Document ID: 32018R1217
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>7.9.2018&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 226/1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1217
of 6 September 2018
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 as regards the date of entry into storage of the skimmed milk powder sold by a tendering procedure
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 ( 1 ) ,
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1240 of 18 May 2016 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to public intervention and aid for private storage ( 2 ) , and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>In order to define the quantities of skimmed milk&#160;powder covered by the tendering procedure opened by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080&#160;<a>(<span>3</span>)</a>, Article&#160;1 of that Regulation lays down a time limit before which the skimmed milk&#160;powder must have entered into public storage.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>Given the current situation on the milk&#160;and milk&#160;products market in terms of price recovery and the high level of intervention stocks, it is appropriate that an additional volume of skimmed milk&#160;powder is made available for sale by changing the date of entry into storage.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 should therefore be amended accordingly.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>In order to make the skimmed milk&#160;powder available for sale without delay, this Regulation should enter into force on the day after its publication in the<span>Official Journal of the European Union</span>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080, the date of ‘1 June 2016’ is replaced by ‘1 July 2016’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 September 2018.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Phil HOGAN
Member of the Commission
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( 1 ) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671 .
( 2 ) OJ L 206, 30.7.2016, p. 71 .
( 3 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2080 of 25 November 2016 opening the sale of skimmed milk powder by a tendering procedure ( OJ L 321, 29.11.2016, p. 45 ).
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