CELEX: 31996R1873
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1873/96 of 27 September 1996 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 168th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 1825/96

No L 247/28          [ EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                                   28 . 9 . 96
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1873/96
                                                      of 27 September 1996
                     fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
                     under the 168th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure
                              pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 1825/96
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas, following the buying in of forequarters, the
                                                                    price of such products should be defined on the basis of
                                                                    carcase prices;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
  Community,                                                        Whereas the quantities offered at present exceed the
                                                                    quantities which may be bought in; whereas a reducing
                                                                    coefficient or, where appropriate, depending on the
                                                                    differences in prices and the quantities tendered for,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of            several reducing coefficients should accordingly be
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market              applied to the quantities which may be bought in in
 in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)           accordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
 No 1 588 /96 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,         2456/93 ;
                                                                    Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal
 Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No                has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
 2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules             its chairman ,
 for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention
 measures for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 No 307/96 (4), an invitation to tender was opened                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 pursuant to Article 1 (1 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by
 invitation to tender (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 No 1 824/96 (6) and by Article 1 of Commission Regula­                                         Article 1
tion (EC) No 1825/96 of 20 September 1996 opening
intervention in accordance with Article 6 (4) of Council            Under the 168th partial invitation to tender opened
Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 0;                                       pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 :
                                                                   (a) for category A:
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13 ( 1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to be                     (i) in those Member States or Member States' regions
fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial                  meeting the conditions of Article 6 (2) of Regula­
invitation to tender in the light of tenders received;                       tion (EEC) No 805/68 :
whereas, in accordance with Article 14 of that Regulation,                   — the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
only tenders quoting prices not exceeding the maximum                            263 per 100 kg carcases or half-carcases of
buying-in price and not exceeding the average national or                        quality R3,
regional market price, plus the amount referred to in                        — the price of forequarters shall be derived from
paragraph 1 of that Article, are to be accepted;                                 the carcase price using the coefficient 0,80 for
                                                                                 the straight cut,
                                                                             — the maximum quantity of carcases, half­
Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 168th                          carcases or forequarters accepted shall be 8 382
partial invitation to tender have been considered and                            tonnes,
taking account, pursuant to Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable                          — the quantities offered at a price greater than
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh­                          ECU 235 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of
terings, the maximum buying-in price and the quantities                          45 % , in accordance with Article 13 (3) of
which may be bought in should be fixed;                                          Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93;
                                                                        (ii) in those Member States or Member States' regions
 ') OJ  No  L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.                                    meeting the conditions of Article 6 (4) of Regula­
 2) OJ  No  L 206, 16. 8 . 1996, p. 23.                                      tion (EEC) No 805/68 :
 3) OJ  No  L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
 4) OJ  No  L 43, 21 . 2. 1996, p. 3.                                        — the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
 s) OJ  No  L  159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
 6) OJ  No  L 241 , 20. 9. 1996, p. 16.                                          214 per 100 kg carcases or half-carcases of
 *) OJ  No  L 241 , 20. 9. 1996, p. 18.                                          quality R3,
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          — the price of forequarters shall be derived from            — the maximum quantity of carcases, half-carcases or
              the carcase price using the coefficient 0,80 for             forequarters accepted shall be 12 570 tonnes,
              the straight cut,
                                                                       — the quantities offered at a price greater than ECU
          — the maximum quantity of carcases, half­                        235 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 45 % in
              carcases or forequarters accepted shall be 294               accordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC)
              tonnes,                                                      No 2456/93 .
          — the quantities offered at a price greater than
              ECU 235 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of      (c) for carcases and half-carcases of lean animals of less
              45 % in accordance with Article 13 (3) of                than 10 months old, all the quantities offered are
              Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 .                            refused .
(b) for category C:
     — the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU 263
          per 100 kg carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,                               Article 2
     — the price of forequarters shall be derived from the
          carcase price using the coefficient 0,80 for the         This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 September
          straight cut,                                            1996 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 27 September 1996.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission