4.6.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL140/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1491/91
of3June1991
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeefboughtinforthe
46thpartialinvitationtotenderunderRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
859/89of29March1989layingdowndetailedrulesfor
theapplicationofinterventionmeasuresinthebeefand
vealsector(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
920/91(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopenedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June
1989onthebuyinginofbeefbyinvitationtotender(5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1070/91(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle11(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No859/89,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,foreachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightofthetendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofthatRegulation,
onlytenderslowerthanorequaltothemaximumprice
aretobeaccepted;whereas,however,pursuanttoArticle
5ofthatRegulation,wheretheinterventionagenciesin
MemberStatesareofferedmeatinquantitiesgreaterthan
theyareabletotakeoverforthwith,suchintervention
agenciesmaylimitbuyingintothequantitiestheycan
takeover;
Whereas,afterthetenderssubmittedforthe46thpartial
invitationtotenderhavebeenexaminedandtaking
account,pursuanttoArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68,oftherequirementsforreasonablesupportofthe
marketandtheseasonaltrendinslaughterings ,the
maximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitieswhichmay
beacceptedintointerventionshouldbefixed;
Whereasthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthe
quantitieswhichmaybeboughtin;whereasareducing
coefficientor,whereappropriatedependingonthe
differencesinpricesandthequantitiestenderedfor,
severalreducingcoefficientsshouldaccordinglybe
appliedtothequantitieswhichmaybeboughtinin
accordancewithArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
859/89;
Whereas,moreover,sincetheconditionslaiddowninthe
firstindentofArticle6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68aremetinrespectofcertainMemberStatesor
regionsofMemberStatesandcertainqualitygroups,allthetendersrelatingtheretowhichdonotexceed80%of
theinterventionpriceshouldbeaccepted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe46thpartialinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU268per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat23321tonnes;the
quantitiesofferedatapricegreaterthanECU
266,5per100kilogramsareherebyreducedby
90%pursuanttoArticle11(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No859/89;thequantitiesofferedataprice
lowerthanorequaltoECU266,5per100kilo­
gramsareherebyreducedby75%;
(b)forcategoryC:
intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle6(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU268per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat522tonnes;thequan­
titiesofferdatapricegreaterthanECU266,5per
100kilogramsareherebyreducedby90%
pursuanttoArticle11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
859/89;thequantitiesofferedatapricelower
thanorequaltoECU266,5per100kilogramsare
herebyreducedby75%;
(c)intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninthefirst
indentofArticle6(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU274,4per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityacceptedofcarcasesor
half-carcases isherebyfixedat8698tonnes.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon4June1991.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
0OJNoL91,4.4.1989,p.5.
(4)OJNoL92,13.4.1991,p.23.0OJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
6OJNoL107,27.4.1991,p.46.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission