27.3.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL84/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No925/86
of26March1986
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3768/85(2),andinparticularArticle12(8)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasunderArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
alevyisapplicabletotheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(a)ofthatRegulation ;whereasArticle12fixesthe
amountofthelevyapplicablebyreferencetoapercen­
tageofthebasiclevy;
Whereas,inrespectofthetypesoffrozenmeatlistedin
section(b)oftheAnnextothesaidRegulationunder
subheading02.01AIIb)1,thebasiclevyisdetermined
onthebasisofthedifferencebetween :
—theguidepricemultipliedbyacoefficientrepresen­
tingtheratioexistingintheCommunitybetweenthe
priceoffreshmeatofacategorycompetitivewiththe
frozenmeatinquestion,presentedinthesameform,
andtheaveragepriceofadultbovineanimals,and
—theCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meat,plustheamountofthecustomsdutyandastan­
dardamountrepresentingthespecificcostsofthe
importoperations;
Whereas,byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No586/77of
18March1977layingdownrulesfortheapplicationof
theleviesonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation
(EEC)No950/68ontheCommonCustomsTariff(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3114/83(4),the
abovementioned coefficient,calculatedinaccordancewith
theruleslaiddowninArticle11(2)(a)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,hasbeenfixedat1-69unitsofaccount
andthestandardamountreferredtoinArticle11(2)(b)
ofthesaidRegulationhasbeenfixedat6,65ECU;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
animalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarketsishigher
thantheguideprice,thelevyapplicableequalsthefollo­
wingpercentageofthebasiclevy:
(a)75%wherethemarketpriceislessthanorequalto
102%oftheguideprice;(b)50%wherethemarketpriceismorethan102%and
lessthanorequalto104%oftheguideprice;
(c)25%wherethemarketpriceismorethan104%and
lessthan106%oftheguideprice;
(d)0%wherethemarketpriceismorethan106%of
theguideprice;
Whereas,ifitisfoundthatthepriceofadultbovine
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;
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalstobe
appliedfrom27May1985havebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1308/85of23May19850as
extendedbyRegulation(EEC)No915/86(6);
WhereastheCommunityfree-at-frontier offerpricefor
frozenmeatisdeterminedbyreferencetotheworld
marketpricebasedonthemostrepresentativepurchasing
possibilities,asregardsqualityandquantity,recordedover
acertainperiodprecedingthefixingofthebasiclevy,
takingintoaccountinparticular:
—foreseeabledevelopments onthemarketinfrozen
meat,,
—themostrepresentative pricesonthirdcountry
marketsforfreshandchilledmeatofacategorywhich
iscompetitivewithfrozenmeat,
—pastexperience ;
Whereasthebasiclevyonthetypesoffrozenmeatlisted
insection(b)oftheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
805/68undersubheadings02.01AIIb)2to4isequalto
thebasiclevyfixedfortheproductfallingwithinsubhea­
ding02.01AIIb)1,multipliedbyastandardcoefficient
fixedforeachoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthese
coefficientswerefixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No586/77;
Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresentative
quantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16.0OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.16.
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offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablegives
reasontobelievethattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;
Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
gramsfromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateforthevariouscategoriesofadultbovineanimalsor
ofmeatfromsuchanimals,takingintoaccountthesizeof
eachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthebovine
herdofeachMemberState;marketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIrelandon
theotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedinthe
abovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax',aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;
WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarkets,the
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
differsbylessthan0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;
Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No486/85(4),
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No692/86(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories ;
Whereasthevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation(EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclatureprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedintheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthandareapplicablefromthefirstMondayofthe
followingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybealteredin
theperiodbetweentwofixingswherethebasiclevyis
altered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthepricesrecorded
onCommunityrepresentative markets;Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentativemarketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytherelevant
coefficients,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,until6April1986,thepriceof
adultbovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketsoftheUnitedKingdomshallbe
correctedbytheamountofthepremiumgrantedto
producersunderRegulation (EEC)No1311/850;
whereastherepresentativemarkets,categoriesandquali­
tiesofproductsandweightingcoefficientsarefixedin
AnnexIItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No610/77of
18March1977onthedetermination ofpricesofadult
bovineanimalsonrepresentativeCommunitymarkets
andthesurveyofpricesofcertainothercattleinthe
Community(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3815/85(3);
Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;forrepresentativemarketsheldseveral
timesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceofeachcate­
goryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmeanofthe
pricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasinrespectof
Italythepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothe
average,weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficients
fixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereas
thepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothe
arithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthe
(')OJNoL137,27.5.1985,p.20.
(2)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
3)OJNoL368,31.12.1985,p.11.(4)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.0OJNoL63,5.3.1986.

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Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No1676/850),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheaforemen­
tionedRegulations ,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,theleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7April1986.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26March1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26March1986fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeef
andveal(')
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Levy
—Netweight—
02.01AIIb)1 224,619
02.01AIIb)2 179,695(a)
02.01Alib)3 280,774
02.01AIIb)4aa) 336,928
02.01Allb)4bb)11 280,774(a)
02.01AIIb)4bb)22(b) 280,774(a)
02.01AIIb)4bb)33 386,344(a)
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrench
overseasdepartmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorinthe
overseascountriesandterritories.
(a)WhereproductsareimportedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No805/68of27June1968andinprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,thelevyistotally
orpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththoseprovisions.
(b)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofacertificateissuedonconditionslaid
downbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommunities .