COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 709/1999
of 31 March 1999
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 491/1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/1999 (3);
Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 491/1999 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 22 March 1999 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 1999.