1.2.97 [ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL31/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No189/97
of31January1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe175thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe175thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No2222/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
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)
No125/97(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,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe175th
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(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe4651tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU263shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof50%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU263shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6382tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU263shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof50%inaccordnce
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU263shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3February1997.(')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.
I5)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
h)OJNoL22,24.1.1997,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission