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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2357/98
of 30 October 1998
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 211th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure
pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 2294/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin beef and veal (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rulesfor the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-ures for beef (
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2304/98 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitationto tender (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2293/98 (6), and by Article 1 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2294/98 of 23 October 1998 opening interven-tion in accordance with Article 6(4) of Council Regulation(EEC) No 805/68 (
7);
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to befixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partialinvitation to tender in the light of tenders received;whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with thetendering procedure; whereas, in accordance with Article14 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices notexceeding the maximum buying-in price and notexceeding the average national or regional market price,plus the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article,are to be accepted;
Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 211th
partial invitation to tender have been considered andtaking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-ings, it has been decided to fix the maximum buying-price and the quantities which may be accepted intointervention;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Under the 211th partial invitation to tender opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed
with the tendering procedure;
(b) for category C:
(i) in those Member States or Member States’ regions
meeting the conditions of Article 6(2) of Regula-tion (EEC) No 805/68:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
223,75 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcasesof quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 3 978 tonnes.
(ii) in those Member States or Member States’ regions
meeting the conditions of Article 6(4) of Regula-tion (EEC) No 805/68:
— it has been decided not to proceed with the
tendering procedure.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 November
1998.(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 287, 24. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 287, 24. 10. 1998, p. 5.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission