Commission Regulation (EC) No 325/2001 of 16 February 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 261st partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001
Date: 2001-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying, purchase price, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 325/2001

of 16 February 2001

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 261st
partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No
1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001

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)

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 amended by Regulation (EC) No
2734/2000 (3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to
the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was
opened under Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying-in of
beef by invitation to tender (4), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 285/2001 (5), and Article 1 of Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 284/2001 of 9 February 2001
opening intervention in accordance with Article 47(5) of
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (6).

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 while
Article 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decision
may be taken to make no award. In accordance 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 261st partial
invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to
Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and
reasonable
taking account of

the requirements

for

support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-
terings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the
quantities which may be bought in should be fixed for
category A and no award made for category C.

As the quantities offered at present exceed the quantities
which may be bought in, a reducing coefficient should
therefore be applied 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 the light of developments, 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,

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Under the 261st partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to
Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001:

(a) for category A:

(i) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
conditions laid down in Article 47(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999:

— the maximum buying-in

be
EUR 227,00/100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
quality R3,

price

shall

(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, Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 283/2001 (OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 22).

(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 24.

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

accepted shall be 30 129 t,

— the quantities offered at a price of EUR 223,75 or
more shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 40 % in
accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No
562/2000;

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(ii) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
conditions laid down in Article 47(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 179/
100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

accepted shall be 2 700 tonnes;

(b) for category C no award shall be made;

(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 381,50/

100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

shall be 998 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission