Council Regulation (EEC) No 2248/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2248/88 of 19 July 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 of 28 April 1981 determining the Community scale for the classification of carcases of adult bovine animals(4) applies until 31 December 1988 to intervention buying-in, pursuant to Article 6  a of Regulation  (EEC) No 805/68(5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87(6); whereas, in view of experience gained, provision should be made for all intervention measures henceforth to be carried out on the basis of the scale;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 6  a(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, the buying-in price is equal to the weighted average of the market prices in the Member States or in the region of a Member State, as appropriate, where buying-in is authorized,  plus 2,5 % of the intervention price expressed at the slaughter stage for R 3 quality, and may not be less than the highest average market price used to calculate the weighted average;
Whereas the aim of the derogation until 31 December 1988 for buying-in in Article 6  a was to limit buying-in, in particular by bringing the buying-in price closer to the market price; whereas, at present, after one year of application, it may be stated that the abovementioned objective has not been achieved on account of the level of buying-in prices as determined in abovementioned Article 6  a (4); whereas, as a result, provision should be made for the possibility of not  applying, under certain market price conditions, the 2,5 % increase in the buying-in price nor the provision aligning the buying-in price on the highest market price,