2.3.91 NoL56/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No520/91
of1March1991
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeefboughtinforthe
40thpartialinvitationtotenderunderRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
805/68aremetinrespectofcertainMemberStatesor
regionsofMemberStatesandcertainqualitygroups,all
thetendersrelatingtheretowhichdonotexceed80%of
theinterventionpriceshouldbeaccepted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinion /oftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
859/89of29March1989layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofinterventionmeasuresinthebeefand
vealsector(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2271/90(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopenedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June
1989onthebuyinginofbeefbyinvitationtotenderQ,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No425/91(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No859/89,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,foreachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightofthetendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofthatRegulation,
onlytenderslowerthanorequaltothemaximumprice
aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,afterthetenderssubmittedforthe40thpartial
invitationtotenderhavebeenexaminedandtaking
account,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonablesupportofthe
marketandtheseasonaltrendinslaughterings ,the
maximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmay
beacceptedintointerventionshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriatedependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
859/89;
Whereas,moreover,sincetheconditionslaiddowninthe
firstindentofArticle6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)NoArticle1
Forthe40thpartialinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU272per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat3768tonnes;the
quantitiesareherebyreducedby50%pursuantto
Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No859/89;
(b)forcategoryC:
intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle6(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU272per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat1237tonnes;the
quantitiesareherebyreducedby50%pursuantto
Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No859/89;
(c)intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninthefirst
indentofArticle6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU274,4per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityacceptedofcarcasesor
half-carcases isherebyfixedat37442.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL91,4.4.1989,p.5.
(4)OJNoL204,2.8.1990,p.45.
(0OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(<)OJNoL50,23.2.1991,p.9.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon5March1991.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission