NoL121/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.5.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1168/85
of3May1985
fixingtheimportleviesonlivecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsis
equaltoorlessthantheguideprice,thelevyappli­
cableequalsthefollowingpercentageofthebasic
levy:
(a)100%wherethemarketpriceismorethanor
equalto98%oftheguideprice;
(b)105%wherethemarketpriceislessthan98%
andmorethanorequalto96%oftheguide
price;
(c)110%wherethemarketpriceislessthan96%
andmorethanorequalto90%oftheguide
price;
(d)114%wherethemarketpriceislessthan90%of
theguideprice;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(4)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thebasiclevyonthemeatspecifiedin
sections(a),(c)and(d)oftheAnnexheretoisequalto
thebasiclevydeterminedforbovineanimals,multi­
pliedbyastandardcoefficientfixedforeachofthe
productsinquestion;whereasthesecoefficientsare
fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplication
ofleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3114/83(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom2April1984werefixedbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No868/84of31March1984(*),as
lastextendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1165/85;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No586/77stipulatesthat
thebasiclevyistobecalculatedaccordingtothe
methodsetoutinitsArticle3andonthebasisofall
therepresentative free-at-frontier offerpricesofthe
Communitydeterminedfortheproductsofeachof
thecategoriesandcutsspecifiedinArticle2and
establishedprincipallybyreferencetothepricesspeci­
fiedinthecustomsdocumentsaccompanying
productsimportedfromthirdcountriesorfromother
informationconcerningexportpricesobtainingin
thosethirdcountries;
Whereas,however,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespond
torealpurchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounre­
presentativequantititiesshouldnotbetakeninto
account;whereasofferpricesshouldalsobeexcludedTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticularArticle12
(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(a)ofthatRegulation;whereasArticle12
fixestheamountofthelevyapplicablebyreferenceto
apercentageofthebasiclevy;
Whereasinrespectofbovineanimalsthebasiclevyis
determinedonthebasisofthedifferencebetweenthe
guidepriceandtheCommunityfree-at-frontier offer
priceplustheamountofthecustomsduty;whereas
theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceisdeter­
minedinthelightofthemostrepresentativepurcha­
singpossibilities,asregardsqualityandquantity,
recordedoveracertainperiodforbovineanimalsand
forthefreshorchilledmeatspecifiedinsection(a)of
theAnnextothesaidRegulationundersubheadings
02.01AIIa)1to3,accountbeingtakeninparticular
ofthepositionwithrespecttosupplyanddemand,of
worldmarketpricesforfrozenmeatofacategory
whichiscompetitivewithfreshorchilledmeatandof
pastexperience ;
Whereasifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsis
higherthantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequals
thefollowingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequal
to102%oftheguideprice;
(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%
andlessthanorequalto104%oftheguide
price;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%
andlessthanorequalto106%oftheguide
price;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%
oftheguideprice;
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16.0OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.30. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17. (6)Seepage4ofthisOfficialJournal.

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ofadultbovineanimalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,
aftertakingintoaccountthesizeofeachofthesecate­
goriesandtherelativesizeofthebovineherdofeach
MemberState:
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
theappropriatecoefficients,ofthepricesforthe
variousqualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatof
suchanimalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthat
MemberStateataparticularwholesalemarketing
stage;whereas,forthe1984/85marketingyear,the
priceofadultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepre­
sentativemarketormarketsoftheUnitedKingdom
shallbecorrectedbytheamountofthepremium
grantedtoproducersunderRegulation (EEC)No
1063/84(3);whereastherepresentative markets,cate­
goriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedeter­
minationofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsandthesurveyofprices
ofcertainothercattleintheCommunity(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2019/84Is);whenthemovementofpricesingeneralortheinfor­
mationavailablesuggeststhattheyareunrepresenta­
tiveofthetruetrendofpricesinthecountryof
origin;
Whereasincaseswhereforoneormorecategoriesof
bovineanimalsorcutsofmeatafree-at-frontier offer
pricecannotbeestablished,themostrecentavailable
priceshouldbeusedforthecalculation ;
Whereasifthefree-at-frontier offerpricediffersby
lessthan0,60ECUper100kilogramsofliveweight
fromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle10(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68aspecialbasiclevyisdeterminedfor
certainthirdcountriesonthebasisofthedifference
betweentheguidepriceandtheaverageprice
recordedoveracertainperiodplustheamountofthe
customsduty;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No611/77of
18March1977('),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No925/77(2),providesthatthespeciallevyon
productsoriginatinginandcomingfromAustria,
SwedenandSwitzerlandshouldbedeterminedonthe
basisoftheweightedaverageofthepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarkets
ofthosethirdcountries;whereastheweightingcoeffi­
cientsandrepresentative marketsarespecifiedinthe
AnnexestoRegulation(EEC)No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcu­
latingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1,21ECUper
100kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree-at­
frontierofferpricedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article10(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0,60
ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermaybe
retained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedon
theirmarkets,theCommissionmayusethelatest
pricesrecordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuch
measures ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsisthpriceestablished
onthebasisofpricesrecordedoverapriodtobe
determinedontherepresentative marketormarketsof
eachMemberStateinrespectofthevariouscategoriesWhereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequal
tothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneach
ofthosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentative markets
heldseveraltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,tl>e
priceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearith­
meticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachmarket
day;whereasinrespectofItalythepriceofeachcate­
goryandquantityisequaltotheaverage,weightedby
thespecialweightingcoefficientsfixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthepricesrecordedin
thesurplusanddeficitzones;whereastheprice
recordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothearithmetic
mean<5fthepricesrecordedoneachofthemarkets
withinthatzone;whereasinrespectoftheUnited
Kingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIreland
ontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedin
theabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax'aremultipliedbytheliveweight
conversioncoefficientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulationand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreased
orreducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex;
(3OJNoL105,18.4.1984,p.1.
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(4)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
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WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffec­
tingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
marketstheCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,prices
recordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecently
recordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthen0,24ECUper100kilo­
gramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviouslyused,
thelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No314/83of24January1983onthe
conclusionoftheCooperationAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia('),ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No287/82of3February1982establishing
thearrangements applicabletoimportsofproducts
originatinginYugoslaviatotakeaccountoftheacces­
sionoftheHellenicRepublictotheCommunity (2),
andofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3349/81bf24
November1981providingforareductioninthelevy
applicabletoimportsintotheCommunityofcertain
beefandvealproductsoriginatinginandcomingfrom
Yugoslavia(3);
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(4)lays
downthearrangements applicableonagricultural
productsandcertaingoodsresultingfromtheproces­
singofagriculturalproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories;
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation(EEC)No586/77;Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefrom
thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyis
altered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2,25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theircentralrate,multipliedbythecoefficient
providedforinArticle2b(2)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No974/71(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No855/84(*),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindentandtheaforesaidcoeffi­
cient;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6May1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')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.OOJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(«)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.

6.5.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL121/11
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof3May1985fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(?)fortheperiodbeginning
6May1985
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AII(a) 56,110 23,576 127,931
—Netweight—
02.01AIIa)1
02.01AIIa)2
02.01AIIa)3
02.01AIIa)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)1
02.06CIa)2
16.02BIIIb)1aa)106,609
85,287
127,93144,795
35,836
53,754
67,193
76,859
67,193
76,859
76,859243,069
194,454
291,683
364,603
417,054
364,603
417,054
.417,054
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No435/80,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrench
overseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories .
(2)ThislevyisapplicableonlytoproductscomplyingwiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No
1725/80(OJNoL170,3.7.1980,p.4).
(a)Thelevywhichistobeappliedtoyoungmalebovineanimals,intendedforfattening,ofalive
weightof300kgorless,importedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle13ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68of27June1968,andintheprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,istotally
orpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.