EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.1.2001 L26/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 176/2001
of 26 January 2001
fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 260th
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
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinbeefand 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),asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
2734/2000(3),laysdownbuyingstandards.Pursuantto
the above Regulation, an invitation to tender wasopened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June1989onthebuying-inofbeefbyinvitationtotender(
4),aslastamendedbyRegu-
lation (EC) No 121/2001(5).
(2)Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 laysdownthatamaximumbuying-inpriceistobefixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,undereachpartialinvita-tion to tender in the light of tenders received whileArticle 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decisionmay be taken to make no award. In accordance withArticle 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quotingpricesnotexceedingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandnot exceeding the average national or regional marketprice, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2) ofRegulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.
(3)Once tenders submitted in respect of the 260th partialinvitation to tender have been considered pursuant toArticle 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, andtaking account of the requirements for reasonablesupportofthemarketandtheseasonaltrendinslaugh-teringsandprices,themaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantities which may be bought in should be fixed forcategory A and no award made for category C.
(4)Asthequantitiesofferedatpresentexceedthequantitieswhich may be bought in, a reducing coefficient shouldthereforebeappliedinaccordancewithArticle13(3)ofRegulation (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 laid
down for the buying-in of other products.
(6)In view of the scale of the quantities awarded, theapplication of the possibility provided for in Article16(2)ofRegulation(EC)No562/2000ofextendingtheperiodduringwhichtheinterventonproductsaretobedelivered is warranted.
(7)In the light of developments, this Regulation shouldenter into force immediately.
(8)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 260th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
(a) for category A:
— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 241,00/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
accepted shall be 18491 t,
— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 227,00 or
more shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 50% inaccordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No562/2000;
(b) for category C no award shall be made;
(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 382,00/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
shall be 193 t.
Article 2
ThefirstsentenceofArticle16(2)ofRegulation(EC)No562/
2000notwithstanding,thetimelimitfordeliverytointerven-tion stores is extended to 24 calendar days.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2001.(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, Regulation as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 3/2001 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 6).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 19, 20.1.2001, p. 24.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.1.2001 L26/32
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission