CELEX: 31984R1782
Language: en
Date: 1984-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1782/84 of 26 June 1984 fixing the import levies on live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen

27. 6. 84                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 167/ 19
                                COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1782/84
                                                    of 26 June 1984
                   fixing die import levies on live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                 Whereas if it is found that the price of adult bovine
 COMMUNITIES,                                                  animals on representative Community markets is
                                                               equal to or less than the guide price, the levy appli­
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European         cable equals the following percentage of the basic
 Economic Community,                                           levy :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68           (a) 100 % where the market price is more than or
 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the                  equal to 98 % of the guide price ;
 market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act
 of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 1 2     (b) 105 % where the market price is less than 98 %
(8) thereof,
                                                                    and more than or equal to 96 % of the guide
                                                                    price ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                  (c) 110 % where the market price is less than 96 %
 Committee,                                                         and more than or equal to 90 % of the guide
                                                                    price ;
Whereas under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                               (d) 114 % where the market price is less than 90 % of
 805/68 a levy is applicable to the products specified in           the guide price ;
Article 1 (1 ) (a) of that Regulation ; whereas Article 12
 fixes the amount of the levy applicable by reference to
a percentage of the basic levy ;                               Whereas pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
                                                               No 805/68 the basic levy on the meat specified in
Whereas in respect of bovine animals the basic levy is         sections (a), (c) and (d) of the Annex hereto is equal to
determined on the basis of the difference between the          the basic levy determined for bovine animals, multi­
guide price and the Community free-at-frontier offer           plied by a standard coefficient fixed for each of the
price plus the amount of the customs duty ; whereas            products in question ; whereas these coefficients are
the Community free-at-frontier offer price is deter­           fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 of
mined in the light of the most representative purcha­           18 March 1977 laying down rules for the application
sing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity,           of levies on beef and veal and amending Regulation
recorded over a certain period for bovine animals and          (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3),
 for the fresh or chilled meat specified in section (a) of     as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 14/83 (4) ;
the Annex to the said Regulation under subheadings
02.01 A II a) 1 to 3, account being taken in particular        Whereas the guide prices for adult bovine animals to
of the position with respect to supply and demand, of          be applied from 2 April 1984 were fixed by Council
world market prices for frozen meat of a category              Regulation (EEC) No 868/84 of 31 March 1984 (5);
which is competitive with fresh or chilled meat and of
past experience ;
                                                               Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 stipulates that
Whereas if it is found that the price of adult .bovine         the basic levy is to be calculated according to the
                                                               method set out in its Article 3 and on the basis of all
animals on representative Community markets is
higher than the guide price, the levy applicable equals        the representative free-at-frontier Offer prices of the
                                                               Community determined for the products of each of
the following percentage of the basic levy :
                                                               the categories and cuts specified in Article 2 and
(a) 75 % where the market price is less than or equal          established principally by reference to the prices speci­
     to 102 % of the guide price ;                             fied in the customs documents accompanying
(b) 50 % where the market price is more than 102 %             products imported from third countries or from other
     and less than or equal to 104 % of the guide              information concerning export prices obtaining in
                                                               those third countries ;
     price ;
(c) 25 % where the market price is more than 104 %
     and less than or equal to 106 % of the guide              Whereas, however, offer prices that do not correspond
                                                               to real purchasing possibilities or that relate to unre­
     price ;
                                                               presentative quantitities should not be taken into
(d) 0 % where the market price is more than 106 %              account ; whereas offer prices should also be excluded
     of the guide price ;
                                                               (3) OJ No L 75, 23. 3. 1977, p. 10.
(') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                           0 OJ No L 303, 5. 11 . 1983, p. 16.
(2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                        0 OJ No L 90, 1 . .4. 1984, p. 30.
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when the movement of prices in general or the infor­           on the basis of prices recorded over a priod to be
mation available suggests that they are unrepresenta­          determined on the representative market or markets of
tive of the true trend of prices in the country of             each Member State in respect of the various categories
origin ;                                                       of adult bovine animals or of meat from such animals,
                                                               after taking into account the size of each of these cate­
                                                               gories and the relative size of the bovine herd of each
Whereas in cases where for one or more categories of           Member State ;
bovine animals or cuts of meat a free-at-frontier offer
price cannot be established, the most recent available
price should be used for the calculation ;
                                                               Whereas the prices of adult bovine animals recorded
Whereas if the free-at-frontier offer price differs by         on the representative market or markets of each
less than 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms of live weight            Member State are equal to the average, weighted by
from that previously used for the calculation of the           the appropriate coefficients, of the prices for the
levy, the latter price should be retained ;                    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 marketing
Whereas pursuant to Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC)         stage ; whereas the representative markets, categories
No 805/68 a special basic levy is determined for               and qualities of products and weighting coefficients
certain third countries on the basis of the difference
                                                               are fixed in Annex II to Commission Regulation
between the guide price and the average price                  (EEC) No 610/77 of 18 March 1977 on the determina­
recorded over a certain period plus the amount of the          tion of prices of adult bovine animals on representa­
customs duty ;                                                 tive Community markets and the survey of prices of
                                                               certain other cattle in the Community (3), as last
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 611 /77 of              amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 777/84 (4) ;
 18 March 1977 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 925/77 (2), provides that the special levy on
products originating in and coming from Austria,
Sweden and Switzerland should be determined on the             Whereas, for Member States with several representative
basis of the weighted average of the prices of adult           markets, the price of each category and quality is equal
bovine animals recorded on the representative markets          to the arithmetic mean of the prices recorded on each
of those third countries ; whereas the weighting coeffi­       of those markets ; whereas, for representative markets
cients and representative markets are specified in the         held several times in one period of seven days, the
Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 611 /77 ;                       price of each category and quality is equal to the arith­
                                                               metic mean of the prices recorded on each market
                                                               day ; whereas in respect of Italy the price of each cate­
Whereas the average price is not to be used for calcu­
                                                               gory and quantity is equal to the average, weighted by
 lating the special levy unless it is at least 1,21 ECU per     the special weighting coefficients fixed in Annex II to
 100 kilograms of live weight more than the free-at­
                                                                Regulation (EEC) No 610/77, of the prices recorded in
 frontier offer price determined in accordance with
Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 ;                  the surplus and deficit zones ; whereas the price
                                                                recorded in the surplus zone is equal to the arithmetic
                                                                mean of the prices recorded on each of the markets
Whereas if the average price differs by less than 0,60         within that zone ; whereas in respect of the United
 ECU per 100 kilograms of live weight from that                 Kingdom the weighted average prices of adult bovine
 previously used to calculate the levy, the latter may be       animals recorded on the representative markets of
 retained ;                                                     Great Britain on the one hand and Northern Ireland
                                                                on the other are adjusted by the coefficient fixed in
                                                                the abovementioned Annex II ;
 Whereas in cases where one or more of the abovemen­
 tioned third countries adopt, for reasons of health for
 example, measures affecting the prices recorded on
 their markets, the Commission may use the latest
 prices recorded before the entry into force of such            Whereas prices for the different categories and quali­
 measures ;
                                                                ties not obtained from prices which are 'live weight
                                                                excluding tax' are multiplied by the live weight
                                                                conversion coefficients fixed in Annex II to the said
 Whereas pursuant to Article 1 2 (6) of Regulation (EEC)        Regulation and, in the case of Italy, are first increased
 No 805/68 the price of adult bovine animals on repre­          or reduced by the corrective amounts fixed in the said
 sentative Community markets is th price established            Annex :
 (') OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 14.                            0 OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 109, 30. 4. 1977, p. 1 .                           (4) See page 12 of this Official Journal.
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Whereas if one or more Member States, for veterinary           Whereas the levies and special levies are fixed before
 or health reasons for example, adopt measures affec­          the 27th day of each month and are applicable from
 ting the normal trend of prices recorded on their             the first Monday of the following month ; whereas
 markets the Commission may disregard the prices               these levies may be altered in the period between two
 recorded on the market or markets in question, or use         fixings where the basic levy or special basic levy is
 the latest prices recorded on the market or markets Jn        altered, or in the case of changes in the prices
 question before the entry into force of such measures ;       recorded on Community representative markets ;
 Whereas, in the absence of information, prices                Whereas, if the levy system is to operate normally,
 recorded on representative Community markets are              levies should be calculated on the following basis :
 determined mainly by reference to the most recently           — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 recorded prices ;                                                 relation to each other at any given moment within
 Whereas for such period as the price of adult bovine              a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 animals recorded on representative Community                      their central rate, multiplied by the coefficient
 markets differs by less then 0,24 ECU per 100 kilo­               provided for in Article 2b (2) of Council Regula­
 grams of live weight from the price previously used,              tion (EEC) No 974/71 , as last amended by Regula­
 the latter is retained ;                                          tion (EEC) No 855/84,
                                                               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obliga­            arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
 tions arising from international agreements concluded             these currencies recorded over a given period in
 by the Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas,              relation to the Community currencies referred to
 moreover, account should be taken of Council Regula­              in the previous indent and the aforesaid coeffi­
 tion (EEC) No 314/83 of 24 January 1983 on the                    cient ;
 conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the
 European Economic Community and the Socialist
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ('), of Council Regula­        Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the afore­
 tion (EEC) No 287/82 of 3 February 1982 establishing          mentioned Regulation, and in particular to the infor­
 the arrangements applicable to imports of products            mation and quotations known to the Commission, the
                                                               levies on live cattle and beef and veal other than
 originating in Yugoslavia to take account of the acces­
 sion of the Hellenic Republic to the Community (2),           frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex hereto,
 and of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3349/81 of 24
 November 1981 providing for a reduction in the levy           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 applicable to imports into the Community of certain
 beef and veal products originating in and coming from
                                                                                       Article 1
Yugoslavia (3) ;
Whereas the various cuts of beef and veal are defined          The import levies on live cattle and beef and veal
                                                               other than frozen meat shall be as set out in the
 in Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 ;
                                                               Annex hereto .
Whereas, pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68, the nomenclature provided for in                                     Article 2
 this Regulation is incorporated in the Common
 Customs Tariff ;                                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 1 984.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 June 1984.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Poul DALSAGER
                                                                     Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 41 , 14. 2. 1983, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 30, 6. 2. 1982, p. 1 .
O OJ No L 339, 26. 11 . 1981 , p. 1 .
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                                                          ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 26 June 1984 fixing the import levies on
          live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen (') for die period beginning
                                                        2 July 1984
                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
                                                                         Austria/Sweden/
                      CCT heading No                 Yugoslavia (2)                         Other third countries
                                                                            Switzerland
                                                                        — Live weight —
          01.02 A II (a)                                53,790               20,339               122,641
                                                                        — Net weight —
          02.01 A II a) 1                              102,201               38,644               233,018
          02.01 A II a) 2                               81,761               30,915               186,415
          02.01 A II a) 3                              122,641               46,372               279,621
          02.01 A II a) 4 aa)                                                 57,966              349,527
          02.01 All a) 4 bb)                                                 66,305               399,811
          02.06 C I a) 1                                                      57,966              349,527
          02.06 C I a) 2                                                      66,305              399,811
           16.02 B III b) 1 aa)                                               66,305              399,811
          (') In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 435/80, 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. .
          (2) This levy is applicable only to products complying with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
               1725/80 (OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1980, p. 4).
          (a) The levy which is to be applied to young male bovine animals, intended for fattening, of a live
               weight of 300 kg or less, imported under the conditions set out in Article 13 of Council Regula­
               tion (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1 968, and in the provisions adopted for its application, is totally
               or partially suspended in accordance with those provisions.