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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2171/97
of31October1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe191stpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,withthetenderingprocedureforcategoryAandtofixthe
maximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmay
beacceptedintointerventionforcategoryC;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,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)
No1956/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2089/97(6);HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe191stpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89: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-inpriceandnotex­
ceedingtheaveragenationalorregionalmarketprice,
plustheamountreferredtoinparagraph1ofthatArticle,
aretobeaccepted;(a)forcategoryA,ithasbeendecidednottoproceed
withthetenderingprocedure;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU261,9
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe2095tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricelessthanorequal
toECU259,5shallbemultipliedbyacoefficient
of50%,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
259,5shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof25%,
inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93.Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe191st
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
teringsandprices,ithasbeendecidednottoproceed
')OJL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
')OJL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
4)OJL276,9.10.1997,p.34.
s)OJL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
«)OJL292,25.10.1997,p.4.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3November
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels.31October1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission