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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 67/2001
of 12 January 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 259th
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 last 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 ofbeef by invitation to tender (
4), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 27/2001 (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 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 259th 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) As the quantities offered at present exceed the quantitieswhich 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
Under the 259th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 246,00/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
accepted shall be 11 590 t,
— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 221,50 or
more shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 50 % inaccordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No562/2000;
(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 382,00/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
shall be 70 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2001.(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 3/2001 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 6).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 3, 6.1.2001, p. 14.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 January 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission