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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 430/2001
of 2 March 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 262nd
partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No
1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1254/1999of17
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinbeefand veal(
1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)CommissionRegulation(EC)No562/2000of15March
2000 laying down detailed rules for the application ofCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards thebuying-inofbeef(
2),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2734/2000(3),laysdownbuyingstandards.Pursuantto
the above Regulation, an invitation to tender wasopened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June1989onthebuying-inofbeefbyinvitationtotender(
4),aslastamendedbyRegu-
lation (EC) No 376/2001(5), and Article 1 of Commis-
sionRegulation(EC)No284/2001of9February2001openinginterventioninaccordancewithArticle47(5)ofRegulation (EC) No 1254/1999(
6).
(2)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laysdownthatamaximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartialinvita-tiontotenderinthelightoftendersreceived.Inaccord-ance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tendersquoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalorregionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoinArticle6(2)of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.
(3)Oncetenderssubmittedinrespectofthe262ndpartialinvitation to tender have been considered pursuant toArticle 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, andtaking account of the requirements for reasonablesupportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh-teringsandprices,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities which may be bought in should be fixed.(4)Asthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthequantitieswhich may be bought in, a reducing coefficient shouldthereforebeappliedinaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (EC) No 562/2000.
(5)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 also opensbuying-in of carcases and half-carcases of store cattleand lays down special rules in addition to those laiddown for the buying-in of other products. The differ-ences in prices found within this framework make itnecessary to set different maximum buying-in prices inSpain and in the other Member States.
(6)In the light of developments, this Regulation shouldenter into force immediately.
(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Underthe262ndpartialinvitationtotenderopenedpursuant
to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001:
(a) for category A:
(i) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
conditions laid down in Article 47(2) of Regulation(EC) No 1254/1999:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be
EUR 226,00/100 kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality R3,
— themaximumquantityofcarcasesandhalf-carcases
accepted shall be 34057 t,
— thequantitiesofferedatapriceofEUR 223orless
shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 75% inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EC)No562/2000,
— the quantities offered at more than EUR 223 shall
bemultipliedbyacoefficientof40%inaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation(EC)No562/2000; (1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 45, Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 371/2001 (OJ L 55, 26.2.2001, p. 44).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 55, 26.2.2001, p. 49.
(6) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 24.
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(ii) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
conditions laid down in Article 47(5) of Regulation(EC) No 1254/1999:
— themaximumbuying-inpriceshallbeEUR 188,6/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— themaximumquantityofcarcasesandhalf-carcases
accepted shall be 10 tonnes;
(b) for category C:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 220/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
accepted shall be 130 t;(c) for carcases and half-carcases of store cattle as referred to
in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 361/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases, offered in Spainand EUR 381/100 kg of carcases or half-carcasesoffered in the other Member States,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
shall be 415 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2001.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 2 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission