Commission Regulation (EC) No 1436/2001 of 13 July 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 271st partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 1136/2001
Date: 2001-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying, maximum price, purchase price, quantitative restriction

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Official Journal of the European Communities

14.7.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1436/2001

of 13 July 2001

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 271st
partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No
1627/89 and (EC) No 1136/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(4)

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 47(8) thereof,

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.

Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 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. Αfter
consideration of
it has been
decided not to proceed with the tendering procedure.

the tenders submitted,

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 last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1082/2001 (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 1236/2001 (5), and Article 1 of Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1136/2001 of 8 June 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 1(6) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 of 20 June
2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 562/2000
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the buying-in
of beef (7) are to be accepted.

Once tenders submitted in respect of the 271st partial
invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to
Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and
taking account of
reasonable
support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-

the requirements

for

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(5) OJ L 168, 23.6.2001, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 154, 9.6.2001, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 165, 21.6.2001, p. 15.

(5)

(6)

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Under the 271st partial invitation to tender opened pursuant to
Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 1136/2001:

(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 224,00/100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
quality R3,

price

shall

— the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases

accepted shall be 7 017 t;

(ii) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
conditions laid down in Article 47(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 1254/1999, no award shall be made;

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

(c) for carcases and half-carcases of store cattle as referred to
in Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001, no award
shall be made.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 July 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission