Commission Regulation (EEC) No 610/77 of 18 March 1977 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

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 610/77  of 18 March 1977  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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (7) and 25 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the price recorded on the representative markets of the Community must be derived from the prices recorded on the representative market or markets of each Member State for the various categories of adult bovine animals or the meat thereof, after taking into account the relative quantity of each of such categories and the relative magnitude of the cattle population of each Member State;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative markets of the Community may be taken as the average of the prices of the products in question on the representative market or markets of each Member State ; whereas this average should be weighted in accordance with the coefficients expressing the relative magnitude of the cattle population of each Member State;
Whereas the price recorded on the representative market or markets of each Member State may be taken as the weighted average of the prices which have occurred in that Member State during a given period at a given marketing stage ; whereas the coefficients used for this weighting should reflect the relative quantity of each category and quality coming on to the market;
Whereas, to make it comparable with the price recorded on the representative market or markets of the Community as originally constituted, the price recorded on the representative market or markets of Ireland and the United Kingdom should be increased by the compensatory amount referred to in Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/77 of 14 February 1977 laying down general rules for the system of compensatory amounts for beef and veal (3);
Whereas the representative market or markets for each Member State should be selected on the basis of experience in recent years ; whereas, moreover, where there is more than one representative market in a Member State the average quotations recorded on these markets should be taken;
Whereas, with regard to Italy, the quotations for the surplus production zone and the quotations for the deficit zone should be separately weighted by means of coefficients expressing the relative influence of each of these zones on price formation in that Member State ; whereas quotations for the surplus production zone in Italy may be taken as the average of the quotations recorded on the different markets within that zone;
Whereas the price recorded on the market is based on the prices, excluding tax, of live cattle ; whereas, in certain Member States, these prices relate to prices for meat ; whereas this difference should be corrected by means of a coefficient ; whereas, however, the price for carcases on the Rome market should be reduced by the amount of taxes and other costs and then  (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 24. (2)OJ No L 61, 5.3.1977, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 61, 5.3.1977, p. 20.
increased by the value of the fifth quarter, before the application of the abovementioned coefficient;
Whereas, when the price of adult bovine animals is recorded on the representative markets of the United Kingdom, allowance must be made for the relative importance as between Great Britain and Northern Ireland of beef and veal production ; whereas, to this end, the average price of adult bovine animals recorded on the markets of Great Britain and the average price of adult bovine animals recorded on the markets of Northern Ireland should be corrected by a coefficient reflecting the scale of production in these two regions of the United Kingdom;
Whereas to have a complete picture of the market situation at all times, it is necessary to know the prices of certain cattle with a live weight of 300 kilograms or less;
Whereas Member States may, because of veterinary or health protection regulations, find it necessary to take measures which affect prices ; whereas, 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 ; whereas, consequently, certain criteria should be laid down allowing the Commission to take account of that situation;
Whereas a certain margin should be allowed within which variations in the factors entering into the price on the representative markets of the Community do not entail an alteration of price taken for calculating the levy;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 320/73 of 31 January 1973 on the determination of prices of calves and adult bovine animals on representative Community markets (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/76 (2), should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,