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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 325/2001
of 16 February 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 261st
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
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 285/2001(5), and Article 1 of Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 284/2001 of 9 February 2001openinginterventioninaccordancewithArticle47(5)ofRegulation (EC) No 1254/1999(
6).
(2)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laysdownthatamaximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartialinvita-tion to tender in the light of tenders received whileArticle 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decisionmay be taken to make no award. In accordance withArticle 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quotingprices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price andnot exceeding the average national or regional marketprice, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2) ofRegulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.
(3)Once tenders submitted in respect of the 261st 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 forcategory A and no award made for category C.
(4)Asthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthequantitieswhich may be bought in, a reducing coefficient shouldtherefore be applied in accordance with Article 13(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.
(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
Underthe261stpartialinvitationtotenderopenedpursuantto
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 227,00/100 kgofcarcasesorhalf-carcasesofquality R3,
— themaximumquantityofcarcasesandhalf-carcases
accepted shall be 30129 t,
— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 223,75 or
moreshallbemultipliedbyacoefficientof40%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 amended by Regulation
(EC) No 283/2001 (OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 22).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 26.
(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:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 179/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— themaximumquantityofcarcasesandhalf-carcases
accepted shall be 2700 tonnes;
(b) for category C no award shall be made;
(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 381,50/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
shall be 998 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission