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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 161 , 29 . 6 . 1979 , P . 13 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 41 , 16 . 2 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 99 , 17 . 4 . 1980 , P . 13 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 20 MAY 1980

FIXING THE MINIMUM SELLING PRICES FOR BUTTER FOR THE 28TH INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER UNDER THE STANDING INVITATION TO TENDER PROVIDED FOR BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79

( 80/542/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 985/68 OF 15 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR INTERVENTION ON THE MARKET IN BUTTER AND CREAM ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1272/79 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7A THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 OF 12 FEBRUARY 1979 ON THE SALE OF BUTTER AT REDUCED PRICES FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTRY PRODUCTS , ICE CREAM AND OTHER FOODSTUFFS ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 925/80 ( 6 ), INTERVENTION AGENCIES HAVE PUT UP FOR SALE BY STANDING INVITATION TO TENDER CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF BUTTER HELD BY THEM ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 16 OF THAT REGULATION PROVIDES THAT , IN THE LIGHT OF THE TENDERS RECEIVED , A MINIMUM SELLING PRICE MUST BE FIXED WHICH MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE USE TO WHICH THE BUTTER IS TO BE PUT AND ACCORDING TO THE FAT CONTENT OF THE BUTTER ; WHEREAS , ALTERNATIVELY , A DECISION MAY BE TAKEN NOT TO PROCEED WITH THE INVITATION TO TENDER ; WHEREAS THE AMOUNTS OF THE PROCESSING SECURITY MUST BE FIXED IN THE LIGHT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM SELLING PRICES AND THE MARKET PRICES OF THE BUTTER ;

WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THE TENDERS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE 28TH INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER , THE MINIMUM SELLING PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED AT THE LEVEL SPECIFIED BELOW AND THE PROCESSING SECURITIES DETERMINED ACCORDINGLY ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

FOR THE 28TH INDIVIDUAL INVITATION TO TENDER UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 , IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE TIME LIMIT FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS EXPIRED ON 13 MAY 1980 , THE MINIMUM SELLING PRICES AND PROCESSING SECURITIES SHALL BE FIXED AS FOLLOWS : // //

USE TO WHICH THE BUTTER IS TO BE PUT ( ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ), ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 ) // FAT CONTENT OF THE BUTTER // MINIMUM SELLING PRICE IN ECU PER 100 KG OF BUTTER // PROCESSING SECURITY IN ECU PER 100 KG BUTTER //

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FORMULA A AND/OR C // 82 % OR MORE // 115 // 200 //

// LESS THAN 82 % // 112.19 // 195.12 //

FORMULA B // 82 % OR MORE // 170 // 145 //

// LESS THAN 82 % // - // - //

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 MAY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT