Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1936/88 of 1 July 1988 laying down precautionary measures for beef and veal

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1936/88
of 1 July 1988
laying down precautionary measures for beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 5 and 155 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3905/87 (2),
Whereas, in accordance with Articles 3 (1) and 6(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, a guide price for adult bovine animals and an intervention price must be fixed annually before the beginning of the marketing year, for the purposes of implementing the intervention system; whereas the 1987/88 marketing year, extended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1412/88 (3), ends on 3 July 1988; whereas the Commission has submitted to the Council suitable proposals for the fixing of the prices for the 1988/89 marketing year and for amendments to the intervention arrangements; whereas, despite all the Commission's efforts, the Council has not, to date, adopted the abovementioned prices for the 1988/89 marketing year nor the amendments to the intervention arrangements; whereas, by virtue of the powers conferred on it by the Treaty, the Commission must adopt the precautionary measures essential to ensure that the common agricultural policy continues to operate for beef and veal; whereas these measures are taken as a precaution and are without prejudice to the Council's subsequent decisions for the 1988/89 marketing year;
Whereas these precautionary measures should be aimed at ensuring the continuity of the import and intervention arrangements; whereas the level of the guide price for adult bovine animals fixed by the Council for the 1987/88 marketing year should be maintained for the calculation of the import levies; whereas, as concerns the intervention arrangements, the level of the intervention price fixed by the Council for the 1987/88 marketing year should be maintained;
Whereas, moreover, the Commission's proposal to amend the intervention arrangements is such as to cause a reduction in the level of market support; whereas the operators are aware of that proposal and for several months a trend towards an increase in intervention buying in has been noted;
Whereas, failing a Council decision and despite the wide majority in favour of the Commission's proposal, there is a risk of a substantial increase in buying-in; whereas, pending a Council decision and in order to avoid detrimental disturbance for the management of the sector and undesirable expenditure, the measures in question should be applied forthwith as a precaution,