NoL106/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.4.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No869/77
of26April1977
fixingtheguidepriceandtheinterventionpriceforadultbovineanimalsfor
the1977/78marketingyear
MemberStatesby1January 1978atthelatest;
whereastheseprovisionsapplytotheguide.pricefor
adultbovineanimalsunderArticle90oftheActof
Accession;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No805/68providesforan
interventionsystemincludinginteraliatheobliga­
tiontobuyinbeefmeetingcertainqualityrequire­
ments;whereasthereasons,whichinthe1976/77
marketingyearresultedinprovisionsbeingmadefor
thepossiblesuspensionofinterventionmeasuresin
regionswherepriceswererelativelyhigh,arestill
validforthe1977/78marketingyear,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe1977/78marketingyeartheguidepricefor
adultbovineanimalsshallbefixedatthefollowing
levels:THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No425/77(2),andinparticular
Article3(3),thefirstparagraphofArticle4andthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle6(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee (4),
Whereas,whentheguidepriceforadultbovine
animalsisfixed,accountshouldbetakenbothofthe
objectivesofthecommonagriculturalpolicyandof
thecontributionwhichtheCommunitydesiresto
maketotheharmoniousdevelopmentofworldtrade;
whereasthecommonagriculturalpolicyaimsinter
aliatoensureafairstandardoflivingfortheagricul­
turalcommunity ,toguaranteetheavailabilityof
suppliesandtoensurethatsuppliesreachconsumers
atreasonableprices;
Whereastheguidepricemustbefixedinaccordance
withthecriterialaiddowninArticle3(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No805/68;whereasforthe1977/78
marketingyearitshouldbefixedataslightlyhigher
levelthanthatadoptedforthepreviousmarketing
year;
Whereas,moreover,inviewofthecurrenteconomic
situationonthebeefandvealmarkettheintervention
priceforthe1977/78marketingyearforadultbovine
animalsshouldbefixedatthesamelevelinrelation
totheguidepriceasthatadoptedfortheprevious
marketingyear;
WhereasArticle52(2)oftheActofAccession
providesforannualalignmentatthebeginningof
eachmarketingyearofthepricesappliedinthenew
MemberStates;whereasparagraph4thereofprovides
thatthecommonpricesaretobeappliedinthenew(u.a./100kglireweight)
IrelandandUnitedKingdomOtherMemberStatesand,from
IJanuaryi978,allMemberStates
118.27 122.90
Article2
Forthe1977/78marketingyear:
—theinterventionpricereferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No805/68shallbefixedatthefollowinglevels:
(u.a./100kghitweight)
IrelandandUnitedKingdomOtherMemberStatesand,from
1January'1978,allMemberStates
106.44 110.61
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(:)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoC93,18.4.1977,p.11.
(«)OJNoC77,30.3.1977,p.15.—thepricelevelreferredtointhefirstsentenceof
Article6(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68shall
be110-61unitsofaccountper100kilogramslive­
weight.

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Article3
Thedates30April1977and1May1977inArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No649/77shallbereplacedby1
May1977and2May1977respectively .
Article4
BywayofderogationfromArticle6(1)ofRegultion
(EEC)No805/68,theinterventionmeasuresmaybetotallyorpartiallysuspendedinaMemberStateora
regionwhenthepricerecordedontherepresentative
marketormarketsofthatMemberStateorofthat
regionisequaltoorhigherthan95%oftheguide
priceforacertainperiod.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26April1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN