CELEX: 32001R0526
Language: en
Date: 2001-03-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/2001 of 16 March 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 263rd partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001

L 79/14                 EN                        Official Journal of the European Communities                                      17.3.2001
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 526/2001
                                                               of 16 March 2001
                fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 263rd
                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,                                           terings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the
                                                                                      quantities which may be bought in should be fixed. The
                                                                                      differences in prices found within the framework of
                                                                                      Article 47(2) of the said Regulation make it necessary to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                 set different maximum buying-in prices in Spain and in
Community,                                                                            the other Member States.
                                                                             (4)      Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 also opens
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17                           buying-in of carcases and half-carcases of store cattle
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef                             and lays down special rules in addition to those laid
and veal (1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,                                down for the buying-in of other products. The differ-
                                                                                      ences in prices found within this framework make it
                                                                                      necessary to set different maximum buying-in prices in
                                                                                      Spain and in the other Member States.
Whereas:
                                                                             (5)      In the light of developments, this Regulation should
(1)      Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March                           enter into force immediately.
         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             (6)      The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
         2734/2000 (3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to                       accordance with the opinion of the Management
         the above Regulation, an invitation to tender was                            Committee for Beef and Veal,
         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 376/2001 (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).
                                                                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(2)      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-                                        Article 1
         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            Under the 263rd partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
         market price, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2)           to Regulations (EEC) No 1627/89 and (EC) No 284/2001:
         of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000 are to be accepted.
                                                                              (a) for category A:
(3)      Once tenders submitted in respect of the 263rd partial                    (i) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the
         invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to                         conditions laid down in Article 47(2) of Regulation
         Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and                            (EC) No 1254/1999:
         taking account of the requirements for reasonable
         support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-                       — the maximum buying-in price shall be
                                                                                           EUR 221,00/100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.                                                            quality R3 offered in Spain and EUR 224,50/
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.                                                             100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3
(3) OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 45, Regulation as last amended by Regu-                       offered in the other Member States,
    lation (EC) No 371/2001 (OJ L 55, 26.2.2001, p. 44).
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
( ) OJ L 55, 26.2.2001, p. 49.
 5                                                                                     — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
(6) OJ L 41, 10.2.2001, p. 24.                                                             accepted shall be 29 663,5 t,
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    (ii) in the Member States or regions thereof meeting the             (c) for carcases and half-carcases of store cattle as referred to
         conditions laid down in Article 47(5) of Regulation                 in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2734/2000:
         (EC) No 1254/1999:
                                                                             — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 343,00/
         — the maximum buying-in price shall be                                  100 kg of carcases or half-carcases, offered in Spain
             EUR 200,00/100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of                   and EUR 379/100 kg of carcases or half-carcases
             quality R3,                                                         offered in the other Member States,
         — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases                — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
             accepted shall be 430 t;                                            shall be 613 t.
(b) for category C:
    — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 224,00/
         100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of quality R3,                                          Article 2
    — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-carcases
         accepted shall be 90 t;                                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2001.
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                     Done at Brussels, 16 March 2001.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission