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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2378/96
of13December 1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe173rdpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2222/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereasthetimelimitfordeliveringtheproductsbought
inunderthisinvitationtotenderhasbeenlaiddownin
Article2ofCommissionRegulation(EC)No2301/96(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2015/96(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2337/96(6),andforleanbovineanimalsbyArticle1
(2)byCommissionRegulation(EC)No1931/96(7),as
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No2015/96;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;Article1
Underthe173rdpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU266
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6692tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
253,50shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
30%,inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2456/93;Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe173rd
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
HOlNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL269,22.10.1996,p.16.
(5)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(6)OJNoL318,7.12.1996,p.1.
0OJNoL254,8.10.1996,p.35. (8)OJNoL311,30.11.1996,p.43.

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—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
355,49per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcases ,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
shallbe504tonnes.(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU266
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe4111tonnes;
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
253,50shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof30%
inaccordncewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93;
(c)forcarcasesandhalf-carcasesofleananimalsas
referredtoinArticle6bofRegulation (EEC)NoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16December
1996. 805/68:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission