1.6.96 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL131/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No985/96
of31May1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe160thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93, HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No894/96(2),andinparticularArticle6
(7)thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No307/96(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No932/96(6);Article1
Underthe160thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation ,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;1.(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
270per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcases
orforequartersacceptedshallbe17483tonnes;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
260per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfrom
thecarcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80for
thestraightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcases
orforequartersacceptedshallbe7434tonnes;
2.thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU245
andlessthanorequaltoECU260thatmaybebought
ininaccordancewithpoint1shallbemultipliedbya
coefficientof60%inaccordancewithArticle13(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2456/93,andthoseofferedata
priceofmorethanECU260shallbemultipliedbya
coefficientof27,54%.Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe160th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
(<)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL125,23.5.1996,p.1.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL43,21.2.1996,p.3.0OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.h)OJNoL127,25.5.1996,p.5.

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Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93notwithstanding ,the
timelimitfordeliverytointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon3June1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission