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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 662/2001
of 30 March 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 264th
partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1254/1999of17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beefand 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-in of beef(
2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2734/2000(3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to
the above Regulation, an invitation to tender wasopened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation(EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in ofbeefbyinvitationtotender(
4),aslastamendedbyRegu-
lation (EC) No 557/2001(5).
(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)Once tenders submitted in respect of the 264th partialinvitation to tender have been considered pursuant toArticle 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, andtaking account of the requirements for reasonablesupport of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-teringsandprices,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities which may be bought in should be fixed.
(4)As the quantities offered at present in Spain exceed thequantities which may be bought in, a reducing coeffi-cient should therefore be applied in accordance withArticle 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000.
(5)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 also opensbuying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses 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)Veterinary measures to combat foot-and-mouth diseasein certain regions, adopted in accordance with CouncilDirective 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerningveterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and productswithaviewtothecompletionoftheinternalmarket(
6),
as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC(7), and/or
Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community tradewithaviewtothecompletionoftheinternalmarket(
8),
as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, currentlyrestrictthemovementofanimalproducts.InaccordancewithArticle4(2)(b)ofRegulation(EC)No562/2000,theproducts concerned from those regions should beexcluded from this tendering procedure.
(7)In the light of developments, this Regulation shouldenter into force immediately.
(8)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
Under the 264th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 223,00/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
— the quantities offered in Spain shall be multiplied by a
coefficient of 60% in accordance with Article 13(3) ofRegulation (EC) No 562/2000,
— the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses
accepted shall be 31353 t,
(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). (6) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36. (7) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(5) OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 14. (8) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
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(b) for category C:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 224,00/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses
accepted shall be 50 t;
(c) forcarcassesandhalf-carcassesofstorecattleasreferredto
in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 331,00/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses, offered in Spainand EUR 376,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcassesoffered in the other Member States,— the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses
shall be 579 t.
Article 2
In accordance with Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 562/
2000, carcasses or half-carcasses, the movement of which isrestricted under the measures against foot-and-mouth diseaseadopted in accordance with Directives 90/425/EEC and/or 89/662/EEC, may not be bought into intervention under thetendering procedure provided for by this Regulation.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission