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REGULATION (EEC)No1654/72OFTHECOUNCIL
layingdowngenera!rulesapplicableintheeventofasubstantialriseinpriceofbeefand
veal
mustbyincreased;whereas,giventhatinsuchasitua­
tionthelevyonadultbovineanimalsfixedinaccordance
withArticle10(1)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
isnilbutthatalevymaynonethelesscontinuetoapply
forfrozenmeat,provisionshouldbemadefortotalor^
partialsuspensionnotonlyoftheautonomousdutiesin
theCommonCustomsTariffbutalsooflevies;
Whereasinordertodealeffectivelywithasubstantial
priceriseandtoenableareturntobemadetothenor­
mafrulesinthelightofmarketpricedevelopments ,re­
coursemustbehadtoaprocedurewhichallowsthene­
cessarymeasurestobetakenquickly;whereastheproce­
durelaiddowninArticle27.ofRegulation(EEC)No.
805/68fulfilstheserequirements ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCounciiRegulation(EEC)No805/
681of27June1.968onthecommonorganizationofthe
market.in.beefand-veal,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2838/712,andinparticularthesecondpara­
graphofArticle17thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereas,underArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No805/
68,whenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedonthev
Communitymarketandthissituationislikelytocon­
tinue,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturbthe
market,thenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1109/723of30
May1972laiddowngeneralrulesapplicableintheevent
ofsuchariseinbeefandvealprices;
Whereasunder-thatRegulationtherecordingofasub­
stantialpriceriseisgovernedsolelybypricesofadult
bovineanimals;whereasthespecialcharacteristics of
themarketincalveshaveshownthatprovisionshould
alsobemadeforrecordingpricesofcalves,sincethis
marketmaydevelopindependently ;
Whereastheconsequences ofasubstantialriseinprices
ofthesetwoproductsbeingrecordedshouldnotbetotal­
lyunrelated,sincethepricesofyoungbovineanimals
referredtoinArticle11(1)(a)of-Regulation (EEC)No
805/68aregovernedbypricesofcalves;
Whereastheseasonalnatureofproductionandforesee­
ablepricemovementsonthebeefandvealmarketswith­
inandoutsidetheCommunityshouldbetakenintoac­
countwhenassessingthelikelydurationofsuchaprice
increase;
Whereas,toremovethedisturbanceorthreatofdisturb­
anceresultingfromacontinuingriseinprices,supplies1.A'substantialpricerise'ontheCommunitymarket
inadultbovineanimalsshallexistwhere,simultaneously
andfortwoconsecutiveweeks:
(a)thepriceofadultbovineanimalsrecordedonthe
representative marketsoftheCommunityinaccord­
ancewithArticle10ofRegulation(EEC)No805/
68ismorethan113%oftheguidepriceforthose
animals;
(b)thepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedonthe
representative marketormarketsofeachMember
StateinaccordancewithArticle10ofthatRegula­
tionaremorethan109%oftheguidepriceforthose
animals.
2.A'substantialpricerise'ontheCommunitymarket
incalvesshallexistwhere,simultaneously andfortwo
consecutiveweeks:
(a)thepriceofcalvesrecordedontherepresentative
marketsoftheCommunityinaccordancewithArti­
cle10ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68ismorethan
110%oftheguidepriceforcalves;
(b)thepricesofcalvesrecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketsofeachMemberStateinaccord­
ancewithArticle10ofthatRegulationaremore
than106%oftheguidepriceforcalves.1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2OJNoL286,30.12.1971,p.1.
3OJNoL126,1.6.1972,p.l.

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3.Asubstantialpriceriseshallbe'likelytocontinue
wherethereisanimbalancebetweenthesupplyandthe
demandforbeefandvealandwherethatimbalanceis
likelytopersist,inviewoftheseasonalnatureofproduc­
tionandforeseeablepricemovementsonthebeefand
vealmarketswithinandoutsidetheCommunity .3.Discontinuance ofthemeasurestakenpursuantto
paragraphs 1and2shallbedecideduponassoonasitis
foundthatduringtwoconsecutiveweeksthetwocondi­
tionsreferredtoinArticle1(1)orinArticle1(2),asthe
casemaybe,arenotfulfilledsimultaneously .
Article3
Articles DetailedrulesforapplyingthisRegulation,inparticular
theapplicationanddiscontinuance ofthemeasures
providedforinArticle2andthefixingofatransittime
intheeventofanincreaseindutiesorlevies,shallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article27ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68.
Article41.Whenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedonthe
Communitymarketinbeefandvealandthissituationis
likelytocontinue,themeasureswhichmaybetaken
shallbetotalorpartialsuspensionoftheautonomous
dutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffandofleviesboth
onadultbovineanimalsandonthemeatslistedinsub­
headingsNos0201AII(a)1(bb)and(cc)ofSection(a)
andinSections(b)and(c)oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No805/68.
2.Whenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedonthe
Communitymarketincalvesandthissituationislikely
tocontinue,themeasurewhichmaybetakenshallbe
partialsuspensionuptoamaximumof50%oftheau­
tonomousdutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffinre­
spectofcalves,youngmalebovineanimalsforfattening
ofaweightofnotlessthan220kgandnotmorethan
300kgandthemeatslistedinsubheadingNo0201AII
(a)1(aa)ofSection(a)oftheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No805/68.Regulation(EEC)No1109/72isherebyrepealed.
Measurestakenforimplementation ofthatRegulation
shallremaininforceasmeasuresfortheimplementation
ofthisRegulation . i
Articles
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
itshallapplyuntil31December1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,31July1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP