NoL116/18EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.5.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No861/96
of10May1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe159thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
rencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,several
reducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybeappliedtothe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtininaccordancewith
Article13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93;
Whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobe
delivered;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe159thpartialinvitationtotenderopenedTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No2417/95(2),andinparticularArticle6
(7)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No834/96(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuying-inofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No828/96(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,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe159th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuying-inofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate,dependingonthediffe­pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
1.(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
288per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcases
orforequartersacceptedshallbe31719tonnes;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
278per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcases
orforequartersacceptedshallbe8357tonnes;
2.thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU245
thatmaybebought-ininaccordancewithpoint1
shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof60%inaccor­
dancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL248,14.10.1995,p.39.
(3jOJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL112,7.5.1996,p.15.
Is)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(«)OJNoL112,7.5.1996,p.3.

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Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93notwithstanding ,the
timelimitfordeliverytointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon13May1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission