CELEX: 32001R0176
Language: en
Date: 2001-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 176/2001 of 26 January 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 260th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

27.1.2001              EN                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                         L 26/31
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 176/2001
                                                              of 26 January 2001
               fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 260th
               partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                         and lays down special rules in addition to those laid
                                                                                    down for the buying-in of other products.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                  (6)     In view of the scale of the quantities awarded, the
                                                                                    application of the possibility provided for in Article
                                                                                    16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of extending the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17                         period during which the interventon products are to be
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef                           delivered is warranted.
and veal (1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,
                                                                            (7)     In the light of developments, this Regulation should
Whereas:                                                                            enter into force immediately.
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March                  (8)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
        2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of                      accordance with the opinion of the Management
        Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the                         Committee for Beef and Veal,
        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                  HAS ADOPTED THIS 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 121/2001 (5).                                                                     Article 1
(2)     Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays                   Under the 260th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
        down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for              to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
        quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invita-
        tion to tender in the light of tenders received while                (a) for category A:
        Article 13(2) of that Regulation states that a decision
                                                                                 — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 241,00/
        may be taken to make no award. In accordance with
                                                                                     100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,
        Article 36 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting
        prices not exceeding the maximum buying-in price and                     — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
        not exceeding the average national or regional market                        accepted shall be 18 491 t,
        price, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2) of                    — the quantities offered at a price of EUR 227,00 or
        Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.                             more shall be multiplied by a coefficient of 50 % in
                                                                                     accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No
(3)     Once tenders submitted in respect of the 260th partial                       562/2000;
        invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to
        Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and                  (b) for category C no award shall be made;
        taking account of the requirements for reasonable                    (c) for carcases and half-carcases of store cattle as referred to
        support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-                  in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000:
        terings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the
        quantities which may be bought in should be fixed for                    — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 382,00/
        category A and no award made for category C.                                 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases,
                                                                                 — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
(4)     As the quantities offered at present exceed the quantities                   shall be 193 t.
        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 2
(5)     Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 also opens                The first sentence of Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 562/
        buying-in of carcases and half-carcases of store cattle             2000 notwithstanding, the time limit for delivery to interven-
                                                                            tion stores is extended to 24 calendar days.
(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                                     Article 3
    (EC) No 3/2001 (OJ L 1, 4.1.2000, p. 6).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
( ) OJ L 19, 20.1.2001, p. 24.
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                                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2001.
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        This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
        Done at Brussels, 26 January 2001.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                   Member of the Commission