NoL137/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.5.85
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1308/85
of23May1985
fixingtheguidepriceandtheinterventionpriceforadultbovineanimalsforthe1985/86
marketingyear
suspendedforthequalitiesofmeateligibleforintervention
onthebasisoftherecording,onthemarketofeachMember
State,ofthepricesofsuchqualities,ascarriedoutaccording
totheCommunityscale;
Whereas,bearinginmindtheobjectivespursuedbythe
interventionarrangementsandthefinancialresponsibilities
incumbentontheCommunity,provisionshouldbemadefor
thepossibilityoflimitinginterventionpurchasestoaquality
orgroupofqualitiesofmeatincertainMemberStates,
dependingontheproductionandmarketfeaturesofthese
MemberStates,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
beefandveal(J),aslastamendedbythe1979Actof
Accession,andinparticularArticles3(3)and6(4)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission (2),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (3),
Whereas,whentheguidepriceforadultbovineanimalsis
fixed,accountshouldbetakenbothoftheobjectivesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicyandofthecontributionwhich
theCommunitywishestomaketotheharmonious
development ofworldtrade;whereasthecommon
agriculturalpolicyaimsinteraliatoensureafairstandardof
livingfortheagriculturalcommunity,toguaranteethe
availabilityofsuppliesandtoensurethatsuppliesreach
consumersatreasonableprices;
Whereastheguidepricemustbefixedinaccordancewith
thecriterialaiddowninArticle3(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68;
Whereas,inviewofthecurrenteconomicsituationonthe
beefandvealmarket,theinterventionpriceforadultbovine
animalsforthe1985/86marketingyearshouldbefixedat
thesamelevel,inrelationtotheguideprice,thanthat
adoptedfortheprecedingmarketingyear;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1208/81(4)providedforand
laiddownaCommunityscalefortheclassificationof
carcasesofadultbovineanimalsforrecordingmarketprices
andapplyinginterventionmeasures;whereas,byRegulation
(EEC)No869/84(s),adecisionwastakentoapplythesaid
Communityscaletotheinterventionmeasuresfora
three-yearperiod,onanexperimentalbasis;whereasthe
gradualapplicationofthescalewillleadtothefixingofa
singlepriceforeachqualityorgroupofqualitiesofmeat,
eligibleforintervention ,onlyatthebeginningofthe
1986/87marketingyear;whereas,therefore,duringthe
transitionperiod,buyinginshouldbeactivatedandHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1985/86marketingyear,theguidepriceforadult
bovineanimalsshallbe205,02ECUper100kilograms
liveweight.
Article2
Forthe1985/86marketingyear,byderogationfrom
thesecondparagraphofArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68:
(a)theinterventionpricereferredtointhesaid
subparagraph shallbefixedat184,52ECUfor
100kilogramsliveweight;
(b)thelevelofthepricefixedinthefirstsentenceofArticle6
(3)ofthesaidRegulationshallbe184,52ECUfor
100kilogramsliveweight.
Article3
Forthe1985/86marketingyear:
1.byderogationfromArticle6(1)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,purchasesbyinterventionagenciesof
oneormorequalitiesorgroupsofqualities,tobe
determined,offreshorchilledmeatfallingwithin
subheadings02.01AIIa)1,02.01AIIa)2and02.01A
IIa)3oftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbedecided
uponbytheCommissioninaccordancewiththe
proceduresetoutinpoint5whentheaveragepriceof
thesequalitiesorgroupsofqualitiesrecordedonthe
marketofaMemberState,orofaregionofaMember
State,onthebasisoftheCommunityscaleforthe
classification ofcarcasesofadultbovineanimals
establishedbyRegulation (EEC)No1208/81is,fora
periodoftwoconsecutiveweeks,equaltoorlessthanthe
interventionpricefixedatthebeginningofthemarketing
yearforsuchqualitiesorgroupsofqualities;(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoC67,14.3.1985,p.64.
(3)OJNoC94,15.4.1985.
(4)OJNoL123,7.5.1981,p.3.
(5)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.32.

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States,limitthelistofqualitiesorgroupsofqualitiesofmeat
eligibleforintervention ;
5.theCommission ,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
providedforinArticle27ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68,shall:
(a)establishtheinterventionpurchaseprices;
(b)adoptproceduresforapplyingthisArticle.2.theCommissionshalldecideonthesuspensionofthe
purchasesreferredtoinpoint1whentheaverageprice
forcertainqualitiesorgroupsofqualitiesofmeat,
recordedonthemarketofaMemberState,orofaregion
ofaMemberState,onthebasisofthescalereferredtoin
point1is,foraperiodofthreeconsecutiveweeks,above
theinterventionpurchasepricefixedatthebeginningof
themarketingyearforthesequalitiesorgroupsof
qualities;
3.ifthepurchasesreferredtoinpoint1havebeen
suspendedunderthetermsofpoint2,theCommission
shalldecideontheirresumptionwhentheaverageprice
recordedforthequalitiesorgroupsofqualitiesin
questionhas,foraperiodoftwoconsecutiveweeks,been
equaltoorlessthantheinterventionpurchasepricefixed
forthesamequalitiesorgroupsofqualitiesatthe
beginningofthemarketingyear;
4.theCommission ,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
providedforinpoint5,may,inoneormoreMemberArticle4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom27May1985.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23May1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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