COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 116/98 of 16 January 1998 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 195th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 1998-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, carcase, intervention buying, maximum price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 116/98

of 16 January 1998

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 195th 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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in 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 rules
the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No
for
805/68 as regards the general and special
intervention
measures 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
invitation 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 be
fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial
invitation 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 the
tendering procedure; whereas, in accordance with Article
14 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not
and not
exceeding the maximum buying-in price
exceeding 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 195th
partial
invitation to tender have been considered and
taking account, pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Regulation
the requirements for reasonable
(EEC) No 805/68, of
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-
terings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed

(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.

with the tendering procedure for category A and to fix the
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 reducing
coefficient or, where appropriate, depending on the
differences in prices and the quantities tendered for,
should accordingly be
several
applied to the quantities which may be bought in in
accordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93;

reducing coefficients

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

the 195th partial

Under
pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:

invitation to tender opened

(a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed

with the tendering procedure;

(b) for category C:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU 252
per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality
R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-

carcases accepted shall be 2 895 tonnes,

— the quantities offered at a price less than or equal
to ECU 241 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of
75 %,

— the quantities offered at a price greater than ECU
241 shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 50 %,
in accordance with Article 13 (3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2456/93.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 January
1998.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission