Commission Regulation (EC) No 2681/98 of 11 December 1998 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 214th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 1998-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying, purchase price, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2681/98

of 11 December 1998

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
under the 214th 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 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
2466/98 (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
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 214th
invitation to tender have been considered and
partial
taking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-
ings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed 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 scale of the quantities awarded warrants the
application of the possibility provided for in Article 16(2)
of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 of extending the period

(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 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 13.

during which the intervention products are to be deliv-
ered;

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
the euro (7) provides that, as from 1
introduction of
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;

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 214th partial
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
235,50 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcases, half-carcases
and forequarters accepted shall be 2 451 tonnes.

Article 2

By derogation to Article 16(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2456/93, the time limit for delivery to intervention stores
is extended by one week to 6 January 1999. However, in
Member States where no deliveries may be made during
the period 24 December 1998 to 3 January 1999 or
during part thereof, the time limit for delivery shall be
extended by the corresponding number of days.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December
1998.

(7) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission