NoL45/32|~EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No274/97
of14February1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe176thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe176thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
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
measuresforbeeff),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No242/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No238/97(");
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation ,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe176th
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 ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe8927tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU262shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof80%,inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93,andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU262shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
30%;
(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU273
per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality
R3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6690tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
244andlessthanorequaltoECU262shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof80%inaccordance
withArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93andthoseofferedatapricegreaterthan
ECU262shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
30%.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
C)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.(jOJNoL40,11.2.1997,p.14.
0OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(*)OJNoL40,11.2.1997,p.1.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon17February
1997.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission