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2. The first subparagraph of Article 6a(4) is replaced by 
the following: 
'For each quality or quality group which may be taken 
into intervention, the buying-in price shall be equal to 
the weighted average of the market prices in the 
Member States or in the region of a Member State, as 
appropriate, where the conditions laid down in 
paragraph 2 of this Article are met.' 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in 
beef and veal (a), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No ..., and in particular Article 3(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, when the guide price for adult bovine animals is 
fixed, account should be taken both of the objectives of the 
Common Agricultural Policy and of the contribution which 
the Community wishes to make to the harmonious 
development of world trade; whereas the Common 
Agricultural Policy aims inter alia to ensure a fair standard 
of living for the agricultural community, to guarantee the 
availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with 
the criteria laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 805/68; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 653/ 
87 (2) provides for application of common prices in Spain 
from the outset of the 1987/1988 marketing year; 
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6a(2) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 805/68, the Community scale for the classifi­
cation of carcases of adult bovine animals, established 
under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (3), is 
(!) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 
(2) OJ No L 63, 6. 3. 1987, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 123, 7. 5. 1981, p. 3. Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1988/1989 
marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
applicable for buying-in; whereas it is therefore ap­
propriate to fix the intervention price per 100 kilograms 
carcase weight for the categories of animal eligible for 
intervention by referring to a reference quality defined in 
accordance with the said scale; whereas, in addition, since 
these are increasingly comparable in terms of their trade 
value, a single intervention price should be fixed for the 
said categories of animal and it should be maintained at the 
level laid down for the previous marketing year, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the guide price for adult 
bovine animals shall be 205,02 ECU per 100 kilograms 
liveweight. 
Article 2 
For the 1988/1989 marketing year, the intervention price 
referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, shall be 344 ECU per 100 
kilograms carcase weight for the carcases of male animals 
of Class R 3 of the Community scale for the classification of 
adult bovine animals laid down by Regulation (EEC) NO 
1208/81. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1988/1989 
marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult 
bovine animals for the 1988/1989 marketing year 
(88/C 139/44)