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

( 2 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 66 .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 140 , 20 . 5 . 1980 , P . 4 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 123 , 7 . 5 . 1981 , P . 3 .

( 7 ) SEE PAGE 35 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 868/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 FIXING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR THE GUIDE PRICE AND THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 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 THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 3 ( 3 ) AND 6 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ) ,

WHEREAS , WHEN THE GUIDE PRICE FOR ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS IS FIXED , ACCOUNT SHOULD BE TAKEN BOTH OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND OF THE CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE COMMUNITY WISHES TO MAKE TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE ; WHEREAS THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY AIMS INTER ALIA TO ENSURE A FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY , TO GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES AND TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLIES REACH CONSUMERS AT REASONABLE PRICES ;

WHEREAS THE GUIDE PRICE MUST BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION ON THE BEEF AND VEAL MARKET , THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE FIXED AT A LOWER LEVEL , IN RELATION TO THE GUIDE PRICE , THAN THAT ADOPTED FOR THE PRECEDING MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1358/80 ( 5 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 1208/81 ( 6 ) RESPECTIVELY PROVIDED FOR AND LAID DOWN A COMMUNITY SCALE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS FOR RECORDING MARKET PRICES AND APPLYING INTERVENTION MEASURES ; WHEREAS , BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 871/84 ( 7 ) , A DECISION WAS TAKEN TO APPLY THE SAID COMMUNITY SCALE TO THE INTERVENTION MEASURES FOR A THREE-YEAR PERIOD , ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS , WHEREAS THE GRADUAL APPLICATION OF THE SCALE WILL LEAD TO THE FIXING OF A SINGLE PRICE FOR EACH QUALITY OR GROUP OF QUALITIES OF MEAT , ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVENTION , ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1987/88 MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD , BUYING IN SHOULD BE ACTIVATED AND SUSPENDED FOR THE QUALITIES OF MEAT ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVENTION ON THE BASIS OF THE RECORDING , ON THE MARKET OF EACH MEMBER STATE , OF THE PRICES OF SUCH QUALITIES , AS CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY SCALE ;

WHEREAS , BEARING IN MIND THE OBJECTIVES PURSUED BY THE INTERVENTION ARRANGEMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES INCUMBENT ON THE COMMUNITY , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LIMITING INTERVENTION PURCHASES TO A QUALITY OR GROUP OF QUALITIES OF MEAT IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES , DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCTION AND MARKET FEATURES OF THESE MEMBER STATES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , THE GUIDE PRICE FOR ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS SHALL BE 205,02 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS LIVEWEIGHT .

ARTICLE 2

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR , BY DEROGATION FROM THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 :

( A ) THE INTERVENTION PRICE REFERRED TO IN THE SAID SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE FIXED AT 184,52 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS LIVEWEIGHT ;

( B ) THE LEVEL OF THE PRICE FIXED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE OF ARTICLE 6 ( 3 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION SHALL BE 184,52 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS LIVEWEIGHT .

ARTICLE 3

FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR :

1 . BY DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , PURCHASES BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES OF ONE OR MORE QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES , TO BE DETERMINED , OF FRESH OR CHILLED MEAT FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 02.01 A II A ) 1 , 2 AND 3 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE DECIDED UPON WHEN THE AVERAGE PRICE OF THESE QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES RECORDED ON THE MARKET OF A MEMBER STATE , OR OF A REGION OF A MEMBER STATE , ON THE BASIS OF THE COMMUNITY SCALE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF CARCASES OF ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS ESTABLISHED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1208/81 IS , FOR A PERIOD OF TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS , EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE INTERVENTION PRICE FIXED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR FOR SUCH QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES .

2 . THE PURCHASES REFERRED TO IN POINT 1 MAY BE SUSPENDED WHEN THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR CERTAIN QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES OF MEAT , RECORDED ON THE MARKET OF A MEMBER STATE , OR OF A REGION OF A MEMBER STATE , ON THE BASIS OF THE SCALE REFERRED TO IN POINT ( 1 ) IS , FOR A PERIOD OF THREE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS , ABOVE THE INTERVENTION PURCHASE PRICE FIXED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR FOR THESE QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES .

3 . THE COMMISSION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN POINT ( 4 ) , MAY , IN ONE OR MORE MEMBER STATES , LIMIT THE LIST OF QUALITIES OR GROUPS OF QUALITIES OF MEAT ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVENTION .

4 . THE COMMISSION , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 27 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 , SHALL :

( A ) ESTABLISH THE INTERVENTION PURCHASE PRICES ;

( B ) TAKE DECISIONS ON INTERVENTION PURCHASES , AND ON THE SUSPENSION THEREOF ;

( C ) ADOPT PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING THIS ARTICLE .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD