Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 of 19 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets
Date: 2002-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, fixing of prices, representative market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2273/2002

of 19 December 2002

laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards
the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Community markets

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2345/2001 (2), and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2705/98 of 14
December 1998 on the determination of prices of adult
bovine animals on representative Community markets
and the survey of prices of certain other cattle in the
Community (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1156/2000 (4), lays down provisions on the recording of
prices on the representative market or markets of each
Member State for
the various categories of bovine
animals in order to determine the movement of prices
on the market. In view of recent market developments,
and in particular the fact that fewer live adult bovine
animals are marketed in the Member States and that
Member States therefore no longer have representative
markets for these animals, the communication to the
Commission of prices of adult bovine animals is no
longer considered necessary in order to monitor devel-
opments in the beef market. Nevertheless, Member States
may communicate such prices recorded on their repre-
sentative markets.

To monitor the Community market for categories of
than adult bovines, provision
bovine animals other
should be made for a survey of prices for male calves
between eight days and four weeks, for male store cattle
and for slaughter calves. Detailed rules on the informa-
tion to be provided for the price survey for each of these
bovine animal categories should be established.

The price recorded on the representative markets of the
Community may be taken as the average of the prices of
the bovine animals in question on the representative
market or markets of each Member State. This average
should be weighted in accordance with the coefficients
expressing the relative size of the cattle population of
each Member State for each category marketed in a
reference period.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 340, 16.12.1998, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 130, 31.5.2000, p. 23.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

The representative market or markets for each Member
State should be selected on the basis of experience in
recent years. Where there is more than one representa-
tive market in a Member State account should be taken
of the arithmetic average of the quotations recorded on
these markets.

Member States may, because of veterinary or health
protection regulations, find it necessary to take measures
which affect quotations. In such circumstances, it is not
always suitable when recording market prices to take
into account quotations which do not reflect the normal
trend of the market. Consequently, certain criteria should
be laid down allowing the Commission to take account
of that situation.

Provision should be made for the communication to the
Commission of the weekly prices,
through electronic
means of
transmission to be agreed upon by the
Commission.

Regulation (EC) No 2705/98 should accordingly be
repealed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The average Community price, per head, of male calves
between eight days and four weeks old shall be the average of
the prices of those bovine animals, weighted by the coefficients
laid down in Annex I, Part A, recorded on the main markets of
the Member States representative of this type of production.
The coefficients are established using the number of dairy cows
recorded in the Community.

2.
The prices of the bovine animals referred to in paragraph
1 recorded on the representative market or markets of each
Member State concerned shall be the average, weighted by
coefficients reflecting the relative proportion of each breed or
quality, of
the prices recorded exclusive of VAT for these
animals during a seven-day period in that Member State at the
same wholesale stage. The weighting coefficients are laid down
in Annex I, Parts B to H.

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The Member States concerned shall communicate to the
3.
Commission not later than midday on Thursday each week the
quotations for the bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1
recorded on their respective markets during the seven-day
period preceding the day on which the information is commu-
nicated.

Article 2

1.
live
The average Community price, per kilogram of
weight, of male store cattle aged on average between 6 and 12
months and weighing 300 kilograms or less, shall be the
average of the prices of the bovine animals referred to above,
weighted by the coefficients laid down in Annex II, Part A,
recorded on the main markets of the Member States representa-
tive of this type of production. The coefficients are established
using the number of suckler cows recorded in the Community.

2.
The prices of the bovine animals referred to in paragraph
1 recorded on the representative market or markets of each
Member State concerned shall be the average, weighted by
coefficients reflecting the relative proportion of each breed or
quality, of
the prices recorded exclusive of VAT for these
animals during a seven-day period in that Member State at the
same wholesale stage. The weighting coefficients are laid down
in Annex II, Parts B to F.

3.
The Member States concerned shall communicate to the
Commission not later than midday on Thursday each week the
quotations for the bovine animals referred to in paragraph 1
recorded on their respective markets during the seven-day
period preceding the day on which the information is commu-
nicated.

Article 3

1.
The average Community price, per 100 kilograms of
carcase weight, of slaughter calves obtained principally using
milk or milk preparations and slaughtered at around six
months of age, shall be the average of the prices of the bovine
animals referred to above, weighted by the coefficients laid
down in Annex III, Part A, recorded on the main markets of
the Member States representative of this type of production.
The coefficients are established using the net production
(slaughterings) of calves in the Community.

2.
The prices of the bovine animals referred to in paragraph
1 recorded in the quotation centre or centres of the Member
States concerned shall be the average, where appropriate
weighted by coefficients reflecting the relative proportion of
each quality, of the prices recorded exclusive of VAT for these
animals during a seven-day period at the slaughterhouse entry
stage. The weighting coefficients are laid down in Annex III,
Parts B to E.

paragraph 1, recorded in their respective quotation centres
during the seven-day period preceding the day on which the
information is communicated.

Article 4

Where a Member State takes measures for veterinary or health
protection reasons which affect
in
the Commission may
quotations recorded on its markets,
authorise it either to disregard the quotations recorded on the
market or markets in question, or to use the last quotations
recorded on the market or markets in question before those
measures were put into effect.

the normal movement

Article 5

Member States shall use electronic means of transmission, to be
agreed upon by the Commission,
for the communications
referred to in Article 1(3), Article 2(3) and Article 3(3) by 30
June 2003 at the latest.

Article 6

Where Member States have representative markets for adult
bovine animals on their territory, they may communicate the
price of adult bovine animals as follows:

— the price of adult bovine animals on the representative
market or markets shall be the average, weighted by coeffi-
cients reflecting the relative size of each category and
quality, of the prices recorded for the categories and quali-
ties of adult bovine animals and the meat thereof during a
seven-day period prior to the day of the communication in
that Member State at the same wholesale stage,

— in Member States with several representative markets, the
price of each category shall be the arithmetic mean of the
quotations recorded on each of
these markets. Where
markets are held more than once during the seven-day
period referred to in the first indent above, the price of each
category shall be the arithmetic mean of the quotations
recorded each market day on the same physical market. If,
in the course of any given week, the price is not recorded
on a particular market for a particular category, the price
for that category in the Member State shall be the arithme-
tical mean of the other markets.

Article 7

Regulation (EC) No 2705/98 shall be repealed from 1 January
2003.

Article 8

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

3.
The Member States concerned shall communicate to the
Commission not later than midday on Thursday each week the
quotations for the carcases of the bovine animals referred to in

It shall apply to prices recorded from the week beginning 1
January 2003.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Survey of prices of male calves between eight days and four weeks old

A. WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS

Germany:

Spain:

France:

Ireland:

Italy:

Netherlands:

United Kingdom:

B. GERMANY

1. Representative markets

26,5

6,8

24,4

7,3

12,5

9,1

13,4

In the absence of public markets, prices are recorded by the official departments of the chambers of agriculture,
and farmers' cooperatives and unions.

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

— Schwarzbunte Bullenkälber

— Rotbunte Bullenkälber

— Kreuzungskälber zur Mast (Bullenkälber)

— Fleckvieh

— Braunvieh

C. SPAIN

1. Representative markets

35,4

5,4

3,4

44,8

11,0

Torrelavega (Cantabria), Santiago de Compostela (Galicia), Pola de Siero (Asturias), León (Castilla y León)

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Descalostrados

— Tipo frisón, calidad buena

— Tipo cruzado, calidad buena

D. FRANCE

1. Representative markets

50

50

Rethel, Dijon, Rabastens, Lezay, Lyon, Agen, Le Cateau, Sancoins, Château-Gonthier, Saint Étienne

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

— Veaux mâles

croisés de bonne

conformation,

destinés à l'élevage, type léger

— Veaux mâles de races laitières d'assez bonne confor-

mation destinés à l'engraissement

30

70

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E.

IRELAND

1. Representative markets

Bandon, Blessington

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

— Dairy male rearing calves

— Beef male rearing calves

F.

ITALY

1. Representative markets

(a) Modena, Vicenza

(b) Prices recorded on import markets

2. Qualities and coefficients

50

50

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

— Dairy male calves (vitelli), all origins

— Beef male calves, all origins

55

45

G. NETHERLANDS

1. Representative markets

Leeuwarden, Purmerend, Utrecht

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Nuchtere stierkalveren voor de mesterij, 1e kwaliteit:

— zwartbont

— roodbont

— vleesras

H. UNITED KINGDOM

1. Representative markets

Approximately 35 markets (England and Wales)

2. Qualities and coefficients

70

25

5

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Rearing calves, first and second quality

— from dairy bulls

— from beef bulls

58

42

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Survey of prices of light store cattle 6 to 12 months old with a live weight of 300 kg or less

ANNEX II

19,4

43,8

11,9

6,6

18,3

A. WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS

Spain:

France:

Ireland:

Italy:

United Kingdom:

B. SPAIN

1. Representative markets

Salamanca (Castilla y León)

Talavera (Castilla-La Mancha)

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Pasteros:

— Tipo cruzado

— Tipo país

C. FRANCE

1. Representative markets

Limoges, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon

2. Qualities and coefficients

65

35

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Race charolaise de conformation U

Race charolaise de conformation R

Race charolaise de conformation O

D. IRELAND

1. Representative markets

Bandon, Blessington, Kilkenny

2. Qualities and coefficients

35

35

30

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Weanling steers and yearling steers:

— from the dairy type

— from the beef type

E.

ITALY

1. Representative markets

(a) Modena, Parma, Montichiari

(b) Prices recorded on import markets

50

50

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2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Young dairy calves (vitelli)

Young beef calves (vitelli)

F. UNITED KINGDOM

1. Representative markets

Approximately 35 markets (England and Wales)

2. Qualities and coefficients

50

50

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Steers: 200 to 299 kg

— from dairy steers

— from beef steers

50

50

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Annex III

Survey of prices of veal calves slaughtered when about six months old

A. WEIGHTING COEFFICIENTS

Belgium:

France:

Italy:

Netherlands:

B. BELGIUM

6,2

41,9

24,0

27,9

1. Quotation centres (slaughterhouses)

Provinces of Antwerp and Limburg

2. Qualities

Veaux blancs, conformation classes E, U and R

C. FRANCE

1. Quotation centres

Commissions paritaires des régions Sud-Ouest, Centre, Centre-Est/Est, Nord/Nord-Ouest, Ouest

2. Qualities

Veaux blancs, all conformation classes E, U, R and O

D. ITALY

1. Quotation centres (slaughterhouses)

Modena

2. Qualities

Carne bianca

E. NETHERLANDS

1. Quotation centres (slaughterhouses)

Apeldoorn, Nieuwerkerk a/d Ijssel, Den Bosch, Aalten, Leeuwarden

2. Qualities and coefficients

Qualities

Weighting coefficients

Vleeskalveren:

— zwartbont type:

— roodbont type:

All conformation classes

65

35