31993R0723

No L 74/64 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 3 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 723/93

of 26 March 1993

fixing the maximum buying-in price and the quantities of beef bought in for the 88th partial invitation to tender within the general intervention measures under Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Committee for Beef and Veal, Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 6 (8) thereof, Article 1 Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 of 29 March 1989 laying down detailed rules For the 88th partial invitation to tender opened by for the application of general and special intervention Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 : measures in the beef and veal sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 685/93 (4), an invitation to tender (a) for category A : was opened by Article 1 (1 ) of Commission Regulation in the Member States or regions of Member States (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on the buying in of which meet the conditions laid down in Article 6 (2) beef by invitation to tender (*), as last amended by Regula­ of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 : tion (EEC) No 646/93 (6) ;

— the maximum buying-in price is hereby fixed at Whereas, in accordance with Article 11 (1 ) of Regulation ECU 249,50 per 100 kilograms of carcases or half­ (EEC) No 859/89, a maximum buying-in price is to be carcases of quality R3, fixed for quality R3, where appropriate, for each partial invitation to tender in the light of the tenders received ; — the maximum quantity of carcases or half-carcases whereas, in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, accepted is hereby fixed at 3 725 tonnes ; the only tenders lower than or equal to the maximum price quantities offered are hereby reduced by 30 % are to be accepted, without, however, exceeding the pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 ; average national or regional market price plus the amount mentioned in paragraph 1 ; whereas, however, pursuant to Article 5 of that Regulation, where the intervention agen­ (b) for category C : cies in Member States are offered meat in quantities in the Member States or regions of Member States greater than they are able to take over forthwith, such which meet the conditions laid down in Article 6 (2) intervention agencies may limit buying in to the quanti­ of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 : ties they can take over ; — the maximum buying-in price is hereby fixed at Whereas, after the tenders submitted for the 88th partial ECU 242,79 per 100 kilograms of carcases or half­ invitation to tender have been examined and taking carcases of quality R3, account, pursuant to Article 6 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) — the maximum quantity accepted of carcases or No 805/68, of the requirements for reasonable support of half-carcases is hereby fixed at 2 530 tonnes ; the the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings, the quantities offered are hereby reduced by 80 % in maximum buying-in price and the quantities which may Northern Ireland pursuant to Article 1 1 (3) of be accepted into intervention should be fixed ; Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 . Whereas the quantities offered at present exceed the quantities which may be bought in ; whereas a reducing Article 2 coefficient or, where appropriate depending on the differences in prices and the quantities tendered for, Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 13 (2) of several reducing coefficients should accordingly be Regulation (EEC) No 859/89 in Member States where applied to the quantities which may be bought in in no deliveries may be made during the period 8 to accordance with Article 11 (3) of Regulation (EEC) 12 April 1993 or during part thereof, the time limit for No 859/89 : delivery shall be extended by the corresponding number of days. (') OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. O OJ No L 18, 27. 1 . 1993, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 91 , 4. 4. 1989, p. 5. Article 3 (4) OJ No L 73 , 26. 3. 1993, p. 9. O OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 26. (6) OJ No L 54, 5. 3 . 1993, p. 11 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 March 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1993 .

For the Commission

Rene STEICHEN

Member of the Commission