31992R0254

No L 24/92 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 2. 92

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 254/92 of 31 January 1992 fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef bought in for the 61st partial invitation to tender under Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may be accepted into intervention should be fixed ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the: quantities offered at present exceed the Economic Community, quantities which may be bought in ; whereas a reducing coefficient or, where appropriate depending on the differences in prices and the quantities tendered for, several reducing coefficients should accordingly be Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and applied to the quantities which may be bought in in Portugal, and in particular Article 90 thereof, accordance with Article 1 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in accordance with the opinion of the Management in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Committee for Beef and Veal, No 1628/91 (2), and in particular Article 6 (8) thereof,

Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 859/89 of 29 March 1989 laying down detailed rules for the application of intervention measures in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 3560/91 (4), an invitation to tender was opened by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June For the 61st partial invitation to tender opened by Regu­ 1989 on the buying in of beef by invitation to tender Q, lation (EEC) No 1627/89 : as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 179/92 (6); (a) for category A :

Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (1 ) of Regulation — the maximum buying-in price is hereby fixed at (EEC) No 859/89, a maximum buying-in price is to be ECU 265,99 per 1 00 kilograms of carcases or half­ fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, for each partial carcases of quality R3 , invitation to tender in the light of the tenders received ; — the maximum quantity of carcases or half-carcases whereas, in accordance with Article 1 2 of that Regulation, accepted 'is hereby fixed at 12 673 tonnes ; the only tenders lower than or equal to the maximum price quantities offered are hereby reduced by 80 % are to be accepted, without, however, exceeding the pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) average national or regional market price plus the amount No 859/89 ; mentioned in paragraph 1 ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 5 of that Regulation, where the intervention agen­ cies in Member States are offered meat in quantities (b) for category C : greater than they are able to take over forthwith, such — the maximum buying-in price is hereby fixed at intervention agencies may limit buying in to the quanti­ ECU 265,50 per 100 kilograms of carcases or half­ ties they can take over ; carcases of quality R3, — tenders in Ireland exceeding ECU 261,52 shall not be taken into consideration, Whereas, after the tenders submitted for the 61st partial invitation to tender have been examined and taking — the maximum quantity accepted of carcases or account, pursuant to Article 6 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) half-carcases is hereby fixed at 8 710 tonnes ; the No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable support of quantities offered are hereby reduced by 70 % the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings, the pursuant to Article 1 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 859/89. (■) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991 , p. 16. (J) OJ No L 91 , 4. 4. 1989, p. 5. Article 2 (4) OJ No L 336, 7. 12. 1991 , p. 28. 0 OJ No L 159, 10 . 6. 1989, p. 36. (6) OJ No L 19, 28 . 1 . 1992, p. 24. This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 1992.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission