NoL247/28[EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.9.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1873/96
of27September1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe168thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No1627/89and(EC)No1825/96
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefandVeal
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimitsetby
itschairman,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No1588/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :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)
No1824/96(6)andbyArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EC)No1825/96of20September1996opening
interventioninaccordancewithArticle6(4)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No805/680;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;Article1
Underthe168thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
(i)inthoseMemberStatesorMemberStates'regions
meetingtheconditionsofArticle6(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
263per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half­
carcasesorforequartersacceptedshallbe8382
tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU235shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
45%,inaccordancewithArticle13(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2456/93;
(ii)inthoseMemberStatesorMemberStates'regions
meetingtheconditionsofArticle6(4)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68:Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe168th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
')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.
s)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
6)OJNoL241,20.9.1996,p.16.
*)OJNoL241,20.9.1996,p.18.—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
214per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,

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—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe12570tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
235shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof45%in
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2456/93.
(c)forcarcasesandhalf-carcasesofleananimalsofless
than10monthsold,allthequantitiesofferedare
refused.—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half­
carcasesorforequartersacceptedshallbe294
tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU235shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
45%inaccordancewithArticle13(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2456/93.
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU263
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon30September
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission