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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 691/98
of 27 March 1998
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 200th 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 72/
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 200th
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, severalreducing 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 200th 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 251
per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of qualityR3,
¾the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 1 731 tonnes,
¾the quantities offered at a price less than or equal
to ECU 251 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of25 % in Northern Ireland and 10 % in Ireland, inaccordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (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 30 March 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 6, 10. 1. 1998, p. 24.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission