EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 1. 2000 L 11/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 91/2000
of 14 January 2000
fixingthe minimum sellingprices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concen-
trated butter for the 45th individual invitation to tender under the standinginvitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milkand milk products (
1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) the intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 onthe sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting ofaid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use inthe manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and otherfoodstuffs (
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
494/1999 (3), to sell by invitation to tender certain
quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid forcream, butter and concentrated butter; whereas Article18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of thetenders received in response to each individual invitationto tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed forbutter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butterand concentrated butter; whereas it is further stipulatedthat the price or aid may vary according to the intended
use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporationprocedure, and that a decision may also be taken tomake no award in response to the tenders submitted; theamount(s) of the processing securities must be fixedaccordingly;
(2) the measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the
45th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invita-tion to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97,shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 15. 1. 2000 L 11/7
ANNEX
to the Commission Reg ulation of 14 January 2000 fixingthe minimum sellingprices for butter and the
maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 45th individual invitation to tender under the
standinginvitation to tender provided for in Reg ulation (EC) No 2571/97
(EUR/100 kg)
Formula A B
Incorporation procedureWith
tracersWithout
tracersWith
tracersWithout
tracers
Minimum ButterUnaltered — — — —
selling price ≥82 %Concentrated — — — —
Unaltered — — — —
Processing security
Concentrated — — — —
Butter ≥82 % 95 91 — 91
MaximumButter <82 % 92 88 — 88
aidConcentrated butter 117 113 117 113
Cream — — 40 38
Butter 105 — — —
Processing
securityConcentrated butter 129 — 129 —
Cream — — 44 —