NoL305/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.10.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3310/86
of30October1986
ontheCommunityrecordingofmarketpricesonthebasisofthescaleforthe
classification ofcarcasesofadultbovineanimals
carcasesofadultbovineanimalsshallbecarriedouteach
weekandshallrelatetothefollowingconformationand
fatcoverclassesforthefivecategoriesspecifiedinArticle
3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1208/81:
(a)carcasesofuncastratedmaleanimalsoflessthantwo
yearsofage:U2,U3,R2,R3,O2,O3;
(b)carcasesofotheruncastratedmaleanimals:R3;
(c)carcasesofcastratedmaleanimals:U2,U3,U4,R3,
R4,O3,O4;
(d)carcasesoffemaleanimalsthathavecalved:R3,R4,
O2,O3,O4,P2,P3;
(e)carcasesofotherfemaleanimals:U2,U3,R2,R3,
R4,O2,O3,O4.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,theterritoryof
theUnitedKingdomshallcomprisetworegions,Great
BritainandNorthernIreland.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1202/82
of18May1982ontheimplementation oftheCommu­
nityscalefortheclassificationofcarcasesofadultbovine
animalsforrecordingmarketpricesinthebeefandveal
sector('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
869/84(2),andinparticularArticle2thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1202/82,
priceshavebeenrecordedsince28June1982usingthe
Communityscalefortheclassificationofcarcasesofadult
bovineanimalsintroducedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1208/81(3);whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No563/82(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3402/85(*),laysdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesaidRegulationfortherecordingofmarketprices;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1557/82of17
June1982ontheCommunityrecordingofmarketprices
onthebasisofthescalefortheclassification ofadult
bovineanimals(®)laysdowndetailedrulesontherecord­
ingandcommunication ofmarketprices;
Whereas,inviewofprogressmadeintheapplicationof
thescaleandinthelightofexperience,theserulesshould
berevised;whereas,inparticular,changesshouldbe
madeinthemethodusedforcalculatingaverage
Communityprices;whereas,inparticular,Spanishprices
shouldbemadecomparablewithpricesintheMember
StatesoftheCommunityasconstitutedon31December
1985;whereas,forthispurpose,theSpanishpricesshould
beincreasedbytheaccessioncompensatory amount;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,Article2
1.Recordingofmarketpricesatthenationallevelor,
inthecaseoftheUnitedKingdom,atregionallevel,shall
beundertakeninaccordancewiththefollowingrules:
(a)pricesshallberecordedinquotationcentresdeter­
minedbyeachMemberState;thesepricesshallbe
representative ofproductionintheMemberStateasa
wholeandshallrelatetoasignificantnumberof
carcases;
(b)theweeklyrecordingofpricesshallrelatetopriceson
adeadweightbasisnotedduringthepreviousweek;
(c)pricesshallbecommunicated byclassandexpressed
innationalcurrency,correctionsrequiredunder
Article1(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No563/82having
alreadybeenmade;
(d)pricescommunicated pursuantto(c)inrespectofthe
UnitedKingdomshallbecorrected,asnecessary,by
theamountoftheslaughterpremiumgrantedinthat
MemberStateforcertainbeefcattle.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate theprices
recordedinaccordancewiththisArticletotheCommis­
sioneachweekbyThursdaynoonatthelatest.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.NationalandCommunityrecordingofmarket
pricesonthebasisofthescalefortheclassificationof
(')OJNoL140,20.5.1982,p.35.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.32.
(3)OJNoL123,7.5.1981,p.3.
(<)OJNoL67,11.3.1982,p.23.0OJNoL322,3.V2.1985,p.14.
(«)OJNoL172,18.6.1982,p.19.

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3.Where,inexceptionalcircumstances orforreasons
ofseasonalityofsupply,pricesrelatingtoasignificant
numberofcarcasesofoneormorequalitiescannotbe
recordedinaMemberStateorregion,theCommission
mayusethelastpricesrecordedforthesaidqualityof
qualitiesbeforethisoccurrence;wheresuchasituation
continuesformorethantwoconsecutiveweeks,the
Commissionmaydecideonthetemporaryeliminationof
thequalityofqualitiesinquestionforpricereporting
purposesandonthetemporaryredistribution ofthe
weightingorweightingsallocatedtothosequalities.
Article3
1.Foragivencategory;
(a)theaverageCommunitypriceforeachoftheconfor­
mationandfatnessclasseslistedinArticle1(1)shall
betheweightedaverageofthenationalmarketprices
recordedforthatclass;however,forthepurposesof
calculatingthatweightedaverage,Spanishmarket
pricesshallbeincreasedbytheaccessioncompensa­
toryamount.Weightingshallbebasedonthepropor­
tionofquantitiesofthatclassslaughteredineach
MemberStatetototalCommunityslaughterings of
thatclass;
(b)theaverageCommunitypriceforeachconformation
classshallbetheweightedaverageoftheaverage
Communitypricesforthefatnessclasseswhich
constitutethatconformationclass;weightingshallbe
basedontheproportionofslaughteringsofeachfatnessclasstototalslaughteringsofthatconforma­
tionclassintheCommunity ;
(c).theaverageCommunitypriceshallbetheweighted
averageoftheaverageCommunitypricesreferredto
in(a);weightingshallbebasedontheproportionof
thequantitiesslaughteredineachclassreferredtoin
(a)tototalCommunityslaughteringsinthecategory.
2.TheaverageCommunitypriceforallcategories
togethershallbetheweightedaverageoftheaverage
pricesreferredtoinparagraph 1(c);thatweightingshall
bebasedontheproportionofeachcategorytototal
slaughteringsofadultbovineanimalsintheCommunity .
3.Theweightingfactorsshallberevisedperiodicallyto
takeintoaccounttrendsrecordedatnationaland
Communitylevels.
Article4
Regulation(EEC)No1557/82isherebyrepealed.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplytopricesrecordedfromtheweekbeginning
3November1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30October1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President