Commission Regulation (EC) No 2602/97 of 16 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2602/97 of 16 December 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention measures for beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2321/97 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1956/97 (4), defines the eligibility conditions which products bought into intervention must meet; whereas special measures have been adopted in respect of bovines reared in the United Kingdom which are more than 30 months old; whereas those measures consist in the slaughtering and subsequent destruction of such cattle; whereas, therefore, castrated animals exceeding that age are not eligible for public intervention;
Whereas, by way of an exception, the maximum weight provided for in Article 4 (2) (h) of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 has not applied; whereas there should be a gradual return to the weight limit originally laid down;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 makes quality O3 beef carcases in Ireland but not in Northern Ireland eligible for public intervention; whereas, to avoid deflections of trade that might disturb the market in beef and veal in this part of the Community, the same quality should also be made eligible in Northern Ireland;
Whereas, as a result of the ban on any use of specified risk materials, the revised amount of the increase applicable to the average market price used to define the maximum buying-in price should be temporarily maintained;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,