CELEX: 31982R3144
Language: en
Date: 1982-11-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3144/82 of 25 November 1982 fixing the import levies on live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen

26 . 11 . 82                         Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 331 / 17
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3144/82
                                                 of 25 November 1982
                    fixing tfye 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         (b) 105 % where the market price is less than 98 %
of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 1 2            and more than or equal to 96 % of the guide
(8) thereof,                                                         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         Whereas pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
a percentage of the basic levy ;                                No 805/68 the basic levy on the meat specified in
                                                                sections (a), (c) and (d) of the Annex hereto is equal to
Whereas in respect of bovine animals the basic levy is          the basic levy determined for bovine animals, multi­
determined on the basis of the difference between the
                                                                plied by a standard coefficient fixed for each of the
guide price and the Community free-at-frontier offer            products in question ; whereas these coefficients are
 price plus the amount of the customs duty ; whereas            fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 of
 the Community free-at-frontier offer price is deter­            18 March 1977 laying down rules for the application
 mined in the light of the most representative purcha­          of levies on beef and veal and amending Regulation
 sing possibilities, as regards quality and quantity,           (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (3),
 recorded over a certain period for bovine animals and          as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/79 (4) ;
 for the fresh or chilled meat specified in section (a) of
 the Annex to the said Regulation under subheadings             Whereas the guide prices for adult bovine animals to
 02.01 A II a) 1 to 3, account being taken in particular        be applied from 6 December 1982 were fixed by
 of the position with respect to supply and demand, of           Council Regulation (EEC) No 1197/82 of 18 May
 world market prices for frozen meat of a category               1982 0 ;
 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
 the following percentage of the basic levy :                    Community determined for the products of each of
                                                                 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 1 02 % 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 %              Whereas, however, offer prices that do not correspond
      and less than or equal to 106 % of the guide               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.
 0 OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.                             (4) OJ No L 111 , 4. 5. 1979, p. 14.
 (2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                         0 OJ No L 140, 20 . 5. 1982, p. 26.
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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 337/82 (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
 Whereas the average price is not to be used for calcu­         day ; whereas in respect of Italy the price of each cate­
 lating the special levy unless it is at least 1-21 ECU         gory and quantity is equal to the average, weighted by
                                                                the special weighting coefficients fixed in Annex II to
 per 100 kilograms of live weight more than the free­
at-frontier offer price determined in accordance with           Regulation (EEC) No 610/77, of the prices recorded in
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.                            (3) OJ No L 77, 25. 3. 1977, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 109, 30 . 4. 1977, p. 1 .                           (4) OJ No L 42, 13 . 2. 1982, p. 9.
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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 in            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
recorded prices ;                                                 — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                      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,
markets differs by less then 0-24 ECU per 100 kilo­
grams of live weight from the price previously used,              — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
the latter is retained ;                                              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
                                                                      these currencies recorded for a given period in
Whereas the levies should be so fixed that the obliga­                relation to the Community currencies referred to
tions arising from international agreements concluded                 in the previous indent ;
by the Community continue to be fulfilled ; whereas,
moreover, account should be taken of Council Regula­              Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the afore­
tion (EEC) No 1272/80 of 22 May 1980 on the conclu­               mentioned Regulation, and in particular to the infor­
sion of the Interim Agreement between the European                mation and quotations known to the Commission, the
Economic Community and the Socialist Federal                      levies on live cattle and beef and veal other than
Republic of Yugoslavia on trade and trade coopera­                frozen meat should be as set out in the Annex hereto,
tion ('), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 438/81 of 20
January 1981 establishing the arrangements applicable
to imports originating in Yugoslavia consequent upon
the accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Euro­               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
pean Economic Community (2), as amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2927/81 (3), and of Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 3349/81 of 24 November 1981 provi­                                          Article 1
ding for a reduction in the levy applicable to imports
into the Community of certain beef and veal products              The import levies on live cattle and beef and veal
originating in and coming from Yugoslavia (4) ;                   other than frozen meat shall be as set out in the
                                                                  Annex hereto.
Whereas the various cuts of beef and veal are defined
in Regulation (EEC) No 586/77 ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation                                         Article 2
(EEC) No 805/68, the nomenclature provided for in
this Regulation is incorporated in th^ Common                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December
Customs Tariff :                                                  1982.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 25 November 1982.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Poul DALSAGER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(>) OJ  No   L 130, 27. 5. 1980, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No   L 53, 27. 2. 1981 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   L 293, 13 . 10 . 1981 , p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No   L 339, 26 . 11 . 1981 , p. 1 .
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                                                           ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 25 November 1982 fixing the import levies on
           live cattle and on beef and veal other than frozen (*) for the period beginning
                                                     6 December 1982
                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
                                                                          Austria/Sweden/
                       CCT heading No                 Yugoslavia (2)         Switzerland
                                                                                             Other third countries
                                                                         — Live weight —
           01.02 A II (a)                               44-785                19-415               102110
                                                                         —- Net weight —
           02.01 A II a) 1                              85-092                36-889               194-009
           02.01 A II a) 2                              68-073                29-51 1              155-206
           02.01 A II a) 3                             102-110                44-267               232-811
           02.01 A II a) 4 aa)                                                55-333               291-014
           02.01 A Ha) 4 bb)                                                  63-294               332-878
           02.06 C I a) 1                                                     55-333               291-014
           02.06 C I a) 2                                                     63-294               332-878
            16.02 B III b) 1 aa)                                              63-294               332-878
           (') 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 1968, and in the provisions adopted for its application, is totally
                or partially suspended in accordance with those provisions.