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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 132 , 19 . 5 . 1973 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 16 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 99 , 10 . 4 . 1981 , P . 25 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1392/81

OF 25 MAY 1981

FIXING THE BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FOREQUARTERS OF BEEF APPLICABLE FROM 1 JUNE 1981 , AND SUSPENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 980/81

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC 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 THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 5 ) ( C ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1302/73 ( 2 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 427/77 ( 3 ), THE QUALITIES AND CUTS OF PRODUCTS TO BE BOUGHT IN BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES MUST BE DETERMINED WITH A VIEW , ON THE ONE HAND , TO THE NEED TO GIVE EFFECTIVE SUPPORT TO THE MARKET AND TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY BALANCE BETWEEN THE MARKET IN QUESTION AND THAT IN OTHER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION AND , ON THE OTHER HAND , TO THE COMMUNITY ' S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE MATTER ; WHEREAS IT IS DESIRABLE TO LIMIT BUYING-IN TO FOREQUARTERS , IN VIEW OF THE PRESENT MARKET SITUATION ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO SUSPEND COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 980/81 ( 4 ) TEMPORARILY AND TO FIX BUYING-IN PRICES FOR FOREQUARTERS ONLY ;

WHEREAS THE UPPER AND LOWER LIMITS FOR BUYING-IN PRICES MUST BE FIXED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ALLOW INTERVENTION AGENCIES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE DIFFERENCES OF VALUE IN MEAT ARISING OUT OF THE AGE , WEIGHT , CONFORMATION AND FINISH OF THE ANIMALS CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR BEEF AND VEAL HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JUNE 1981 , INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHALL BUY IN FOREQUARTERS OFFERED TO THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2226/78 AT PRICES DETERMINED WITHIN THE LIMITS LAID DOWN FOR EACH PRODUCT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION HAVING REGARD TO THE AGE , WEIGHT , CONFORMATION AND FINISH OF THE ANIMALS FROM WHICH THE SAID PRODUCTS ARE OBTAINED .

2 . THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 980/81 ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JUNE 1981 .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 16 AUGUST 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION