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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1756/82

of 2 July 1982

fixing intervention prices for beef and veal from 16 August 1982, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1241/82

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 therefore desirable to limit buying in to certain cuts of meat;

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 (4) for the 1982/83 marketing year by applying the coefficients fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1240/82 (6); whereas it appears necessary to adjust certain of these coefficients in order, given the special situation of the market in beef and veal when cattle begin to be taken off grass, to include 'Ochsen A' temporarily in the list of products that can be bought in by intervention in the Federal Republic of Germany in order to cope with the large seasonal offers of this category;

Whereas, however, the seasonal trend of prices in Italy is at the moment particularly unsatisfactory; whereas in order to mitigate this difficulty Italy should be allowed to commence intervention buying in at an earlier date than the other Member States;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1241/82 of 19 May 1982 fixing the buying-in prices for forequarters of beef applicable from 20 May 1982 (7) should therefore be repealed;

Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

With effect from 16 August 1982, intervention agencies shall buy in beef and veal offered to them in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2226/78 at prices determined within the limits laid down for each product in Annex II having regard to the age, weight, conformation and finish of the animals from which the said products are obtained.

The Italian intervention agency may, however, commence buying in on 5 July 1982.

Article 3

Regulation (EEC) No 1241/82 is hereby repealed with effect from 16 August 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, 2 July 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 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 26.

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

(6) OJ No L 143, 20. 5. 1982, p. 13.

(7) OJ No L 143, 20. 5. 1982, p. 14.