EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 2. 98 L 42/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 359/98
of 13 February 1998
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 197th 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) No1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef byinvitation to 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 eachpartial invitation to tender in the light of tendersreceived; whereas, in accordance with Article 13 (2) ofthat Regulation, a decision may be taken not to proceedwith the tendering procedure; whereas, in accordancewith Article 14 of that Regulation, only tenders quotingprices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price andnot exceeding the average national or regional marketprice, plus the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of thatArticle, are to be accepted;
Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 197th
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 slaugh-terings and prices, it has been decided not to proceedwith the tendering procedure for category A and to fixthe maximum buying-in price and the quantities which
may be 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 thedifferences in prices and the quantities tendered for,several reducing coefficients should accordingly beapplied to the quantities which may be bought in inaccordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No2456/93;
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 197th 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 251,4
per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of qualityR3,
¾the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 1 225 tonnes,
¾the quantities offered at a price less than or equal
to ECU 251,4 shall be multiplied by a coefficientof 30 %, in accordance with Article 13 (3) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2456/93.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February
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, 13 February 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission