19.3.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL72/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No646/91
of18March1991
fixingthemaximumbuying-inpriceandthequantitiesofbeefboughtinfordie
41stpartialinvitationtotenderunderRegulation (EEC)No1627/89
805/68aremetinrespectofcertainMemberStatesor
regionsofMemberStatesandcertainqualitygroups,all
thetendersrelatingtheretowhichdonotexceed80%of
theinterventionpriceshouldbeaccepted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Forthe41stpartialinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1627/89:
(a)forcategoryA:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU272per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat20956tonnes;the
quantitiesareherebyreducedby75%pursuantto
Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No859/89;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
2271/90(4),aninvitationtotenderwasopenedby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1627/89of9June
1989onthebuyinginofbeefbyinvitationtotenderQ,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No568/91(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle11(1)of.Regulation
(EEC)No859/89,amaximumbuying-inpriceistobe
fixedforqualityR3,whereappropriate,foreachpartial
invitationtotenderinthelightofthetendersreceived;
whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofthatRegulation,
onlytenderslowerthanorequaltothemaximumprice
aretobeaccepted;
Whereas,afterthetenderssubmittedforthe41stpartial
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(b)forcategoryC:
intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninArticle6(2)
ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU272per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
—themaximumquantityofcarcasesorhalf-carcases
acceptedisherebyfixedat656tonnes;thequan­
titiesareherebyreducedby75%pursuantto
Article11(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No859/89;
(c)intheMemberStatesorregionsofMemberStates
whichmeettheconditionslaiddowninthefirst
indentofArticle6(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
805/68:
—themaximumbuying-inpriceisherebyfixedat
ECU274,4per100kilogramsofcarcasesorhalf­
carcasesofqualityR3,
•—themaximumquantityacceptedofcarcasesor
half-carcases isherebyfixedat20808.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.0OJNoL91,4.4.1989,p.5.
(4)OJNoL204,2.8.1990,p.45.(jOJNoL159,10.6.1989,p.36.
(s)OJNoL63,9.3.1991,p.14.Article2
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission