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Journal
of
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European
Union L
228/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 807/2013
of 26 August 2013
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards
the survey of prices of certain bovine animals on representative Union markets
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
animals in question on the representative market or
markets of each Member State. That average should be
weighted in accordance with coefficients expressing the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
relative size of the relevant cattle population of each
Union,
Member State for each category marketed in a
reference period.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
(6) In
order
to
obtain
comparable
prices
of
the
categories
of
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
bovine animals concerned in the Union, it is necessary to
Article 192(2) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
provide that the price recording should refer to a well-
defined marketing stage based on the quotations
excluding value added tax.
Whereas:
(1) The
provisions
of
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No (7) Moreover,
the
Union
reference
presentation
of
carcasses
2273/2002 (
of slaughtered calves should be determined. In that

2 ) do not reflect anymore the current
situation of the price recording on the Union markets
context, it is appropriate to provide that certain
concerned. It is necessary to bring the rules on price
corrective factors need to be specified by Member
recording in line with the needs of the beef sector. Regu
States to adjust the presentations used to the Union
lation (EC) No 2273/2002 should therefore be repealed
reference presentation.
and replaced.
(8) The
representative
market
or
markets
for
each
Member
(2) In
order
to
have
a
complete
picture
of
the
market
State should be selected. Where there is more than one
situation at all times, it is necessary to know the prices
representative market in a Member State, account should
of certain categories of bovine animals other than those
be taken of the weigthed average of the prices recorded
covered by price reporting under Commission Regulation
on those markets.
(EC) No 1249/2008 ( 3 ).
(3)
In order to improve data accuracy, provision should be
(9) In
order
to
ensure
that
prices
reported
are
representative
made for a survey of prices for male calves aged between
of national production, it is necessary to allow Member
eight days and four weeks, for store cattle aged more
States to designate for price recording natural or legal
than six months and less than two years and calves
persons who trade or send for slaughter substantial
slaughtered at the age of less than eight months.
numbers of the relevant categories of bovine animals.
Therefore, detailed rules on the information to be
provided for the price survey for each of those bovine
animal categories should be established.
(10) In
the
absence
of
price
recording
on
public
markets
or
by operators of slaughterhouses, or by designated natural
or legal persons, it should be provided that prices are
(4) The
Member
States
with
an
important
share
in
the
recorded by chambers of agriculture, quotation centres,
production and trade of those different categories of
farmers’ cooperatives or farmers’ unions and other
bovine animals and the information to be provided by
reliable sources in the Member State concerned.
them for the price survey for each of those categories
should be established.
(11) In case Member States have established regional
(5) The
price
recorded
on
the
representative
Union
markets
committees to determine prices of certain categories of
should be taken as the average of the prices of the bovine
bovine animals, provision should be made that the prices
determined by those committees may be taken into
account in the national price calculation, provided that
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
their membership ensures a balanced and objective
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 of 19 December 2002
approach.
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the survey of prices of certain bovine
animals on representative Community markets (OJ L 347,
20.12.2002, p. 15).
(12) With a view to monitoring the reporting of prices of the
( 3 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008
relevant categories of bovine animals, Member States
laying down detailed rules on the implementation of the Community
scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the
should be obliged to communicate periodically certain
reporting of prices thereof (OJ L 337, 16.12.2008, p. 3).
information to the Commission.

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(13) Provision
should
be
made
for
the
weekly
communication
3. For
the
purposes
of
this
Article:
to the Commission of the national average prices
through electronic means of transmission.
(a) ‘dairy type male rearing calf’ means male rearing calf from
dairy breed;
(14) Member
States
may,
because
of
veterinary
or
health
protection regulations, find it necessary to take
measures which affect quotations. In such circumstances,
(b) ‘beef type male rearing calf’ means male rearing calf from a
it is not always suitable when recording market prices to
meat breed, dual purpose breed or born of a cross with a
take into account quotations which do not reflect the
meat breed.
normal trend of the market. Consequently, certain rules
should be laid down allowing the Commission to
authorise the Member State concerned to disregard the
Article 2
prices recorded or to use the last prices recorded.
1. The
average
Union
price,
per
kilogram
of
live
weight,
of
store cattle shall be the average of the prices recorded for young
(15) It is necessary to provide that Member States have to take
store cattle, yearling male store cattle and yearling female store
certain measures in order to ensure the representativeness
cattle on the representative markets of the Member States with
and accuracy of the reported prices. Moreover, Member
an important share in the production and trade of that cattle as
States should inform the Commission of those measures.
referred to in Annex II, which shall be weighted by coefficients
established on the basis of:
(16) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
(a) as regards young store cattle, the number of bovine animals
Markets,
aged not over one year and not for slaughter recorded in

the Union, as transmitted in accordance with Article 7(2)(b)
of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(b) as regards yearling male store cattle, the number of male
Article 1
bovine animals aged over one year but under two years
1. The
average
Union
price,
per
head,
of
male
calves
aged
recorded in the Union, as transmitted in accordance with
between eight days and four weeks shall be the average of the
Article 7(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008;
prices recorded for dairy type male rearing calves and beef type
male rearing calves on the representative markets of the
Member States with an important share in the production
(c) as regards yearling female store cattle, the number of female
and trade of those calves as referred to in Annex I, which
bovine animals aged over one year but under two years and
shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis of:
which have not yet calved, recorded in the Union, as trans
mitted in accordance with Article 7(2)(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 1165/2008.
(a) as regards dairy type male rearing calves, the number of
dairy cows recorded in the Union, as transmitted in
accordance with Article 7(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No
2. The
prices
to
be
reported
for
each
type
of
store
cattle
1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Coun
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be recorded on public
cil ( 1 );
markets or by natural or legal persons who trade substantial
numbers of the relevant store cattle and are designated by the
Member State.
(b) as regards beef type male rearing calves, the number of
cows recorded in the Union, as transmitted in accordance
with Article 7(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008.
Those prices shall be the average of the prices paid in that
Member State at the same wholesale stage, exclusive of VAT,
2. The
prices
to
be
reported
for
each
type
of
calves
referred for the type concerned and weighted by coefficients reflecting
to in paragraph 1 shall be recorded on public markets or by
the relative proportion of the different qualities of store cattle
natural or legal persons who trade substantial numbers of those
defined by the Member State and the relative importance of
types of calves and are designated by the Member State.
each market.
Those prices shall be the average of the prices paid in that
3. For
the
purposes
of
this
Article:
Member State at the same wholesale stage, exclusive of value
added tax (‘VAT’), for the type concerned and weighted by
coefficients reflecting the relative proportion of the different
(a) ‘young store cattle’ means male and female bovine animals
qualities of male rearing calves defined by the Member State
aged 6 months or more but less than 12 months, bought
and the relative importance of each market.
after weaning to be fattened;
( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 1165/2008 of the European Parliament and of
(b) ‘yearling store cattle’ means male and female bovine animals
the Council of 19 November 2008 concerning livestock and meat
statistics and repealing Council Directives 93/23/EEC, 93/24/EEC
aged 12 months or more but less than 24 months, bought
and 93/25/EEC (OJ L 321, 1.12.2008, p. 1).
to be fattened.

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Article 3
referred to in Articles 1(2), 2(2) and 3(2), the prices shall be
recorded by chambers of agriculture, quotation centres, farmers’
1. The
average
Union
price,
per
100
kg
of
carcass
weight,
of cooperatives or farmers’ unions in the Member State concerned.
calves slaughtered at the age of less than eight months shall be
the average of the prices recorded for those calves on the
representative markets of the Member States with an
However, where a Member State has established a committee to
important share in the production as referred to in Annex III,
determine prices for a region, and where the membership of
which shall be weighted by coefficients established on the basis
such committee is comprised equally of buyers and sellers of
of the net production of those calves in the Union.
certain categories of bovine animals or carcasses of such
animals, that Member State may use them for the calculation
of the prices to be reported.
2. The
price
to
be
reported
for
carcasses
of
the
calves
referred to in paragraph 1 shall be recorded by the operators
of any slaughterhouse which slaughters such calves or by
2. The
Member
States
concerned
shall
communicate
to
the
natural or legal persons who send substantial numbers of
Commission their representative markets, the qualities to be
such calves for slaughter and which are designated by the
defined and the weighting coefficients referred to in Articles
Member State.
1(2), 2(2) and 3(2), as well as the corrective factors referred
to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(3) by 1 June
2014 at the latest and thereafter no later than 1 June each year.
That price shall be the average of the prices paid in that
Member State at the slaughterhouse entry stage, exclusive of
VAT, for the carcasses of the calves concerned and weighted
As regards representative markets, the communication shall
by coefficients reflecting the relative proportion of the different
include:
qualities of carcasses defined by the Member State and the
relative importance of each market.
(a) the survey method applied with an indication of the types
of sources for recording the prices referred to in this Regu
3. For the purposes of establishing the market prices to be
lation;
reported, the carcass shall be presented:
(b) an indication of the share of the volume recorded, for each
(a) without the head and without the feet; the head shall be
type of source for recording prices, expressed as a
separated from the carcass at the atloido-occipital joint and
percentage of each relevant category of bovine animals
the feet shall be severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsome
traded or slaughtered
tatarsal joints;
The Commission shall communicate the information referred to
(b) without the organs contained in the thoracic and abdominal
in the first subparagraph to all Member States.
cavities and without the kidneys, the kidney fat, the pelvic
fat, the thin and thick skirt;
3. The
Member
States
concerned
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission not later than 12 noon, Brussels time, on
Wednesday each week, the national average prices for each
(c) without the sexual organs and the attached muscles;
type of bovine animals referred to in Articles 1(1), 2(1) and
3(1) recorded on their respective representative markets. They
(d) without the removal of external fat.
shall not communicate those prices to any other body before
they have communicated them to the Commission.
Where at the moment of weighing the presentation of the
carcass differs from the presentation provided for in the first
Those prices shall relate to the seven day period from Monday
subparagraph, the weight of the carcass shall be adjusted by
to Sunday preceding the week in which the information is
applying corrective factors specified by the Member State in
communicated.
order to move from that presentation to the reference presen
tation. In that case the price for each 100 kg of carcass weight
The prices reported shall be expressed in euro or, where appli
shall be adjusted accordingly.
cable, in national currency.
4. The
carcass
weight
to
be
taken
into
account
for
the For the communications referred to in this paragraph, Member
reporting of the market prices shall be the cold weight of the
States shall use electronic means of transmission made available
carcass.
to the Member States by the Commission.
The cold weight of the carcass shall correspond to the warm
Article 5
weight taken not later than one hour after the animal has been
stuck, less 2 %.
The Commission shall revise periodically the weighting coef
ficients referred to in Articles 1(1), 2(1) and 3(1) to take into
account trends recorded at national and Union levels.
Article 4
1. In
the
absence
of
price
recording
on
public
markets
or
by
After each revision the Commission shall communicate the
operators of slaughterhouses or by the natural or legal persons
revised weighting coefficients to the Member States.

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Article 6
the Commission of those measures by 30 June 2014 at the
latest and thereafter within one month after any amendments
Where a Member State takes measures for veterinary or health
relating to those measures.
protection reasons which affect the normal movement in prices
recorded on its representative market or markets, the
Commission may authorise it either to disregard the prices
Article 8
recorded on the market or markets concerned, or to use the
Regulation (EC) No 2273/2002 is repealed.
last prices recorded on the market or markets concerned before
those measures were put into effect.
Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
Article 7
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
Member States shall provide for the necessary measures to
European Union.
ensure the representativeness and accuracy of the prices
communicated in accordance with Article 4 and shall inform
It shall apply from 1 July 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 August 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
List of Member States reporting prices for dairy and beef type male rearing calves as referred to in Article 1(1)
A. Member States reporting prices for dairy type male rearing calves:
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Romania
United Kingdom
B. Member States reporting prices for beef type male rearing calves:
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Romania
United Kingdom

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ANNEX II
List of Member States reporting prices for young store cattle and yearling store cattle as referred to in
Article 2(1)
A. Member States reporting prices for young store cattle:
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Austria
Poland
Sweden
United Kingdom
B. Member States reporting prices for yearling male store cattle:
Belgium
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Austria
Sweden
United Kingdom
C. Member States reporting prices for yearling female store cattle:
Belgium
Ireland
Spain
France
Italy
Austria
Sweden
United Kingdom

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27.8.2013 Official
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the
European
Union L
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ANNEX III
List of Member States reporting prices for calves slaughtered at the age of less than eight months as referred to
in Article 3(1)
Belgium
Germany
Spain
France
Italy
Netherlands

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