NoL221/56EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1720/96
of30August1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe166thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No1627/89and(EC)No1124/96
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe166thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1588/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No307/96(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1401/96(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe166th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU253
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe12538tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
226andlessthanorequaltoECU250shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof60%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU250shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU253
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe10992tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
226andlessthanorequaltoECU250shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof60%inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93
andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthanECU250
shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof25%.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.23.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL43,21.2.1996,p.3.
Is)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(")OJNoL180,19.7.1996,p.14.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2September
1996.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1996.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission