CELEX: 31998R2554
Language: en
Date: 1998-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2554/98 of 27 November 1998 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 213th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

L 320/16              EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                               28. 11. 98
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2554/98
                                                  of 27 November 1998
                  fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in
                  under the 213th 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 213th
                                                                  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, it has been decided to fix the maximum buying-
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market             price and the quantities which may be accepted into
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)          intervention;
No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No               Committee for Beef and Veal,
2456/93 of 1 September 1993 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/
68 as regards the general and special intervention meas-          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
ures for beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2304/98 (4), an invitation to tender was opened pursuant                                   Article 1
to Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/
89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation          Under the 213th partial invitation to tender opened
to tender (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No              pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
2466/98 (6);                                                      (a) for category A, it has been decided not to proceed
                                                                      with the tendering procedure;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation           (b) for category C:
(EEC) No 2456/93, a maximum buying-in price is to be
fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial           — the maximum buying-in price shall be ECU
invitation to tender in the light of tenders received;                    231,50 per 100 kg of carcases or half-carcases of
whereas, in accordance with Article 13(2) of that Regula-                 quality R3,
tion, a decision may be taken not to proceed with the                 — the maximum quantity of carcases and half-
tendering procedure; whereas, in accordance with Article                  carcases accepted shall be 1 835 tonnes.
14 of that Regulation, only tenders quoting prices not
exceeding the maximum buying-in price and not                                              Article 2
exceeding the average national or regional market price,
plus the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article,       This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 November
are to be accepted;                                               1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 27 November 1998.
                                                                             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 288, 27. 10. 1998, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 159, 10. 6. 1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 13.