NoL88/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities1.4.74
REGULATION (EEC)No721/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29March1974
fixingthebuying-inpricesforpermanentinterventiononthemarketinbeef
andvealapplicablefrom1April1974
rulesfortheimplementation ofinterventionmeasures
onthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No720/74(5);whereasthelatter
Regulationfixednewcoefficientstobeusedfrom1
April1974;whereas,moreover,onthatdatethenew
guidepricesenterintoforce;whereasthesetwo
factorsentailanalterationofthebuying-inprices,
thusmakingitnecessarytoreplaceCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No2096/73(6)of27July1973fixingthe
buying-inpricesforpermanentinterventiononthe
marketinbeefandveal,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No213/74(7);
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredonopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(*)of27June1968,onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandvealaslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No187/73(2),andinparticular
Article6(5)(c)thereof;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1302/73(3)of15May
1973layingdowngeneralrulesforinterventionon
themarketinbeefandveal,thequalitiesandcutsof
productstobeboughtinbyinterventionagencies
shallbedeterminedwitha'view,ontheonehand,to
theneedtogiveeffectivesupporttothemarket,and
toensurethenecessarybalancebetweenthemarketin
questionandthatinotherlivestockproduction,and
ontheotherhand,totheCommunity'sfinancial
responsibilities inthematter;whereasitistherefore
desirabletolimitbuying-intocertaincutsofmeat
andtomeatofabove-averagequalityinordertoattain
thedesiredobjectivesbymakingpermanentprovision
forthesaleofbeefandvealtointerventionagencies;
Whereastheupperandlowerlimitsforbuying-in
pricesmustbefixedinsuchawayastoallowinterven­
tionagenciestotakeaccountofthedifferencesof
valueinmeatarisingoutoftheage,weight,conforma­
tion,anddegreeoffatteningoftheanimalscon­
cerned;
Whereasitisdesirabletofixtheupperlimitsata
levelcloselyapproachingorequaltothemaximum
buying-inpriceasdeterminedbytheapplicationof
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68,andof
thecoefficientsfixedinCommission Regulation
(EEC)No1896/73(4)of14July1973ondetailedThebuying-inprices,freeatentryintointervention
centrecoldstore,fortheproductsreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68,bought
inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddowninRegu­
lation(EEC)No1896/73,shallbefixedbyinterven­
tionagencies,withinthelimitslaiddownforeach
productintheAnnextothisRegulation,having
regardtotheage,weight,genealogicalhistory,and
degreeoffatteningoftheanimalsfromwhichthesaid
productsareobtained.
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No2096/73isherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.23.
(3)OJNoL132,19.5.1973,p.3.
(«)OJNoL193,14.7.1973,p.18.(5)Seepage27ofthisOfficialJournal.
(6)OJNoL212,1.8.1973,p.49.
(7)OJNoL22,26.1.1974,p.47.

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ANNEX
Buying-inpriceinunitsofaccountfor100kgproducts
GERMANY Inferior
LimitSupertor
Limit
half-carcases andcompensated quarters Carcases,
from:
BullenA
OchsenA
KiiheB174-317
171-311
130-874177-049
174-043
136-339
BELGIUM
Carcases,half-carcasesandcompensated quarters,
from:
Bœufs55%
Génisses55°/o
Taureaux55%>
Vaches55°/o156-000
152-000
154-000
136-000170-000
166-000
168-000
150-000
Forequartersstraightcutin10ribfrom:
Bœufs55°/o
Génisses55°/o
Taureaux55%
Vaches55°/o118-000
114-000
116-000
102-000128-000
124-000
126-000
112-000
Hindquartersstraightcutin3ribfrom:
Bœufs55%
Génisses55°/o
Taureaux55%>
Vaches55°/o186-000
182-000
184-000
162-000204-000
200-000
202-000
180-000
DENMARK
—Carcases,half-carcases andcompensated quarters,
from.-
Kvier1 143-172 145-811
Stude1 145-152 147-791
TyreP 153-729 156-368
Ungtyre1 166-924 169-563
Køerm.kalv1 13-1-956 134-595
Køer1 1:29-977 132-616
Forequarterscutin5rib,thinflankincludedinthe
forequarter,from:
Kvier1 100-287 102-266
Srude1 101-606 103-585
TyreP 107-544 109-523
Ungtyre1 116-781 118-760
Køerm.kalv1 92-369 94-349
Køer1 91-050 93-029

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—Hindquarterscutin8ribknownas'pistola',from: inferior SuperiorLimit Limit
Kvier1 178-800 182-098
Stude1 181-440 184-738
TyreP 191-996 195-295
Ungtyre1 208-490 21,1-789
Køerm.kalv1 164-945 168-244
Køer1 162-306 165-605
FRANCE
—Carcases,half-carcasesandcompensated quarters
from:
BœufsR 184-365 193-367
BœufsA 170-502 179-504
BœufsN 158-619 167-621
JeunesbovinsR • 176-263 182-565
JeunesbovinsA 168-521 174-823
JeunesbovinsN 158-799165-100
VachesA 158-799167-801
VachesN 142-95515,1-957
—Forequarterscutin5rib,thinflankincludedinthe
forequarter,from:
BœufsA 116-669 122-070
BœufsN 108-567 113-968
JeunesbovinsA 113-428 118-829
JeunesbovinsN 106-946 112-347
VachesA (106-946 114-148
VachesN 96-143 103-345
—Hindquarters cutin8rib,knownas'pistola',from:
BœufsA 206-330 218-934
BœufsN 191-927 204-530
JeunesbovinsA 204-350 213-352
JeunesbovinsN 192-467 201-469
VachesA 192-107 204-710
VachesN 172-842 185-445
IRELAND
—Carcases,half-carcases andcompensated quarters
from:
Heifers2 133-178 .137-950
Steers1 142-006 144-916
Steers2 ,137-186 141-958
Cows1 117-145 121-917
—Forequartersstraightcutin10ribfrom:
Heifers2 99-872 103-450
Steers1 106-504 108-699
Steers2 102-878 106-456
Cows1 87-847 91-426

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—Hindquartersstraightcutin3ribfrom: Inferior SuperiorLimit Limit
Heifers2 159-804 165530
Steers1 170-397 173-880
Steers2 164-623 170-349
Cows1 140-574 146-300
ITALY
—Carcases,half-carcases andcompensated quarters,
from:
Vitelloni1 ,203-651213-482
Vitelloni2 '192-415202-247
Vacche1 158-707 169-943
Vacche2 130-618 141-853
—Forequarterscutin8rib,thinflankincludedinthe
forequarter,from:
Vitelloni1 148-876 155-898
Vitelloni2 140-449 ,147-471
Vacche1 115-168 123-595
Vacche2 95-505 103-932
—Hindquarterscutin5rib,knownaslpistola',from:
Vitelloni1 ,252-808 265-449
Vitelloni2 ,238-763 251-404
Vacche1 196-629 2,10-674
Vacche2 161-516 175-561
LUXEMBOURG
—Carcases,half-carcasesandcompensated quarters,
from:
Bœufs,génisses,taureauxextra 165-400 171-400
Vachesextra 159-000 165-000
VachesA 135-600 141-600
—Forequarterscutin5rib,thinflankincludedinthe
forequarter,from:
Bœufs,génisses,taureauxextra 116-000 120-000
Vachesextra 111-600 115-600
VachesA 95-200 99-200
—Hindquarters cutin8rib,knownas'pistola',from:
Bœufs,génisses,taureauxextra 206-200 214-200
Vachesextra 198-200 206-200
VachesA 169-000 177-000

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NETHERLANDS Inferior SuperiorLimit Limit
—Carcases,half-carcasesandcompensedquarters,from:
Vaarzen,1stekwaliteit
Stieren,1stekwaliteit
Stieren,2dekwaliteitil51-879 159-139
162-624 170-174
151-008 158-558