CELEX: 32001R0779
Language: en
Date: 2001-04-20
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 779/2001 of 20 April 2001 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 265th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

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                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 779/2001
                                                               of 20 April 2001
               fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef to be bought in under the 265th
               partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     1627/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                         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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                               Spain and in the other Member States.
Community,
                                                                            (5)     Veterinary measures to combat foot-and-mouth disease
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17                         in certain regions, adopted in accordance with Council
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef                           Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning
and veal (1), and in particular Article 17(8) thereof,                              veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-
                                                                                    Community trade in certain live animals and products
                                                                                    with a view to the completion of the internal market (6),
                                                                                    as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (7), and/or
Whereas:                                                                            Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989
                                                                                    concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade
                                                                                    with a view to the completion of the internal market (8),
(1)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March                          as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, currently
        2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of                      restrict the movement of animal products. In accordance
        Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the                         with Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000, the
        buying-in of beef (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No                     products concerned from those regions should be
        590/2001 (3), lays down buying standards. Pursuant to                       excluded from this tendering procedure.
        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                 (6)     In the light of developments, this Regulation should
        beef by invitation to tender (4), as last amended by Regu-                  enter into force immediately.
        lation (EC) No 710/2001 (5).
                                                                            (7)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
(2)     Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays                           accordance with the opinion of the Management
        down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for                      Committee for Beef and Veal,
        quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invita-
        tion to tender in the light of tenders received. In accord-
        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
        market price, plus the amount referred to in Article 6(2)
        of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 are to be accepted.                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3)     Once tenders submitted in respect of the 265th partial
        invitation to tender have been considered pursuant to
        Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999, and                                                Article 1
        taking account of the requirements for reasonable
        support of the market and the seasonal trend in slaugh-
        terings and prices, the maximum buying-in price and the             Under the 265th partial invitation to tender opened pursuant
        quantities which may be bought in should be fixed for               to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89:
        category A and no award made for category C.
                                                                             (a) for category A:
(4)     Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001 also opens
        buying-in of carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle                — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 225,50/
        and lays down special rules in addition to those laid                        100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses of quality R3,
                                                                                 — the maximum quantity of carcasses, half-carcasses, and
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.                                                      forequarters accepted shall be 16 648,4 t,
(2) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(3) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 30, Regulation as last amended by Regula-
    tion (EC) No 719/2001 (OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 13).                     (6) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.                                             (7) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
( ) OJ L 99, 10.4.2001, p. 6.
 5                                                                          (8) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 13.
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(b) for category C no award shall be made;                                                          Article 2
                                                                         In accordance with Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 562/
(c) for carcasses and half-carcasses of store cattle as referred to
                                                                         2000, carcasses or half-carcasses, the movement of which is
    in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 590/2001:
                                                                         restricted under the measures against foot-and-mouth disease
    — the maximum buying-in price shall be EUR 331,00/                   adopted in accordance with Directives 90/425/EEC and/or 89/
        100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses, offered in Spain          662/EEC, may not be bought into intervention under the
        and EUR 376,00/100 kg of carcasses or half-carcasses             tendering procedure provided for by this Regulation.
        offered in the other Member States,
                                                                                                    Article 3
    — the maximum quantity of carcasses and half-carcasses
        shall be 208 t.                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2001.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                    Done at Brussels, 20 April 2001.
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                       Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission