NoL75/2(enIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No477197
of14March1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe178thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobe
delivered;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
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)
No242/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No320/97(%
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe178th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate,dependingontheArticle1
Underthe178thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
272,50per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6131tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU257shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof75%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU257shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
272,50per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(«)OJNoL40,11.2.1997,p.14.
(*)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(4OJNoL51,21.2.1997,p.48.

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—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe11062tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU257shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof75%inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU257shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
25%.Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2456/93notwithstanding ,thetimelimitfordelivery
tointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17March1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission