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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 978/98
of 8 May 1998
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 202nd 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 (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 2634/97 (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
2602/97 (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 896/
98 (6);
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 202nd
partial invitation to tender have been considered andtaking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonablesupport of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-ings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed withthe tendering procedure for category A and to fix themaximum buying-in price and the quantities which maybe accepted into intervention for category C;
Whereas the quantities offered at present exceed the
quantities which may be bought in; whereas a reducingcoefficient or, where appropriate, depending on the differ-ences in prices and the quantities tendered for, several
reducing coefficients should accordingly be applied to thequantities which may be bought in in accordance withArticle 13(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93;
Whereas the scale of the quantities awarded warrants the
application of the possibility provided for in Article 16(2)of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 of extending the periodduring which the intervention products are to be deliv-ered;
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 202nd partial invitation to tender opened
pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed
with the tendering procedure;
(b) for category C:
¾the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU 249
per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of qualityR3,
¾the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 978 tonnes,
¾the quantities offered at a price less than or equal
to ECU 249 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of10 %, in accordance with Article 13(3) of Regula-tion (EEC) No 2456/93.
Article 2
The first sentence of Article 16(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93 notwithstanding, the time limit for delivery tointervention stores is extended by one week.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 1998.(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 126, 28. 4. 1998, p. 20.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 8 May 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission