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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No602/97
of4April1997
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe179thpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereasthescaleofthequantitiesawardedwarrantsthe
applicationofthepossibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiod
duringwhichtheinterventionproductsaretobe
delivered;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,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(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No545/97(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotenderQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No524/97(%
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe179th
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
terings,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe179thpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,99per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe8003tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
245shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof25%,
inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93;(')OfNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(')OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL84,26.3.1997,p.11.
(s)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
*OJNoL82,22.3.1997,p.35.

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(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
269,99per100kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe12832tonnes,
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
245andlessthanorequaltoECU257shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof75%inIrelandand60%inGreatBritaininaccordancewithArticle
13(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2456/93andthose
offeredatapricegreaterthanECU257shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficientof25%.
Article2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2456/93notwithstanding ,thetimelimitfordelivery
tointerventionstoresisextendedbyoneweek.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7April1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4April1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission