Document ID: 32001R0932

Commission Regulation (EC) No 932/2001
of 11 May 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector(2), and in particular Article 2(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2) in particular for the opening or the suspension of tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average market prices for the reference class during the two most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the tender.
(2) The second subparagraph of Article 12 of the abovementioned Regulation provides for a voluntary application of the tendering rules until 30 June 2001 in certain Member States while the application is obligatory in others.
(3) The application of Articles 2 and 12 referred to above results in the opening of purchase by tender in a number of Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001(3) on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.
(4) Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 May 2001.

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