30.11.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL311/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2301/96
of29November 1996
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeeftobeboughtin
underthe172ndpartialinvitationtotenderasageneralinterventionmeasure
pursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No1627/89and(EC)No2226/96
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No2222/96(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,tenngs,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities
whichmaybeboughtinshouldbefixed;
Whereas,followingthebuyinginofforequarters ,the
priceofsuchproductsshouldbedefinedonthebasisof
carcaseprices;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriate ,dependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93;
Whereastheend-of-yearholidaysandtheforeseeable
scaleofthequantitieswarranttheapplicationofthe
possibilityprovidedforinArticle16(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93ofextendingtheperiodduringwhich
theinterventionproductsaretobedeliveredforthe
tenderofthemonthofDecember ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2456/93of1September1993layingdowndetailedrules
fortheapplicationofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68asregardsthegeneralandspecialintervention
measuresforbeef(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)
No2015/96(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopened
pursuanttoArticle1(1)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1627/89of9June1989onthebuyinginofbeefby
invitationtotender(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2225/96(6)andbyArticle1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EC)No2226/96of21November1996opening
interventioninaccordancewithArticle6(4)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No805/68(7),andforleanbovine
animalsbyArticle1(2)byCommissionRegulation (EC)
No1931/96(8),asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
2015/96.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle13(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate ,undereachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightoftendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle14ofthatRegulation ,
onlytendersquotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximum
buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalor
regionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoin
paragraph 1ofthatArticle,aretobeaccepted;Article1
Underthe172ndpartialinvitationtotenderopened
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU266
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe6272tonnes,Whereas,oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe172nd
partialinvitationtotenderhavebeenconsideredand
takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No805/68,oftherequirements forreasonable
supportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh­
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
(3)OJNoL225,4.9.1993,p.4.
(4)OJNoL269,22.10.1996,p.16. —thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
241,39shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof
45%,inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2456/93;(5)OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(<)OJNoL298,22.11.1996,p.2.
OOJNoL298,22.11.1996,p.4.
(8)OJNoL254,8.10.1996,p.35.

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(b)forcategoryC:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU266
per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3,
—thepriceofforequartersshallbederivedfromthe
carcasepriceusingthecoefficient0,80forthe
straightcut,
—themaximumquantityofcarcases,half-carcasesor
forequartersacceptedshallbe1417tonnes;
—thequantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
241,39shallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof45%
inaccordncewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2456/93;
(c)forcarcasesandhalf-carcases ofleananimalsas
referredtoinArticle6bofRegulation (EEC)No—themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeECU
355,99per100kgcarcasesorhalf-carcases ,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
shallbe229tonnes.
Article2
ByderogationtoArticle16(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
2456/93,forthetenderofthemonthofDecember1996
thetimelimitfordeliverytointerventionstoresis
extendedbyoneweekto8January1997.However,in
MemberStateswherenodeliveriesmaybemadeduring
theperiod24December1996to3January1997or
duringpartthereof,thetimelimitfordeliveryshallbe
extendedbythecorresponding numberofdays.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon2December
1996. 805/68:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission