12.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL284/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2986/91
of11October1991
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeefboughtinforthe
55thpartialinvitationtotenderunderRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,maximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmay
beacceptedintointerventionshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriatedependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
859/89;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle90thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1628/91(z),andinparticularArticle6(8)thereof,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
859/89of29March1989layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofinterventionmeasuresinthebeefand
vealsector(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2457/91(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopenedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June
1989onthebuyinginofbeefbyinvitationtotender(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2765/91(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No859/89,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,foreachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightofthetendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofthatRegulation,
onlytenderslowerthanorequaltothemaximumprice
aretobeaccepted,without,however,exceedingthe
averagenationalorregionalmarketpriceplustheamount
mentionedinparagraph 1;whereas,however,pursuantto
Article5ofthatRegulation,wheretheinterventionagen­
ciesinMemberStatesareofferedmeatinquantities
greaterthantheyareabletotakeoverforthwith,such
interventionagenciesmaylimitbuyingintothequanti­
tiestheycantakeover;Article1
Forthe55thpartialinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle6(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68:
themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedatECU
267per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesof
qualityR3,
tendersexceedingECU260,70intheNetherlands
andECU257^6inGermanyshallnotbetakeninto
consideration ,
themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat22190tonnes;thequanti­
tiesofferedareherebyreducedby70%pursuantto
Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No859/89;
(b)forcategoryC:
(i)intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle
6(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixed
atECU264per100kilogramsofcarcasesor
half-carcasesofqualityR3,Whereas,afterthetenderssubmittedforthe55thpartial
invitationtotenderhavebeenexaminedandtaking
account,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonablesupportofthe
marketandtheseasonaltrendinslaughterings ,the
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.16.
(3)OJNoL91,4.4.1989,p.5.
(4)OJNoL226,14.8.1991,p.6.0OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
MOJNoL265,21.9.1991,p.17.

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—themaximumquantityacceptedofcarcasesor
half-carcasesisherebyfixedat3776tonnes;
thequantitiesofferedareherebyreducedby
70%pursuanttoArticle11(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No859/89;
(ii)intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle
6(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceper100kilo­
gramsofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofqualityR3
isherebyfixedat:—ECU248,635inGermany,
—ECU255,931inIreland,
—ECU259,375inNorthernIreland,
—ECU260,968inGreatBritain
—themaximumquantityacceptedofcarcasesor
half-carcasesisherebyfixedat34402tonnes.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14October
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission