31979R0255

10 . 2 . 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 36/ 23

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 255 /79

of 9 February 1979

temporarily suspending intervention buying in of certain qualities of meat in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas in the United Kingdom the market price for COMMUNITIES, certain qualities is between 100 and 102% of the maximum buying in price ; whereas, therefore, inter­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European vention buying in should be temporarily suspended Economic Community, for the qualities in question ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ of the market in beef and veal ( ! ), as last amended by ment Committee for Beef and Veal, Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular Article 6 (4) (b) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 995/78 of 12 May 1978 fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine animals for the In application of Article 3 ( 1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) 1978 /79 marketing year (3 ) provides the possibility of No 995/78 , intervention buying in shall be suspended suspending in accordance with the procedure from 12 February 1979 in the following Member State provided for in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No for the qualities specified : 805/68, the buying in by intervention agencies of one United Kingdom : 'Steers L/M', or more qualities of fresh or chilled meat in Member 'Steers T'. States or regions of Member States when the market price of the quality or qualities in question remains Article 2 during a period of three consecutive weeks between 100 and 102% of the maximum buying in price This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 February 1979 . fixed for that or those qualities ;

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

Done at Brussels, 9 February 19 79 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. \2) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 1 . 3) OJ No L 130, 18 . 5. 1978 , p. 1 .