Commission Regulation (EC) No 2357/98 of 30 October 1998 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 211th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 2294/98
Date: 1998-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, carcase, intervention buying, market intervention, maximum price

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Official Journal of the European Communities

31. 10. 98

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2357/98

of 30 October 1998

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 211th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure
pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 2294/98

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 1633/98 (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
for 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
2304/98 (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
2293/98 (6), and by Article 1 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2294/98 of 23 October 1998 opening interven-
tion in accordance with Article 6(4) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68 (7);

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
exceeding the maximum buying-in price
and not
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 211th
invitation to tender have been considered and
partial
taking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 287, 24. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 287, 24. 10. 1998, p. 5.

(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-
ings, it has been decided to fix the maximum buying-
price and the quantities which may be accepted into
intervention;

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

Under the 211th partial
pursuant to Regulation (EC) 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:

(i) in those Member States or Member States’ regions
meeting the conditions of Article 6(2) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 805/68:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
223,75 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases
of quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
carcases accepted shall be 3 978 tonnes.

(ii) in those Member States or Member States’ regions
meeting the conditions of Article 6(4) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 805/68:

— it has been decided not to proceed with the

tendering procedure.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 November
1998.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 October 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission