Commission Regulation (EC) No 1748/2001 of 31 August 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 273rd partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 2001-08-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying, maximum price, purchase price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1748/2001

of 31 August 2001

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 273rd
intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC)
partial
No 1627/89

invitation to tender as a general

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1564/2001 (4), 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 (5), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1689/2001 (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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1496/
2001 (8), are to be accepted.

the requirements

taking account of
reasonable
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

(4)

(5)

(6)

Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 also
opens buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store
cattle and lays down special rules in addition to those
laid down for the buying-in of other products. After
examination of
submitted it has been
decided not to proceed with the tendering procedure.

the tenders

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 273rd partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:

(a) for category A:

— the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 221,00/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and

forequarters accepted shall be 3 756 t;

(b) for category C:

— the maximum buying-in price is fixed at EUR 225,50/
100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,

— the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses and

forequarters shall be 809 t;

(3)

Once tenders submitted in respect of the 273rd partial
invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to
Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and

(c) for carcasses or half-carcasses of store animals as referred
to in Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001, no
award shall be made.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 208, 1.8.2001, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 228, 24.8.2001, p. 19.
(7) OJ L 165, 21.6.2001, p. 15.
(8) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 3.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2001.

For the Commission

Viviane REDING
Member of the Commission