27.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL304/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3200/87
of26October1987
fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No467/87(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
animalsonrepresentative Communitymarketsishigherthantheguideprice,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
appliedfrom6July1987havebeenfixedbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No1891/87Q;
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 (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL48,17.2.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL303,5.11.1983,p.16. 0OJNoL182,3.7.1987.

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fixedforeachoftheproductsinquestion;whereasthese
coefficientswerefixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No586/77;
Whereas,forthepurposeoffixingthefree-at-frontier
offerprices,offerpricesthatdonotcorrespondtoreal
purchasingpossibilitiesorthatrelatetounrepresentative
quantitiesshouldnotbetakenintoaccount;whereas
offerpricesshouldalsobeexcludedwhenthemovement
ofpricesingeneralortheinformationavailablegives
reasontobelievethattheyareunrepresentative ofthetrue
trendofpricesinthecountryoforigin;timesinoneperiodofsevendays,thepriceofeachcate­
goryandqualityisequaltothearithmeticmeanofthe
pricesrecordedoneachmarketday;whereasinrespectof
Italythepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothe
average,weightedbythespecialweightingcoefficients
fixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthe
pricesrecordedinthesurplusanddeficitzones;whereas
thepricerecordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothe
arithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthe
marketswithinthatzone;whereasinrespectofthe
UnitedKingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadult
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentativemarketsof
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIrelandon
theotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedinthe
abovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandqualities
notobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweightexcluding
tax',aremultipliedbytheliveweightconversioncoeffi­
cientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaidRegulationand,inthe
caseofItaly,arefirstincreasedorreducedbythecorrec­
tiveamountsfixedinthesaidAnnex;Whereas,wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforfrozen
meatdiffersbylessthanoneunitofaccountper100kilo­
gramsfromthatpreviouslyusedforthecalculationofthe
levy,thelatterpriceshouldberetained;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepresen­
tativeCommunitymarketsisthepriceestablishedonthe
basisofpricesrecordedoveraperiodtobedeterminedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateforthevariouscategoriesofadultbovineanimalsor
ofmeatfromsuchanimals,takingintoaccountthesizeof
eachofthesecategoriesandtherelativesizeofthebovine
herdofeachMemberState:WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinaryor
healthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffectingthe
normaltrendofpricesrecordedontheirmarkets,the
Commissionmaydisregardthepricesrecordedonthe
marketormarketsinquestion,orusethelatestprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestionbeforethe
entryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation,pricesrecorded
onrepresentative Communitymarketsaredetermined
mainlybyreferencetothemostrecentlyrecordedprices;
Whereas,forsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Communitymarkets
differsbylessthan0,24ECUper100kilogramsoflive
weightfromthepricepreviouslyused,thelatteris
retained;Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecordedon
therepresentative marketormarketsofeachMember
Stateareequaltotheaverage,weightedbytherelevant
coefficients,ofthepricesforthevariousqualitiesofadult
bovineanimalsormeatofsuchanimalsoveraperiodof
sevendaysinthatMemberStateataparticularwholesale
marketingstage;whereas,thepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative marketormarkets
oftheUnitedKingdomshallbecorrectedbytheamount
ofthepremiumgrantedtoproducersunderRegulation
(EEC)No1347/86('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No467/87(2);whereastherepresentative markets,
categoriesandqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoeffi­
cientsarefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermination
ofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresentative
Communitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesofcertain
othercattleintheCommunity (3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3003/87(4);Whereastheleviesmustbesofixedthatobligations
arisingfrominternationalagreementsconcludedbythe
Communitycontinuetobefulfilled;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No486/85(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1821/87(*),laysdown
thearrangementsapplicableonagriculturalproductsand
certaingoodsresultingfromtheprocessingofagricultural
productsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacific
Statesorintheoverseascountriesandterritories;Whereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequalto
thearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachof
thosemarkets;forrepresentative marketsheldseveralWhereasthevariouscutsoffrozenmeataredefinedin
Regulation (EEC)No586/77;
(')OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.40.
(2)OJNoL48,17.2.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL285,8.10.1987,p.11(*)OJNoL61,1.3.1985,p.4.h)OJNoL172,30.6.1987,p.102.

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tiontotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient,
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisions .oftheaforemen­
tionedRegulations ,andinparticulartotheinformation
andquotationsknowntotheCommission ,thelevieson
frozenbeefandvealshouldbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto,Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68,thenomenclature providedforinthisRegula­
tionisincorporatedintheCommonCustomsTariff;
Whereastheleviesarefixedbeforethe27thdayofeach
monthandareapplicablefromthefirstMondayofthe
followingmonth;whereastheseleviesmaybealteredin
theperiodbetweentwofixingswherethebasiclevyis
altered,orinthesecaseofchangesinthepricesrecorded
onCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,levies
shouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87(2),
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedoveragivenperiodinrela­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonfrozenbeefandvealshallbeasset
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2November
1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26October1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
OOJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26October1987fixingtheimportleviesonfrozenbeef
andveal(')
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Levy
—Netweight—
02.01AIIb)1 212,307
02.01Allb)2 169.845(a)
02.01AIIb)3 265,384
02.01Alib)4aa) 318,460
02.01AIIb)4bb)11 265,384(a)
02.01Alib)4bb)22(b) 265,384(a)
02.01AIIb)4bb)33 365,167(a)
(')InaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No486/85,leviesarenotappliedtoimportsintotheFrenchoverseas
departmentsofproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,CaribbeanandPacificStatesorintheoverseascountriesand
territories .
(a)WhereproductsareimportedundertheconditionssetoutinArticle14ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68
andinprovisionsadoptedforitsapplication,thelevyistotallyorpartiallysuspendedinaccordancewiththose
provisions .
(b)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttotheproductionofacertificateissuedonconditionslaiddownbythe
competentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommunities .