CELEX: 31968R1024
Language: en
Date: 1968-07-22 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1024/68 of the Commission of 22 July 1968 on the calculation of the import price for calves and adult bovine animals

Official Journal of the European Communities                                  287
23.7.68                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 174/7
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1024/68 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 22 July 1968
                      on the calculation of the import price for calves and adult bovine animals
THE COMMISSION           OF     THE  EUROPEAN      COM­         munity and by 1-25 units of account per 100 kilo­
MUNITIES ,                                                      grammes live weight in compensation for differences
                                                                of quality in comparison with calves in the Com­
                                                                munity;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                Whereas the import price for adult bovine animals
                                                                can be fixed at the level of the average, weighted by
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    coefficients expressing the relative volume of im­
805/68 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organis­                 ports from Denmark, England and Wales, Austria
ation of the market in beef and veal, and in particular         and Ireland, of quotations recorded for the various
Article 10 (5 ) thereof;                                        representative qualities of adult bovine animals on
                                                                the most representative markets of the above­
Whereas Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)                    mentioned third countries ;
No 805/68 provides for import prices to be cal­
culated for both calves and adult bovine animals, on            Whereas these quotations can be determined for
the basis of quotations recorded on the most rep­               each of the said third countries as the average of the
resentative markets of third countries ;                        quotations for representative qualities in that third
                                                                country;
Whereas these price quotations should be recorded
on the most representative third country markets                Whereas the above-mentioned weighted average
which have a trading structure and a system of live             should be increased by 175 units of account per
stock husbandry similar to those of the Community;              100 kilogrammes live weight, representing the cost
whereas, however, account can only be taken of                  of transport of adult bovine animals to the frontiers
third countries which keep regular records of price              of the Community ;
quotations ;
                                                                Whereas the third countries concerned may be led,
Whereas, in recording price quotations, account                 particularly on account of health protection regu­
should be taken of qualities offered on these markets           lations, to take measures which affect the quotations ;
in which there has traditionally been trade with the
Community;
                                                                Whereas in such a situation it might not be appro­
                                                                priate when calculating the import price to use
Whereas the import price for calves can be fixed at             quotations which - do not reflect the normal trend
the level of the weighted average of quotations                 of the market; whereas consequently certain criteria
recorded for the various qualities of calves on the             should be laid down which allow the Commission to
most representative markets of Denmark ; whereas                take account of this situation;
the weighting must be done with coefficients which
reflect the quantity of each quality on those markets ;
                                                                Whereas, to avoid too frequent alteration of the
Whereas the above-mentioned weighted average                    levy, a certain margin , should be allowed within
should be increased by T25 units of account per                 which variations in the factors entering into the cal­
100 kilogrammes live weight representing the cost               culation of the import price do not entail an alter­
of transport of calves to the frontiers of the Com­             ation in that price ;
                                                                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
1 OJ No L 148 , 28.6.1968 , p . 24 .                            ment Committee for Beef and Veal ;
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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                 third countries mentioned in Article 1 above shall
                                                               be determined with particular reference to the latest
                         Article 1                             known quotations.
 1 . The import price of calves, within the meaning
of Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68,
                                                                                      Article 3
shall be equal to the average of quotations recorded
for the various qualities of calves on the most rep­          Should one or more of the third countries mentioned
resentative markets of Denmark, increased in accord­           in Article 1 take measures, such as health protection
ance with the following subparagraph after weighting           measures, which affect the quotations recorded on
 according to the coefficients set out in Annex I.             their markets, the Commission may :
This average shall be increased by 2-50 units of              — either disregard the quotations recorded on the
account per 100 kilogrammes live weight.                           market or markets of the third       countries  in
                                                                   question; or
2. The import price of adult bovine animals, within
the meaning of Article 10 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)           — use the last quotations recorded on the market
No 805/68 , shall be equal to the average of the                   or markets of the third countries in question
quotations recorded for the various qualities of adult             before those measures were put into effect.
bovine animals on the most representative markets
of Denmark, England and Wales, Austria and                    Where the preceding paragraph applies, and if the
Ireland, increased in accordance with the third               situation referred to in that subparagraph continues
subparagraph after weighting according to the                 for two consecutive weeks, a decision shall be taken
coefficients set out in Annex II .                            as to whether the criteria stated above should be
                                                               amended or set aside .
Quotations for adult bovine animals in each of the
above-mentioned third countries shall be equal to the
average of the quotations for the representative                                      Article 4
qualities of that third countriy.
                                                              For as long as the import price, of calves or of adult
The weighted average shall be increased by 1-75               bovine animals as the case may be, calculated in
units of account per 100 kilogrammes live weight.             accordance with the foregoing Articles differs by less
                                                              than 0 50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes live
3 . Where one or more of the third countries men­             weight from the import price previously used for
tioned in the above paragraphs grant export subsidies,        calculation of the levy, the latter price shall be
the quotations referred to above shall first be reduced       maintained .
by the amount of those subsidies.
                        Article 2                                                     Article 5
Where information is not available, the quotations            This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July
recorded on the most representative markets of the            1968 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 22 July 1968 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                       Jean REY
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                                    ANNEX I
        Coefficients to be used in calculating the import price for calves
             Feeder calves (Fedekalve)         prime                64
                                               1st class            21
            Sucking calves (Madkekalve)        prime                10
                                               1st class             5
                                  ANNEX 11
Coefficients to be used in calculating the import price for adult bovine animals
            Denmark                                                 50
            England and Wales                                       25
            Austria                                                 15
            Ireland                                                 10