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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 779/2001
of 20 April 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 265th
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beefand veal (
1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March
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
590/2001 (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 ofbeef by invitation to tender (
4), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 710/2001 (5).
(2)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laysdown that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed forquality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invita-tion to tender in the light of tenders received. In accord-ance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tendersquoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-inprice and not exceeding the average national or regionalmarket price, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2)of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 are to be accepted.
(3)Once tenders submitted in respect of the 265th 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-terings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and thequantities which may be bought in should be fixed forcategory A and no award made for category C.
(4)Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 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.
(5)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 productswith a view to the completion of the internal market (
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 tradewith a view to the completion of the internal market (
8),
as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, currentlyrestrict the movement of animal products. In accordancewith Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000, theproducts concerned from those regions should beexcluded from this tendering procedure.
(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,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION:
Article 1
Under the 265th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 225,50/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses, and
forequarters accepted shall be 16 648,4 t, (1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 30, Regulation as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 719/2001 (OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 13). (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 99, 10.4.2001, p. 6. (8) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
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(b) for category C no award shall be made;
(c) for carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle as referred to
in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001:
— 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 208 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 21 April 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 April 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission