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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1774/97
of12September1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe188thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe188thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
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)
No1304/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1743/97(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,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe188th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU268
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe2917tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
255andlessthanorequaltoECU264shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof30%inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU264shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
12%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU268
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe5278tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricelessthanorequal
toECU255shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
75%,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
255andlessthanorequaltoECU264shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof60%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU264shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
12%.
(')OJL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJL296,21.11.1996,p.50
0OJL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJL177,5.7.1997,p.8.
0OJL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(6)OJL244,6.9.1997,p.10.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15September
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission