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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2771/82

of 15 October 1982

fixing the buying-in prices for hindquarters of beef applicable from 22 November 1982, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1756/82

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 6 (5) (c) thereof,

Whereas, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1302/73 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (3), the qualities and cuts of products to be bought in by intervention agencies must be determined with a view, on the one hand, to the need to give effective support to the market and to ensure the necessary balance between the market in question and that in other livestock production and, on the other hand, to the Community's financial responsibilities in the matter; whereas it is desirable to limit buying-in to hindquarters, in view of the present market situation;

Whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/82 (4) with effect from 22 November 1982 and fix buying-in prices in respect of hindquarters only; whereas, in the light of the authorization to commence buying-in given to it under the second paragraph of Article 2 of that Regulation, the Italian intervention agency should suspend buying-in at an earlier date;

Whereas the upper and lower limits for buying-in prices must be fixed in such a way as to allow intervention agencies to take account of the differences in value of meat arising out of the age, weight, conformation and finish of the animals concerned;

Whereas it is desirable to fix upper limits for buying-in prices at a level corresponding to the intervention price fixed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1197/82 (5) for the 1982/83 marketing year by applying the coefficients fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/82;

Whereas, in the present situation on the market in beef and veal, 'Ochsen A' should be removed from the list of products which may be bought in to intervention in the Federal Republic of Germany; whereas it is therefore necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

With effect from 22 November 1982, intervention agencies shall buy in hindquarters offered to them in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 at prices falling within the limits laid down for each product in Annex I having regard to the age, weight, conformation and finish of the animals from which the said products are obtained.

The Italian intervention agency, however, shall commence buying-in under the first paragraph of this Article on 18 October 1982.

Article 2

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1756/82 is hereby repealed with effect from 22 November 1982.

The Italian intervention agency, however, shall suspend buying-in operations under that Regulation from 18 October 1982.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 October 1982.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.

(2) OJ No L 132, 19. 5. 1973, p. 3.

(3) OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 16.

(4) OJ No L 193, 3. 7. 1982, p. 12.

(5) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 26.

(6) OJ No L 261, 26. 9. 1978, p. 5.