Commission Regulation (EC) No 2846/2000 of 22 December 2000 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 258th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 2000-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, carcase, intervention buying, purchase price, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2846/2000

of 22 December 2000

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 258th
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 (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March
2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the
buying-in of beef (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2734/2000 (3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant
to the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was
opened pursuant to Article 1(1) of Commission Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in
of beef by invitation to tender (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2760/2000 (5).

Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays
down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for
quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invita-
tion to tender in the light of tenders received. In accord-
ance with Article 36 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 Article 6(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.

Once tenders submitted in respect of the 258th partial
invitation to tender have been considered and taking
account, pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999, and taking account of the requirements for
reasonable support of the market and the seasonal trend
the maximum buying-in
in slaughterings and prices,
price and the quantities which may be bought in should
be fixed.

The quantities offered (for categories A and C) at present
exceed the quantities which may be bought in. Accord-
ingly, a reducing coefficient or, where appropriate,
depending on the differences in prices and the quantities
tendered for, several reducing coefficients should accord-

(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.
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 318, 16.12.2000, p. 27.

ingly be applied to those quantities in accordance with
Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000.

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 also opens
buying-in of carcases and half-carcases of store cattle
and lays down special rules in addition to those laid
down for the buying-in of other products.

In view of the way the situation is developing, this
Regulation should enter into force immediately.

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

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Under the 258th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:

(a) for category A:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 236,99/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

accepted shall be 12 371 t,

— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 227 or more
shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 75 % in accord-
ance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/
2000.

(b) for category C:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 236/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

accepted shall be 70 t,

(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 351/

100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

shall be 80 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2000.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission