27.11.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL325/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3430/91
of26November 1991
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1628/91(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsisequalto
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;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
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)No3988/87(4);Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereasthe
Communityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeterminedin
thelightofthemostrepresentativepurchasingpossibili­
ties,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedovera
certainperiodforbovineanimalsandforthefreshor
chilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)oftheAnnextothe
saidRegulationunderCNcodes02011010,02011090,
02012011and02012019,accountbeingtakeninparti­
cularofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,
ofworldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience ; Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsforthe
1991/92marketingyearwerefixedbyCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1629/910;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthanorequalto106%oftheguideprice;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthatthe
basiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodset
outinitsArticle3andonthebasisofalltherepresenta­
tivefree-at-frontier offerpricesoftheCommunitydeter­
minedfortheproductsofeachofthecategoriesandcuts
specifiedinArticle2andestablishedprincipallyby
referencetothepricesspecifiedinthecustomsdocu­
mentsaccompanying productsimportedfromthirdcoun­
triesorfromotherinformationconcerningexportprices
obtaininginthosethirdcountries;
0OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.16.(4)OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.18.

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example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedontheir
markets,theCommissionmayusethelatestprices
recordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondto
realpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresenta­
tivequantititiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;
whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthe
movementofpricesingeneralortheinformationavai­
lablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesofadultbovine
animalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,aftertakinginto
accountthesizeofeachofthesecategoriesandtherela­
tivesizeofthebovineherdofeachMemberState:Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersbyless
thanECU0,60per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedforthecalculationofthelevy,thelatter
priceshouldberetained; Whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentative Communitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3071/91(4);WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedforcertain
thirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheaveragepricerecordedoveracertain
periodplustheamountofthecustomsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No925/77(2)>provides
thatthespeciallevyonproductsoriginatinginand
comingfromAustria,SwedenandSwitzerlandshouldbe
determinedonthebasisoftheweightedaverageofthe
pricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresenta­
tivemarketsofthosethirdcountries;whereasthe
weightingcoefficientsandrepresentative marketsare
specifiedintheAnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;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:Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcula­
tingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleastECU1,21per100
kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at-frontier
offerpricedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle10(2)of
Regulation(EEC)No805/68;
WhereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthanECU0,60
per100kilogramsofliveweightfromthatpreviously
usedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermayberetained;Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax'aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex:Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.0OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.OOJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
4)OJNoL290,22.10.1991,p.19.

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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarketsthe
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedinthecombinednomenclature ;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbeforethe
27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefromthefirst
Mondayofthefollowingmonth;whereastheselevies
maybealteredintheperiodbetweentwofixingswhere
thebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyisaltered,orinthecase
ofchangesinthepricesrecordedonCommunityrepre­
sentativemarkets:Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained:Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecoefficientprovidedforinthe
lastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)Nol676/85(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2205/90O,
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
theecuratespublishedintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,overaperiodtobe
determined ,multipliedbythecoefficientreferredto
intheprecedingindent;Whereasleviesmustbefixedhavingregardtotheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedby
theCommunity ;whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No314/83of24January1983
ontheconclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia('),andofCouncilDeci­
sion87/605/EECof21December1987ontheconclu­
sionoftheadditionalProtocoltotheCooperationAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
theSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(2),antici­
patingareductioninthelevyapplicableonimportsinto
theCommunityofcertainproductsinthebeefandveal
sectororiginatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia ;Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
livecattleandbeefandvealotherthanfrozenmeat
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3300/91(3)
suspendsthetradeconcessionsgrantedbyandpursuant
totheCooperationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederalRepublic
ofYugoslavia;
Article1
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No715/90(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No523/91(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealother
thanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutintheAnnextothe
presentRegulation .
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2December
1991. (')OJNoL41,14.2.1983,p.1.0OJNoL389,31.12.1987,p.72.0OJNoL315,15.11.1991,p.1.0OJNoL84,30.3.1990,p.85.
OOJNoL149,14.6.1991,p.29.(*)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26November1991fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
(ECU/100kg)
CNcodeAustria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries(2)
Liveweight
16,541
16,541
16,541
16,541
16,541')131,663
')131,663
')131,663
')131,663
')131,663
—Netweight-01029010
01029031
01029033
01029035
01029037
02011010
02011090
02012021
02012029
02012031
02012039
02012051
02012059
02012090
02013000
02061095
02102010
02102090
02109041
02109090
16025010
1602906131,429
31,429
31,429
31,429
25,143
25.143
37,715
37,715
47.144
53,925
53,925
47,144
53,925
53,925
53,925
53,925
53,925')250,160
')250,160
')250,160
»)250,160
')200,128
')200,128
')300,192
')300,192
')375,240
')429,221
')429,221
375,240
429,221
429,221
429,221
429,221
429,221
(')InaccordancewithamendedRegulation(EEC)No715/90leviesarenotappliedtoproductsimporteddirectly
intotheFrenchoverseasdepartments,originatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseas
countriesandterritories.
(2)Subject,inthecaseofYugoslavia,totheprovisionsofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No3300/91,fortheapplica­
tionofwhichtheleviesinforceon14November1991remainapplicable.