CELEX: 31988R1429
Language: en
Date: 1988-05-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1429/88 of 26 May 1988 fixing the import levies on frozen beef and veal

27. 5. 88                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 131 /29
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1429/88
                                                            of 26 May 1988
                                         fixing the import levies on frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            (a) 75 % where the market price is less than or equal to
                                                                            102 % of the guide price ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 (b) 50 % where the market price is more than 102 % and
 Economic Community,                                                        less than or equal to 104 % of the guide price ;
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    (c) 25 % where the market price is more than 104 % and
Portugal,                                                                   less than or equal to 1 06 % of the guide price ;
                                                                       (d) 0 % where the market price is more than 106 % of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of                     the guide price ;
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              Whereas, if it is found that the price of adult bovine
 No 3905/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 (8) thereof,             animals on representative Community markets is equal to
                                                                       or less than the guide price, the levy applicable equals the
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,                following percentage of the basic levy :
Whereas under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                  (a) 100 % where the market price is more than or equal
a levy is applicable to the products specified in Article 1                 to 98 % of the guide price ;
( 1 ) (a) of that Regulation ; whereas Article 12 fixes the            (b) 105 % where the market price is less than 98 % and
amount of the levy applicable by reference to a percen­                     more than or equal to 96 % of the guide price ;
tage of the basic levy ;
                                                                       (c) 110 % where the market price is less than 96 % and
Whereas, in respect of the types of frozen meat listed in                   more than or equal to 90 % of the guide price ;
section (b) of the Annex to the said Regulation under CN               (d) 114 % where the market price is less than 90 % of
codes 0202 10 00 and 0202 20 10, the basic levy is deter­                   the guide price ;
mined on the basis of the difference between :
— the guide price multiplied by a coefficient represen­                Whereas the guide prices for adult bovine animals to be
      ting the ratio existing in the Community between the             applied from 6 July 1987 have been fixed by Council
      price of fresh meat of a category competitive with the           Regulation (EEC) No 1891 /87 (*) ; whereas Council Regu­
      frozen meat in question, presented in the same form,             lation (EEC) No 1412/88 of 17 May 1988 («) has extended
      and the average price of adult bovine animals, and               the 1987/88 marketing year for beef and veal ;
— the Community free-at-frontier offer price for frozen
      meat, plus the amount of the customs duty and a stan­            Whereas the Community free-at-frontier offer price for
      dard amount representing the specific costs of the               frozen meat is determined by reference to the world
      import operations ;                                              market price based on the most representative purchasing
                                                                       possibilities, as regards quality and quantity, recorded over
Whereas, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 of                   a certain period preceding the fixing of the basic levy,
                                                                       taking into account in particular :
 18 March 1977 laying down rules for the application of
the levies on beef and veal and amending Regulation                    — foreseeable developments on the market in frozen
(EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3), as                        meat,
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (4), the
abovementioned coefficient, 'calculated in accordance with             — the most representative prices on third country
the rules laid down in Article 11 (2) (a) of Regulation                     markets for fresh and chilled meat of a category which
(EEC) No 805/68, has been fixed at 1,69 units of account                    is competitive with frozen meat,
and the standard amount referred to in Article 11 (2) (b)              — past experience ;
of the said Regulation has been fixed at 6,65 ECU ;
Whereas, if it is found that the price of adult bovine                 Whereas the basic levy on the types of frozen meat listed
animals on representative Community markets is higher                  in section (b) of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
than the guide price, the levy applicable equals the follo­            805/68 under CN codes 0202 20 50» 0202 20 90,
wing percentage of the basic levy :                                    0202 30 10, 0202 30 50 and 0202 30 90 is equal to the
                                                                       basic levy fixed for the products falling within CN codes
                                                                       0202 10 00 and 0202 20 10, multiplied by a standard coef
(1)  OJ   No L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
(2)  OJ  No  L  370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 7.
0    OJ  No  L  75, 23. 3. 1977, p. 10.                                O OJ No L 182, 3 . 7. 1987.
(4)  OJ  No  L  376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 .                            (6) OJ No L 130, 26. 5. 1988, p. 1 .
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  ficient fixed for each of the products in question ; whereas       times in one period of seven days, the price of each cate­
  these coefficients were fixed in Annex II to Regulation            gory and quality is equal to the arithmetic mean of the
  (EEC) No 586/77 ;                                                  prices recorded on each market day ; whereas in respect of
                                                                      Italy the price of each category and quality is equal to the
                                                                     average, weighted by the special weighting coefficients
  Whereas, for the purpose of fixing the free-at-frontier            fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 610/77, of the
  offer prices, offer prices that do not correspond to real          prices recorded in the surplus and deficit zones ; whereas
  purchasing possibilities or that relate to unrepresentative        the price recorded in the surplus zone is equal to the
  quantities should not be taken into account ; whereas              arithmetic mean of the prices recorded on each of the
  offer prices should also be excluded when the movement             markets within that zone ; whereas in respect of the
  of prices in general or the information available gives            United Kingdom the weighted average prices of adult
  reason to believe that they are unrepresentative of the true
                                                                     bovine animals recorded on the representative markets of
                                                                     Great Britain on the one hand and Northern Ireland on
  trend of prices in the country of origin ;                         the other are adjusted by the coefficient fixed in the
                                                                     abovementioned Annex II ;
 Whereas, where the free-at-fronfier offer price for frozen
 meat differs by less than one unit of account per 100 kilo­         Whereas prices for the different categories and qualities
 grams from that previously used for the calculation of the          not obtained from prices which are 'live weight excluding
 levy, the latter price should be retained ;                         tax', are multiplied by the live weight conversion coeffi­
                                                                     cients fixed in Annex II to the said Regulation and, in the
                                                                     case of Italy, are first increased or reduced by the correc­
                                                                     tive amounts fixed in the said Annex :
 Whereas pursuant to Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC)
 No 805/68 the price of adult bovine animals on represen­
 tative Community markets is the price established on the
 basis of prices recorded over a period to be determined on          Whereas if one or more Member States, for veterinary or
 the representative market or markets of each Member                 health reasons for example, adopt measures affecting the
                                                                     normal trend of prices recorded on their markets, the
 State for the various categories of adult bovine animals or
 of meat from such animals, taking into account the size of
                                                                     Commission may disregard the prices recorded on the
 each of these categories and the relative size of the bovine        market or markets in question, or use the latest prices
 herd of each Member State ;                                         recorded on the market or markets in question before the
                                                                     entry into force of such measures ;
 Whereas the prices of adult bovine animals recorded on             Whereas, in the absence of information, prices recorded
 the representative market or markets of each Member                 on representative Community markets are determined
 State are equal to the average, weighted by the relevant            mainly by reference to the most recently recorded prices ;
 coefficients, of the prices for the various qualities of adult
 bovine animals or meat of such animals over a period of
 seven days in that Member State at a particular wholesale          Whereas, for such period as the price of adult bovine
 marketing stage ; whereas, the price of adult bovine                animals recorded on representative Community markets
 animals recorded on the representative market or markets           differs by less than 0,24 ECU per 100 kilograms of live
 of the United Kingdom shall be corrected by the amount             weight from the price previously used, the latter is
 of the premium granted to producers under Regulation                retained :
 (EEC) No 1347/86 ('), as last amended by Regulation
 (EEC) No 467/87 (2) ; whereas the representative markets,
 categories and qualities of products and weighting coeffi­         Whereas the levies must be so fixed that obligations
 cients are fixed in Annex II to Commission Regulation              arising from international agreements concluded by the
 (EEC) No 610/77 of 18 March 1977 on the determination              Community continue to be fulfilled ; ,
 of prices of adult bovine animals on representative
 Community markets and the survey of prices of certain
other cattle in the Community (3), as last amended by               Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 486/85 (*), as last
 Regulation (EEC) No 3003/87 (4) ;                                  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /87 (*), lays down
                                                                    the arrangements applicable on agricultural products and
                                                                    certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
Whereas, for Member States with several representative              products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
                                                                    States or in the overseas countries and territories :
markets, the price of each category and quality is equal to
the arithmetic mean of the prices recorded on each of
those markets ; for representative markets held several
                                                                    Whereas the various cuts of frozen meat are defined in
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 ;
(')  OJ No   L 119, 8.  5. 1986, p. 40.
0    OJ No   L 48, 17.  2. 1987, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   L 77, 25.  3. 1977, p. 1 .                             0 OJ No L 61 , 1 . 3. 1985, p. 4.
(4) OJ  No   L 285, 8 . 10. 1987, p. 11 .                           («) OJ No L 172, 30. 6. 1987, p. 102.
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Whereas, pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC)               tion to the Community currencies referred to in the
No 805/68 , the nomenclature provided for in this Regula­             previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
tion is incorporated in the combined nomenclature ;
                                                                  Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the aforemen­
Whereas the levies are fixed before the 27th day of each          tioned Regulations, and in particular to the information
month and are applicable from the first Monday of the             and quotations known to the Commission, the levies on
following month ; whereas these levies may be altered in          frozen beef and veal should be as set out in the Annex
the period between two fixings where the basic levy is            hereto,
altered, or in these case of changes in the prices recorded
on Community representative markets ;
Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally, levies
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band                                  Article 1
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in    The import levies on frozen beef and veal shall be as set
     the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­     out in the Annex.
     tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­
     tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (2),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the                                      Article 2
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
     these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­       This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 1988 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 26 May 1988 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President
 (') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .
  2 OJ No L 153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                                    ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 26 May 1988 fixing the import levies on frozen beef and
                                                                     veal (')
                                                                                                                     (ECU/ 100 kg)
                                                    CN code                                                       Levy
             \                                                                                             — Net weight —
                                                  0202 10 00                                                   247,875
                                                  0202 20 10                                                   247,875
                                                  0202 20 30                                                   198,300
                                                  0202 20 50                                                   309,844
                                                  0202 20 90                                                   371,812
                                                  0202 30 10                                                   309,844
                                                  0202 30 50                                                   309,844
                                                  0202 30 90                                                   426,344
                                                  0206 29 91                                                   426,344
               (') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 486/85, levies are not applied to imports into the French overseas
                   departments of products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and
                   territories.