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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1643/ 76 of 7 July 1976 on the exceptional intervention measures in the beef and veal sector to be taken in certain regions of the Community most affected by the drought

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Beef and Veal,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Article 1 of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 568/76 (2), and in particular 1 . During the period from 7 to 31 July 1976 the Article 6 (5) thereof, German intervention agency is authorized to purchase in the intervention regions II and III provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 which are particularly Whereas under Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No affected by the drought 5 000 metric tons of meat 805/68 the intervention measures provided for can be coming from 'Kuhe B'. taken so long as the conditions provided for in para­ graphs 2 (a) and (b) are fulfilled according to Article 2 2. During the period from 7 to 31 July 1976 the of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1302/73 of 15 May Belgian intervention agency is authorized to purchase 1973 establishing the general rules relating to interven­ in the regions particularly affected by the drought tion in the beef and veal sector (3), these measures can 1 200 metric tons of beef coming from 'Vaches 55 % '. be limited to the Member States or to those regions where the condition required by Article 6 (2b) of Regu­ 3 . During the period from 7 to 31 July 1976 the lation (EEC) No 805/68 is fulfilled ; Luxembourg intervention agency is authorized to purchase 500 metric tons of beef coming from 'Vaches extra' and 'Vaches A'. Whereas the drought currently severely affecting certain regions of the Community is leading to an 4. During the period from 7 to 31 July 1976 the increase in cow slaughterings ; whereas the heavy Netherlands intervention agency is authorized to supply especially of certain categories of cows on purchase in the regions particularly affected by the certain markets in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands thus caused has consequently led drought 1 200 metric tons of beef coming from ' Koeien 2de Kwaliteit'. to a notable price decrease on these markets and for the categories in question ; whereas, as a result it is appropriate to authorize exceptionally and for a 5. These purchases will be carried out subject to limited period the purchase by the German , Belgian , the conditions defined by Regulation (EEC) No Luxembourg and Netherlands intervention agencies 1896/73 at prices between the limits fixed for each of certain qualities of beef coming from cows at a product in the Annex taking account of the age, price for which the maximum limit is fixed in accor­ weight, conformation and the fat cover of the animals dance with the conditions of Article 6 (2b) second from which they come . subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 ;

Article 2 Whereas it is advisable to subject these intervention measures thus adopted to the conditions of Commis­ The Commission will follow the development of the sion Regulation (EEC) No 1896/73 of 13 July 1973 market situation in the Community and will accord­ on detailed rules for the application of intervention ingly modify this Regulation . measures in the market in beef and veal (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 333/76 (5 ) ; Article 3 (!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 28 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its P) OJ No L 132, 19 . 5 . 1973 , p. 3 . (4) OJ No L 193 , 14. 7 . 1973, p . 18 . publication in the Official Journal of the European (s) OJ No L 151 , 10 . 6 . 1976, p . 7. Communities.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 7 July 1976. For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

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ANNEXE — ANHANG — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — ANNEX — BILAG

Prix d'achat en unites de compte par 100 kilogrammes de produits Ankaufspreis in Rechnungseinheiten je 100 kg des Erzeugnisses Prezzi di acquisto in unità di conto per 100 kg di prodotti Aankoopprijs in rekeneenheden per 100 kg produkten Buying-in price in units of account for 100 kg of products Købesum i regningsenheder pr. 100 kg af varerne

Limite inférieure Limite supérieure Untere Grenze Obere Grenze Limite inferiore Limite superiore Ondergrenzen Bovengrenzen Lower limit Upper limit Minimum Maksimum

DEUTSCHLAND — Ganze oder halbe Tierkörper und „quartiers compensés", stammend von : Kühe B 143,644 150,826

BELGIQUE/ BELGIË — Carcasses, demi-carcasses et quartiers compensés, provenant de : — Hele dieren , halve dieren en „compensated quarters", afkomstig van : Vaches 55 % / Koeien 55 % 151,980 166,165

LUXEMBOURG — Carcasses, demi-carcasses et quartiers compensés, provenant de : Vaches, extra 184,808 190,887 Vaches A 1 56,235 162,315

NEDERLAND — Hele dieren , halve dieren en „compensated quarters", afkomstig van : Koeien , 2de kwaliteit 141,064 149,881