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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1342/97
of11July1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe185thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobede­
livered;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe185thpartialinvitationtotenderopenedTHECOMMISSION 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)
No1298/97(");
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe185th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybepursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,99per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe11027tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
255,30andlessthanorequaltoECU265,89shall
bemultipliedbyacoefficientof30%in
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreater
thanECU265,89shallbemultipliedbyacoeffi­
cientof15%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,99per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe5041tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
255,30andlessthanorequaltoECU265,89shall
bemultipliedbyacoefficientof30%,in
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreater
thanECU265,89shallbemultipliedbyacoeffi­
cientof15%.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(-')OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL177,5.7.1997,p.8.
(5)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
MOJNoL176,4.7.1997,p.36.

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Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93notwithstanding ,the
timelimitfordeliverytointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11July1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission