NoL340/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.11.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3374/81
of26November 1981
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
theguide,price;
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(-'),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No882/79(4);
Whereastheguidepricesforadultbovineanimalsto
beappliedfrom7December1981werefixedby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No898/81of1April
1981(s);
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
minedinthelightofthemostrepresentative purcha­
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;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.(■')OJNoL75,23.3.1977,p.10.
(4)OJNoL111,4.5.1979,p.14.
OOJNoL90,4.4.1981. OOJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.

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onthebasisofpricesrecordedoverapriodtobe
determinedontherepresentativemarketormarketsof
eachMemberStateinrespectofthevariouscategories
ofadultbovineanimalsorofmeatfromsuchanimals,
aftertakingintoaccountthesizeofeachofthesecate­
goriesandtherelativesizeofthebovineherdofeach
MemberState;
Whereasthepricesofadultbovineanimalsrecorded
ontherepresentative marketormarketsofeach
MemberStateareequaltotheaverage,weightedby
theappropriatecoefficients,ofthepricesforthe
variousqualitiesofadultbovineanimalsormeatof
suchanimalsoveraperiodofsevendaysinthat
MemberStateataparticularwholesalemarketing
stage;whereastherepresentative markets,categories
andqualitiesofproductsandweightingcoefficients
arefixedinAnnexIItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No610/77of18March1977onthedetermina­
tionofpricesofadultbovineanimalsonrepresenta­
tiveCommunitymarketsandthesurveyofpricesof
certainothercattleintheCommunity('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1458/81(4);<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
bovineanimalsrecordedontherepresentative markets
ofthosethirdcountries;whereastheweightingcoeffi­
cientsandrepresentative marketsarespecifiedinthe
AnnexestoRegulation (EEC)No611/77;
Whereastheaveragepriceisnottobeusedforcalcu­
latingthespeciallevyunlessitisatleast1-21ECU
per100kilogramsofliveweightmorethanthefree­
at-frontierofferpricedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68;
Whereasiftheaveragepricediffersbylessthan0-60
ECUper100kilogramsofliveweightfromthat
previouslyusedtocalculatethelevy,thelattermaybe
retained;
Whereasincaseswhereoneormoreoftheabovemen­
tionedthirdcountriesadopt,forreasonsofhealthfor
example,measuresaffectingthepricesrecordedon
theirmarkets,theCommission mayusethelatest
pricesrecordedbeforetheentryintoforceofsuch
measures ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle12(6)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68thepriceofadultbovineanimalsonrepre­
sentativeCommunitymarketsisthpriceestablishedWhereas,forMemberStateswithseveralrepresentative
markets,thepriceofeachcategoryandqualityisequal
tothearithmeticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneach
ofthosemarkets;whereas,forrepresentative markets
heldseveraltimesinoneperiodofsevendays,the
priceofeachcategoryandqualityisequaltothearith­
meticmeanofthepricesrecordedoneachmarket
day;whereasinrespectofItalythepriceofeachcate­
goryandquantityisequaltotheaverage,weightedby
thespetialweightingcoefficientsfixedinAnnexIIto
Regulation(EEC)No610/77,ofthepricesrecordedin
thesurplusanddeficitzones;whereastheprice
recordedinthesurpluszoneisequaltothearithmetic
meanofthepricesrecordedoneachofthemarkets
withinthatzone;whereasinrespectoftheUnited
Kingdomtheweightedaveragepricesofadultbovine
animalsrecordedontherepresentative markets'of
GreatBritainontheonehandandNorthernIreland
ontheotherareadjustedbythecoefficientfixedin
theabovementioned AnnexII;
Whereaspricesforthedifferentcategoriesandquali­
tiesnotobtainedfrompriceswhichare'liveweight
excludingtax'aremultipliedbytheliveweight
conversioncoefficientsfixedinAnnexIItothesaid
Regulationand,inthecaseofItaly,arefirstincreased
orreducedbythecorrectiveamountsfixedinthesaid
Annex;
(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.14.
(2)OJNoL109,30.4.1977,p.1.(')OJNoL77,25.3.1977,p.1.
(4)OJNoL142,28.5.1981,p.98.

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Whereastheleviesandspecialleviesarefixedbefore
the27thdayofeachmonthandareapplicablefrom
thefirstMondayofthefollowingmonth;whereas
theseleviesmaybealteredintheperiodbetweentwo
fixingswherethebasiclevyorspecialbasiclevyis
altered,orinthecaseofchangesintheprices
recordedonCommunityrepresentative markets;
Whereas,ifthelevysystemistooperatenormally,
leviesshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity,
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheafore­
mentionedRegulation,andinparticulartotheinfor­
mationandquotationsknowntotheCommission ,the
leviesonlivecattleandbeefandvealotherthan
frozenmeatshouldbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto,WhereasifoneormoreMemberStates,forveterinary
orhealthreasonsforexample,adoptmeasuresaffec­
tingthenormaltrendofpricesrecordedontheir
marketstheCommissionmaydisregardtheprices
recordedonthemarketormarketsinquestion,oruse
thelatestpricesrecordedonthemarketormarketsin
questionbeforetheentryintoforceofsuchmeasures;
Whereas,intheabsenceofinformation ,prices
recordedonrepresentative Communitymarketsare
determinedmainlybyreferencetothemostrecerltly
recordedprices;
Whereasforsuchperiodasthepriceofadultbovine
animalsrecordedonrepresentative Community
marketsdiffersbylessthen0-24ECUper100kilo­
gramsofliveweightfromthepricepreviouslyused,
thelatterisretained;
Whereastheleviesshouldbesofixedthattheobliga­
tionsarisingfrominternationalagreementsconcluded
bytheCommunitycontinuetobefulfilled;whereas,
moreover,accountshouldbetakenofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1272/80of22May1980ontheconclu­
sionoftheInterimAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheSocialistFederal
RepublicofYugoslaviaontradeandtradecoopera­
tion('),ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No438/81of20
January1981establishingthearrangementsapplicable
toimportsoriginatinginYugoslaviaconsequentupon
theaccessionoftheHellenicRepublictotheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity (2),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2927/81(3),andofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No3349/81of24November1981provi­
dingforareductioninthelevyapplicabletoimports
intotheCommunityofcertainbeefandvealproducts
originatinginandcomingfromYugoslavia(4);
Whereasthevariouscutsofbeefandvealaredefined
inRegulation (EEC)No586/77;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle33(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,thenomenclature providedforin
thisRegulationisincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTariff;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theimportleviesonlivecattleandbeefandveal
otherthanfrozenmeatshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7December
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL130,27.5.1980,p.1.
(2)OJNoL53,27.2.1981,p.1.
(■')OJNoL293,13.10.1981,p.1.
OOJNoL339,26.11.1981,p.1.

27.11.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL340/21
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof26November1981fixingtheimportlevieson
livecattleandonbeefandvealotherthanfrozen(')fortheperiodbeginning
7December 1981
(ECU/100kg)
CCTheadingNo Yugoslavia(2)Austria/Sweden/
SwitzerlandOtherthirdcountries
—Liveweight—
01.02AII(a) 35-060 5-739 79-937
—Netweight—
02.01AIIa)1
02.01Alla)2
02.01AIIa)3
02.01Alla)4aa)
02.01AIIa)4bb)
02.06CIa)1
02.06CIa)2
16.02BIIIb)1aa)66-614
53-291
79-93710-904
8-723
13-085
16-356
18-709
16-356
18-709
18-709151-880
121-503
182-256
227-820
260-594
227-820
260-594
260-594
(')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 .