CELEX: 31999R0229
Language: en
Date: 1999-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 229/1999 of 29 January 1999 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 216th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

30. 1. 1999            EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 L 23/37
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 229/1999
                                                    of 29 January 1999
                  fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
                  under the 216th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure
                                      pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas, once tenders submitted in respect of the 216th
                                                                  partial invitation to tender have been considered and
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             taking account, pursuant to Article 6(1) of Regulation
Community,                                                        (EEC) No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable
                                                                  support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughter-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of            ings and prices, it has been decided not to proceed with
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market             the tendering procedure for category A and to fix the
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)          maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,           be accepted into intervention for category C;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules            Committee for Beef and Veal,
for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/
68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-
ures for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
2812/98 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/                                    Article 1
89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation
to tender (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 136/         Under the 216th partial invitation to tender opened
1999 (6);                                                         pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
                                                                  (a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation               with the tendering procedure;
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to be              (b) for category C:
fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial
invitation to tender in the light of tenders received;                — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR
whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-                 241,35 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with the                     quality R3,
tendering procedure; whereas, in accordance with Article              — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
14 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not                    carcases accepted shall be 2 599 tonnes.
exceeding the maximum buying-in price and not
exceeding the average national or regional market price,                                   Article 2
plus the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article,
are to be accepted;                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1999.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L  210, 28. 7. 1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ L  225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4.
(4) OJ L  349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 47.
(5) OJ L  159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L  17, 22. 1. 1999, p. 26.