediffersbylessthan0-50
unitofaccountper100kgliveweightfromthe
importpricepreviouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,
thelatterpricemustbemaintained ;
WhereasArticle10(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatthepricerecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketsoftheCommunityisderivedfrom
thepricesrecordedontherepresentative marketor
marketsofeachMemberStateforthevariousquali­
ties—ofcalves,adultbovinesanimalsorthemeat
oftheseanimals,asthecasemaybe—aftertaking
intoaccounttherelativequantityofeachofsuch
qualitiesandtherelativemagnitudeofthebovine
stockofeachMemberState;
Whereasthepricesforcalvesandadultbovineani­
mals,recordedontherepresentative marketormar­
ketsofeachMemberState,isequaltotheaverage,
weightedbycoefficients,ofthepricesforthequali­
tiesofcalves,adultbovineanimalsandmeatof
theseanimalsformedduringaperiodofsevendays
inthatMemberStateatastandardwholesalestage;
whereastherepresentative markets,thequalitiesof
theproductsandtheweightingswerefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No320/
73(*)of31January1973onthedetermination of
thepricesforcalvesandadultbovineanimalson
therepresentative marketsoftheCommunity ,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3545/73(2);
Whereasthepricesofcalvesandadultbovineani­
malssoestablishedonthemarketormarketsof
eachofthenewMemberStatesmustbeincreasedby
thebasiccompensatory amountprovidedforinArt­
icle1(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
181/73(3)of23January1973layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesystemofcompensatory amountsfor
beefandveal:Whereas,wherethesequotationsdonotrelateto
'liveweightexcludingtax'prices,thequotationsfor
thedifferentqualitiesaretobecorrectedbythe
live-weightconversioncoefficientslaiddowninAnnex
IItothatRegulationand,inrespectofItalyandthe
UnitedKingdom,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythe
correctiveamountslaiddowninthatAnnex;where­
asforIrelandthepricepercalfrecordedonthe
representativemarketistobeincreasedbythecorrec­
tiveamountfixedinthatAnnexandsubsequently
convertedbackintoliveweightperunitofweight
byapplyingthecorrectivecoefficientfixedinthat
Annex;
Whereas,ifoneormoreMemberStatestakemea­
sures,suchashealthprotectionmeasures,which
affectthenormaldevelopmentofquotationsre­
cordedontheirmarkets,theCommissionmayeither
disregardthequotationsrecordedonthemarketor
marketsinquestionorusethelastquotations
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion
beforethosemeasureswereputintoeffect;
Whereas,whereinformation isnotavailable,the
quotationsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsaretobedeterminedwithparticularrefer­
encetothelatestknownquotations ;
Whereas,foraslongasthepricerecordedfor
calvesandadultbovineanimalsontherepresenta­
tiveCommunitymarketsdiffersbylessthan0-20
unitofaccountper100kgliveweightfromthe
pricepreviouslyused,thelatterpriceistobemain­
tained;(*)OJNoL36,8.2.1973,p.13.
(l)OJNoL361,29.12.1973.
(3)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.9.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%>,arateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespiotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,underArticle4(b)(5)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No974/71(3)of12May1971,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No3450/73(4),inthecase
where,whentheRegulationslayingdowntherulesfor
thecommonorganizationoftheagriculturalmarkets
areapplied,thepricesontheItalianmarketsare
concerned,theinfluenceofthemeasuresforseenin
paragraph1ofthesameArticleistakenintoconsider­
ation;
Whereasitfollowsfromtheprovisionsoftheabove­
mentionedRegulationsandinparticularfromthe
quotationsandotherinformationknowntothe
Commissionthattheleviesoncalves,adultbovine
animalsandonbeefandveailotherthanfrozen
shouldbefixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegu­
lation;WhereasArticle12(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatifalevyischargedon
calvesoradultbovineanimals,alevyisalsotobe
chargedonimportsofthemeatofcalvesoradult
bovineanimalsaslistedinSection(a)oftheAnnex
tothatRegulationundertariffsubheadingsNos
02.01AIIa)1aa)and02.01AIIa)1bb);where­
asthislevyisequaltothelevychargedoncalves
oradultbovineanimals,asthecasemaybe,
adjustedbyacoefficientexpressingthevalueratio
betweenthemeatinquestionontheonehandand
calvesoradultbovineanimalsontheother;
WhereasArticle12(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatifthelevyischargedonadult
bovineanimals,alevyisalsotobechargedon
importsofthemeatlistedinSection(b)ofthe
AnnextothatRegulation ;whereasthislevyis
equaltothelevychargedonadultbovineanimals,
multipliedbyastandardcoefficient;
WhereasArticle12(4)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68providesthatthelevymaybechargedon
importsoftheproductslistedinSection(a)ofthe
AnnextothatRegulationundertariffsubheading
No02.01AIIa)1cc);whereasthislevyisequalto
thehighestlevyapplicabletocalvesoradultbovine
animals,multipliedbyastandardcoefficient;
Whereasthestandardcoefficientsreferredtoabove
werefixedforeachoftheproductsinquestionin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2249/
73(*)of17August1973,fixingthecoefficientsfor
calculatingthelevyonbeefandvealotherthan
frozen;whereasthatRegulationalsodefinesthere­
quirementstobemetbycertainproductsforwhich
thelevyhasbeenfixedbymeansofthesecoefficients ;
Whereasleviesmustbefixedwithdueregardfor
obligationsarisingoutofinternationalagreements
concludedbytheCommunity ;whereasRegulation
(EEC)No2170/73(2)of31July1973onthecon­
clusionoftheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslaviashouldalsobetakeninto
account;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle33(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclatureprovided
forinthisRegulationisincorporated intheCom­
monCustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesmustbefixedonceeachweek
andbevalidfromthefollowingMonday;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesreferredtoinArticles10and12ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No805/68shallbeasshowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
Tobeclassifiedasproductsfallingwithinsubhead­
ingsNos02.01AIIa)1aa)and02.01AIIa)1
bb),productsmustcorrespondtothedefinitions
containedinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2249/73.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7January
1974.
(*)OJNoL230,18.8.1973,p.15.
(■)OJNoL224,13.8.1973,p.1.(3)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3January1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Leviesapplicablefrom7January1974toimportsfromthirdcountries(*
(inu.a.1100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsAustria
Sweden
SwitzerlandOtherthird
countries
01.02 Liveanimalsofthebovinespecies:
A.Domesticspecies:
II.Other:
a)Calves
b)Other:
1.Cowsforimmediateslaughter,themeatofwhichis
intendedforprocessing (a)
2,Other:
aa)Notyethavinganypermanentteeth,ofaweight
ofnotlessthan350kgbutnotmorethan450kg
inthecaseofmaleanimals,orofnotlessthan
320kgbutnotmorethan420kginthecaseof
femaleanimals(c)
bb)Other
02.01 MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
II.Ofbovinedomesticbovineanimals:
a)Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
1.Freshorchilled:Liveweight
0(b)0(b)
0-188 —
0-470
0-705(b)0-705(b)
Netweight
0 0
0 0
0 0
0-893
1-340 1-340
0-714
1-072 1-072aa)Ofcalves:
11.Carcasesandhalf-carcases
22.Separatedorunseparatedforequarters
33.Separatedorunseparatedhindquarters
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'quar­
ters:
aaa)Carcasesofaweightofnotlessthan180
kgbutnotmorethan270kgandhalf­
carcasesor'compensated'quarters'ofa
weightofnotlessthan90kgbutnot
morethan135kg,withalowdegreeof
ossificationofthecartilages (morees­
peciallythoseofthesymphysispubisand
thevertebralapophyses),themeatof
whichisofalightpinkcolourandthe
fatofwhich,ofextremelyfinestructure,
iswhitetolightyellowincolour(c)
bbb)Other
22.Forequarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kgbut
notmorethan68kg,withalowdegree
ofossificationofthecartilages (more
especiallythoseofthevertebralapo­
physes),themeatofwhichisofalight
pinkcolourandthefatofwhich,of
extremelyfinestructure,iswhitetolight
yellowincolour(c)
bbb)Other

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(inu.a.¡100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsAustria
Sweden
SwitzerlandOtherthird
countries
Netweight
02.01
(cont'd)33.Hindquarters :
aaa)Ofaweightofnotlessthan45kgbut
notmorethan68kg(notlessthan38kg
butnotmorethan61kginthecaseof
'Pistola'cuts),withalowdegreeof
ossificationofthecartilages (morees­
peciallythoseofthevertebralapophyses),
themeatofwhichisofalightpink
colourandthefatofwhich,ofextremely
finestructure,iswhitetolightyellowin
colour(c) 1-072
bbb)Other 1-607 1-607
cc)Othercutsofvealandbeef:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 2-009 2-009
422.Bonedorboneless 2-298 2-298
02.06 Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked:
C.Other:
1.Ofdomesticbovineanimals:
a)Meat:
1.Unboned(bone-in) 2-009 2-009
2.Bonedorboneless 2-298 2-298
(*)Regulation (EEC)No521/70providesthattheleviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseasdepartmentsofproductsorigina­
tingintheAASMandOCT.
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthoritiesandtothespecialconditionsatpre­
sentapplicabletocowsimportedunderthebilateralagreementoncattleforthefoodprocessingindustrybetweentheEuropeanCom­
munitiesandAustria.
(b)WheretheseproductsareimportedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle11ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of27June1968
andintheprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,thelevyiseitherrefundedornotcollectedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions .
(c)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofthecertificatereferredtoinparagraph2(c)ofProtocolNo1annexItothe
tradeagreementbetweentheEECandtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia .