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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2846/2000
of 22 December 2000
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 258th
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,
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-inofbeef(
2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2734/2000(3),laysdownbuyingstandards.Pursuant
to the above Regulation, an invitation to tender wasopened pursuant to Article 1(1) of Commission Regula-tion(EEC)No1627/89of9June1989onthebuying-inof beef by invitation to tender(
4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2760/2000(5).
(2)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laysdownthatamaximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartialinvita-tiontotenderinthelightoftendersreceived.Inaccord-ance with Article 36 of that Regulation, only tendersquoting prices not exceeding the maximum buying-inpriceandnotexceedingtheaveragenationalorregionalmarketprice,plustheamountreferredtoinArticle6(2)of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.
(3)Once tenders submitted in respect of the 258th partialinvitation to tender have been considered and takingaccount,pursuanttoArticle47(8)ofRegulation(EC)No1254/1999, and taking account of the requirements forreasonablesupportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendin slaughterings and prices, the maximum buying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinshouldbe fixed.
(4)Thequantitiesoffered(forcategoriesAandC)atpresentexceed the quantities which may be bought in. Accord-ingly, a reducing coefficient or, where appropriate,dependingonthedifferencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccord-ingly be applied to those quantities in accordance with
Article 13(3) of Regulation (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 view of the way the situation is developing, thisRegulation should enter 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 258th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 236,99/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
accepted shall be 12371 t,
— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 227 or more
shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 75% in accord-ance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000.
(b) for category C:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 236/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
accepted shall be 70 t,
(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 351/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
shall be 80 t.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 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.
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 318, 16.12.2000, p. 27.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission