23.8.97 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL232/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1659/97
of22August1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe187thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobede­
livered;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe187thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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)
No1304/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1630/970;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe187th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,50per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6423tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
260,5andlessthanorequaltoECU265shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof30%inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU265shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
12%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,50per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe8158tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricelessthanorequal
toECU255shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
75%,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
255andlessthanorequaltoECU265shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof30%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU265shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
12%.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(«)OJNoL177,5.7.1997,p.8.
(J)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
6OJNoL225,15.8.1997,p.8.

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Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93notwithstanding ,the
timelimitfordeliverytointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon25August1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22August1997.
FortheCommission
KarelVANMIERT
MemberoftheCommission