31977R0869

No L 106/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 4 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 869/ 77 of 26 April 1977 fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the 1977/78 marketing year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Member States by 1 January 1 978 at the latest ; COMMUNITIES, whereas these provisions apply to the guide .price for adult bovine animals under Article 90 of the Act of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Accession ; Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides for an intervention system including inter alia the obliga­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tion to buy in beef meeting certain quality require­ 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization ments ; whereas the reasons, which in the 1976/77 of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by marketing year resulted in provisions being made for Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the possible suspension of intervention measures in Article 3 (3), the first paragraph of Article 4 and the regions where prices were relatively high, are still second subparagraph of Article 6 (4) thereof, valid for the 1977/78 marketing year, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ment (3 ),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (4 ), A rticle 1

Whereas, when the guide price for adult bovine For the 1977/78 marketing year the guide price for animals is fixed , account should be taken both of the adult bovine animals shall be fixed at the following objectives of the common agricultural policy and of levels : the contribution which the Community desires to (u.a./100 kg lireweight) make to the harmonious development of world trade ; whereas the common agricultural policy aims inter Other Member States and , from Ireland and United Kingdom alia to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricul­ I January i 978 , all Member States tural community, to guarantee the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers 118.27 1 22.90 at reasonable prices ;

Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 805/68 ; whereas for the 1977/78 marketing year it should be fixed at a slightly higher Article 2 level than that adopted for the previous marketing year ; For the 1977/78 marketing year : Whereas, moreover, in view of the current economic — the intervention price referred to in the second situation on the beef and veal market the intervention subparagraph of Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) price for the 1977/78 marketing year for adult bovine No 805/68 shall be fixed at the following levels : animals should be fixed at the same level in relation (u.a./100 kg hi t weight) to the guide price as that adopted for the previous Other Member States and , from Ireland and United Kingdom marketing year ; 1 January' 1978 , all Member States

Whereas Article 52 (2) of the Act of Accession provides for annual alignment at the beginning of 106.44 110.61 each marketing year of the prices applied in the new Member States ; whereas paragraph 4 thereof provides that the common prices are to be applied in the new — the price level referred to in the first sentence of (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . Article 6 (3) of Regulation ( EEC) No 805/68 shall ( : ) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , p. 1 . be 110-61 units of account per 100 kilograms live­ (3 ) OJ No C 93 , 18 . 4 . 1977, p. 11 . («) OJ No C 77, 30 . 3 . 1977 , p. 15 . weight.

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Article 3 totally or partially suspended in a Member State or a region when the price recorded on the representative The dates 30 April 1977 and 1 May 1977 in Article 1 market or markets of that Member State or of that of Regulation (EEC) No 649/77 shall be replaced by 1 region is equal to or higher than 95 % of the guide May 1977 and 2 May 1977 respectively. price for a certain period.

Article 4 Article 5 By way of derogation from Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regultion (EEC) No 805/68, the intervention measures may be This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1977.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 1977.

For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN