L343/8 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.12.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2489/97
of12December 1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe194thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobe
delivered:
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2321/97(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1956/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2302/97(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(2)ofthatRegula­
tion,adecisionmaybetakennottoproceedwiththe
tenderingprocedure;whereas,inaccordancewithArticle
14ofthatRegulation ,onlytendersquotingpricesnot
exceedingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandnot
exceedingtheaveragenationalorregionalmarketprice,
plustheamountreferredtoinparagraph1ofthatArticle,
aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe194th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
teringsandprices,ithasbeendecidednottoproceed
withthetenderingprocedureforcategoryAandtofixthe
maximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmay
beacceptedintointerventionforcategoryC;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate,dependingontheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe194thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA,ithasbeendecidednottoproceed
withthetenderingprocedure;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU259
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe4374tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricelessthanorequal
toECU259shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
50%,inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2456/93.
Article2
ByderogationtoArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93,thetimelimitfordeliverytointerventionstores
isextendedbyoneweekto7January1998.However,in
MemberStateswherenodeliveriesmaybemadeduring
theperiod24December1997to2January1998or
duringpartthereof,thetimelimitfordeliveryshallbe
extendedbythecorresponding numberofdays.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15December
1997.')OJL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJL322,25.11.1997,p.25.
3)OJL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
*)OJL276,9.10.1997,p.34.
s)OJL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
6OJL319,21.11.1997,p.10.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission