NoL16/78rENl OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.1.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No78/97
of17January1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe174thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2222/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe174thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No34/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopenedpursuant
toArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefbyinvi­
tationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No36/97(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,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe174th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe1645tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
259,14shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%,inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2456/93;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe8676tonnes;
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
253,01shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof25%
inaccordncewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL8,11.1.1997,p.1.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon20January
1997.(5)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.¥)OJNoL8,11.1.1997,p.5.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission