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NoL139/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.6.72
REGULATION (EEC)No1259/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of16June1972
onthedisposalofbutteratareducedpricetocertainCommunityprocessing
undertakings
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;Whereasthesaleofbutteratareducedpriceto
certainCommunity processingundertakings
constitutessuchameasure;whereas,toensurethat
allpurchasershaveequalaccesstothebutterandto
keepacheckonthequantitiesdisposedof,the
standardtenderingprocedureshouldbefollowed;
Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetupto
ensurethatthebutterisnotdivertedfromits
destination;whereasthissupervisionmustoperate
fromthetimethebutterisremovedfromstorage
untilitisprocessed;whereasinadditiontothe
lodgingofadeposit,stockrecordsatallstagesof
marketingandtheincorporation ofanindicatorin
butterintendedforprocessingmaycontributetothis
end;
WhereasexperienceintheapplicationofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1390/696of18July1969on
thedisposalofbutteratareducedpricetocertain
Communityprocessingundertakings ,repealedby
Regulation (EEC)No2216/70,7hasshownthat
betasitosterol andcertainproductsderivedfrom
vanillameettherequirements oftheoperationin
question;whereastheseproductsmustbe
incorporated inestablishments approvedbythe
relevantMemberStatesothattheoperationmaybe
supervisedonthespot;whereashowever,
incorporation isnotnecessarywhen,becauseofthe
quantitiesused,theprocessortowhomthebutteris
soldissubjecttoon-the-spotsupervisionbythe
MemberState;
Whereas,asregardsthecompensatory amountsfixed
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No974/71of
12May1971oncertainmeasuresofconjunctural
economicpolicytobetakeninagriculturefollowing
thetemporarywideningofthemarginsoffluctuationHavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/681of27June1968onthe'common
organization ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1411/71,2andinparticularArticle6(7)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
985/683of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketinbutterandcream,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1075/71,4and
inparticularArticle7athereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation .(EEC)No
974/715of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjuncturalpolicytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuationforthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,andinparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunitybutter
marketismarkedbylargestocksfollowing
interventionunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68;
Whereasitwillnotbepossibletodisposeofthese
stocksofbutteronnormaltermsduringthepresent
marketingyear;whereasprolongedstorageshouldbe
avoidedbecauseofthehighcostinvolved;whereas
measuresshouldthereforebeadoptedtofacilitate
disposalofthebutter;
1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p.4.
3OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.1.
4OJNoL116,28.5.1971,p.1.
5OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.6OJNoL178,19.7.1969,p.25.
7OINoL240,31.10.1970,p.69

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Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetosubsequentindividualinvitationsto
tendershallexpireat1200hoursonthesecondand
fourthTuesdayofthemonth.IftheTuesdayisa
publicholiday,thetimelimitshallbeextendedto
1200hoursonthefollowingworkingday.forthecurrenciesofcertainMemberStates,account
shouldbetakenofthevalueoftheproducts
concerned;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products;
Article5
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ButterboughtinunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68andtakenintostoragebefore1
May1972shallbesoldundertheconditions
describedhereinafter .1.Theinterventionagencyshallupdateandmake
availabletointerestedpartiesonrequestthelist
providedforinArticle3(1)(b)ofthequantitiesof
butterforsalebytenderineachcoldstoragedepot.
Theinterventionagencyshallalsopublisharegular
up-to-datelistinanappropriateformtobespecified
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article3.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasures
necessarytoenableinterestedpartiestoexamine,at
theirownexpenseandbeforetendering,samplesof
thebutterforsale.Article2
Thebuttershallbesoldbymeansofastanding
invitationtotenderopenedbyeachintervention
agencyforthequantitiesofbutterinquestionheld
byit. Article6
Article31.Atenderermaynottakepartintheinvitationto
tenderunlesshegivesawrittenundertaking :
(a)tohaveallthebutterawardedprocessedinto
concentrated butterofafatcontentofnotless
than99-8%,inanestablishmentapprovedbythe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheprocessingis
carriedout;
(b)inthecourseofthisprocessingandinthesame
establishment ,tohaveincorporatedpermetric
tonofconcentratedbutter,totheexclusionofall
otherproductsandinsuchawayastoensure
uniformdiffusionoftheingredients:1.Theinterventionagencyshallissueanoticeof
invitationtotenderindicatinginparticular:
(a)thelocationofthecoldstoragedepotordepots
wherethebutterisheld;
(b)thequantitiesofbutterforsaleineachdepot;
(c)thetimelimitandplaceforsubmissionof
tenders.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesatleasteightdaysbeforethefirsttime
limitforthesubmissionoftenders.Inaddition,the
interventionagencymaypublishnoticeselsewhere.(aa)either:
—250gof4hydroxy-3methoxyben­
zaldehydeobtainedeitherfromvanillaor
fromsyntheticvanillin,and
—600gofacompoundcontainingatleast
60%ofbetasitosterol ,theremaining
partconsistingmainlyofbetasitosterol
isomers,Article4.
(bb)or:1.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthestanding
invitationtotender,theinterventionagencyshall
issueindividualinvitationstotender.Eachindividual
invitationtotendershallcoversuchpartofthebutter
specifiedinArticle1asisstillavailable.
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstindividualinvitationtotender
shallexpireat1200hourson11July1972.—250kgofrefinedgranulatedor
powderedsugar,and
—600gofacompoundcontainingatleast
60%ofbetasitosterol ,theremaining
partconsistingmainlyofbetasitosterol
isomers.

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2.Thetendershallstate: Inthelattercasethefinalproductmusthavea
minimumfatcontentof79-8%.
EachMemberStatemaydecidethat:
—onlytheproductresultingfromthe
incorporation specifiedunder(aa),or
—onlytheproductresultingfromthe
incorporationspecifiedunder(bb),
shallbeusedinitsterritory.(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates,
(c)thepriceofferedpermetricton,disregardingthe
pricereductionprovidedforinthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle11(2),exclusiveof
internaltaxes,ex-coldstoragedepotinwhichthe
butterisheld,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
opened;
(d)thecoldstoragedepotinwhichthebutterisheld.
Atenderrelatingtoseveralstoragedepotsshallbe
consideredtocompriseasmanytendersasthecold
storagedepotsmentioned.
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoat
least5metrictons.
However,ifthequantityavailableinastoragedepot
islessthan5metrictons,theavailablequantityshall
constitutetheminimumquantityfortender.
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunless:MemberStatesshall,atthetimeofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation,informtheCommission
whethertheyintendtoavailofthisoptionand,if
so,oftheprocesschosen;
(c)tohavetheproductsreferredtounder(b)
processedonlyintoproductsfallingwithin
subheadingNo19.08oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandtohavesuchprocessingcarriedoutin
theCommunitywithin120daysofthedayof
removalfromstoragereferred,toinArticle
13(2);
(d)tokeepstockrecordsshowing,foreachdelivery,
thenamesandaddressesofpurchasersofthe
productobtainedasaresultoftheoperations
describedunder(a)and(b)andthe
corresponding quantities;
(e)tolaydownthat,foranysubsequentresaleof
thisproduct,thesamerequirements asthose
referredtounder(c)and(d)shallformpartof
thecontractofsale.
2.However,anyprocessorgivingawritten
undertakingtoprocessallthebutterawardedinto
productsfallingwithinsubheadingNo19.08ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffwithin120daysoftheday
ofremovalfromstoragereferredtoinArticle13(2),
andtouseatleastfivemetrictonsofthatbutterfor
thatpurposeinonemonth,maytakepartinthe
invitationtotenderwithoutgivingtheundertakings
providedforinparagraph1(a),(b)and(c).
InthatcasetheMemberStateinwhoseterritorythe
processingtakesplaceshallcarryoutsupervisionon
thepremisesthroughouttheoperationinamanner
whichitshalldetermine.Thecostsofthat
supervisionshallbebornebytheundertaking
concerned .(a)itisaccompaniedbythewrittenundertakings
referredtoinArticle6(1)and(2),
(b)thetendererincludesadeclarationthathewill
forgoanyclaimregardingthequalityand
characteristics ofanybuttersold,
(c)proofisfurnished,beforethetimelimitfor
submissionoftendersexpires,thatthetenderer
haslodgedatenderingdepositinrespectofthe
relevantindividualinvitationtotender.
5.Atendermaystipulatethatitshallnotbe
consideredtohavebeensubmittedunlessthe
contractisawardedinrespectoftheentirequantity
indicatedinthetender.
Atendermaystipulatethatitshallnotbeconsidered
tohavebeensubmittedunlessthecontractis
awardedinrespectofaspecificquantityindicatedin
thetender.
6.Atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article8
Article71.Thetenderingdepositshallbe10unitsof
accountpermetricton.
2.Itshallbepaid,accordingtothepreferenceof
theMemberState,eitherintheformofacheque
addressedtotheinterventionagency,orintheform
ofaguaranteemeetingcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateconcerned .1.Tendersshallbesubmittedeitherpersonally,in
writing,againstreceipt,totheinterventionagency,or
byregisteredletteraddressedtotheintervention
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Article9 Article6(1)(a),(b)and(c),thepriceshallbe
reducedby10unitsofaccountper100kg.
Article121.Inthelightofthetendersreceivedinresponse
toeachindividualinvitationtotenderandin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,aminimum
sellingpriceshallbefixedoradecisionshallbetaken
nottoproceedwiththeinvitationtotender.
2.Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingpriceis
fixedandbythesameprocedure,theamountofthe
processingdepositshallbefixedtocoverthe
differencebetweenthemarketpriceofbutterandthe
minimumprice.1.Beforetakingovereachquantity,thesuccessful
tenderershalllodgetheprocessingdepositreferredto
inArticle9(2).
2.Theprocessingdepositshallbelodgedin
accordancewithArticle8(2).
Article13
Article101."WhenthepaymentprovidedforinArticle
11(2)hasbeenmadeandtheprocessingdeposit
referredtoinArticle12hasbeenlodged,the
interventionagencyshallissuearemovalorder
indicating :
(a)thequantityforwhichtheconditionsspecifiedat
thebeginningofthisparagraphhavebeen
satisfied;
(b)thecoldstoragedepotinwhichitisstored;
(c)thefinaldatefortakingoverthebutter.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershalltakeoverthe
butterawardedtohimwithinthirtydaysofreceiving
thenotificationreferredtoinArticle11(1).The
buttermaybetakenoverinstages.
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthesuccessful
tendererhasnottakenoverthebutterwithintheset
timelimitthesaleshallbecancelledasregardsthe
remainingquantities.1.Thetendershallberejectedifthepriceoffered
islowerthantheminimumpricevalidforthe
individualinvitationtotenderinquestion.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph1,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetendererofferingthehighest
price.
Ifthequantityavailableinthestoragedepotin
questionisnotexhaustedbythisaward,thecontract
fortheremainingquantityshallbeawardedtothe
othertenderersaccordingtothepriceoffered,
startingwiththehighest.
3."Whereacceptanceofatenderwouldleadtothe
quantityofbutteravailableatthecoldstoragedepot
inquestionbeingexceeded,thecontractshallbe
awardedtothetendererconcernedonlyinrespectof
thequantityavailable.
4.Whereacceptanceofseveraltendersatthesame
pricewouldleadtothequantityavailablebeing
exceeded,thecontractshallbeawardedbylot.
5.Rightsandobligationsarisingoutofthe
invitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .Article14
Thebuttershallbedeliveredbytheintervention
agencyinpackingsbearingoneormoreofthe
followingmarkingsinlettersatleast2cmhigh:
Article11 'Beurredestinéàlatransformation (règlement(CEE)
n01259/72)',
'ZurVerarbeitung bestimmteButter(Verordnung
(EWG)Nr.1259/72',
'Burrodestinatoallatrasformazione (regolamento
(CEE)n.1259/72)',1.Eachtenderershallimmediatelybeinformedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhis
participationinanindividualinvitationtotender.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershall,beforetakingover
thebutter,paytheinterventionagencytheamount
correspondingtohistenderforeachquantitywhich
heintendstoremovefromstorage.
However,inthecaseofsuccessfultendererswho
haveundertakentoconformtotheprovisionsof'Botervoorverwerking (Verordening (EEG)nr.
1259/72)',
(Butterforprocessing (Regulation (EEC)No
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Article15 thebutterisconcentratedorhasaddedsugarand
wasobtainedinaccordancewiththatparagraph :
'destinéàlatransformation autitredel'article6
paragraphe1durèglement(CEE)n°1259/72',Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreanduntilitis
processedintoproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
19.08oftheCommonCustomsTariff,thebutter
shallbesubjecttocustomsorequivalent
administrative control.'zurVerarbeitunggemäßArtikel6Absatz1der
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1259/72bestimmt',
'destinatoallatrasformazione anormadell'arti­
colo6paragrafo1delregolamento (CEE)n.
1259/72',Article16
'bestemdvoorverwerkingovereenkomstig artikel
6lid1vanVerordening (EEG)nr.1259/72',
(forprocessingunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1259/72);
(b)ifthebutterisintendedforprocessingunderthe
conditionsreferredtodnArticle6(2):1."Whenproductsareprocessedandincorporated
inaccordancewithArticle6(1)(a)and(b),the
MemberStateonwhoseterritorytheoperationstake
placeshallcarryoutanon-the-spotsupervision
throughouttheseoperations.
2.IftheoperationsreferredtoinArticle6(1)(a)
and(b)andtheprocessingreferredtoin(c)ofthat
paragrapharenotcarriedoutinthesameplace,the
concentratedbuttershallbeputupinpackagesof
notlessthan10kg.
Thepackagesshallbearoneormoreofthefollowing
markingsinlettersatleast2cmhigh:'destinéàlatransformation autitredel'Article6
paragraphe2durèglement(CEE)n01259/72',
'zurVerarbeitunggemäßArtikel6Absatz2der
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1259/72bestimmt',
'destinatoallatrasformazione anormadell'arti­
colo6paragrafo2delregolamento (CEE)n.
1259/72','Beurreconcentrédestinéàlatransformation en
produits19.08TDC(règlement(CEE)n°1259/72)',
'bestemdvoorverwerkingovereenkomstig arti­
kel6lid2vanVerordening (EEG)nr.1259/72', 'ZurVerarbeitung zuErzeugnissen 19.08GZT
bestimmtesButterfett (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
1259/72)', (forprocessingunderArticle6(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1259/72).
'Burroconcentratodestinatoallatrasformazione in
prodotti19.08TDC(regolamento (CEE)n.
1259/72)', Article18
'Boterconcentraat bestemdvoorverwerkingtot
produkten19.08GDT(Verordening (EEG)nr.
1259/72)',.1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
depositshallbereleasedonlyforthequantity:
(a)inrespectofwhichthetenderer:(Concentratedbutterforprocessinginto19.08CCT
products(Regulation (EEC)No1259/72)).
Article17—hasnotwithdrawnthetenderbeforethe
awardofthecontract,and
—has,withinthesettimelimit,paidthe
amountcorresponding tothetender,
providedforinArticle11(2),andlodgedthe
processingdepositprovidedforinArticle12;
(b)inrespectofwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted.
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeuretheprocessing
depositreferredtoinArticle12shallbereleasedonly
forquantitiesinrespectofwhichthesuccessful
tendererhasfurnishedtothecompetentauthority
proofthattheconditionsreferredtoinArticle6have
beenmet.Whentheprocessinghasbeencarriedout
inaMemberStateotherthanthesellingMember
State,suchproofmaybefurnishedonlyby
productionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle
17.Whereeithertheincorporation oftheproducts
referredtoinArticle6(1)(b)ortheprocessingof
butter,concentratedbutterorconcentratedbutter
withaddedsugartakesplaceinaMemberState
otherthanthesellingMemberState,thefollowing
rulesshallbeapplied:
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopy
providedforinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69shallbecompleted.Section104shallbe
completedbydeletingwhatdoesnotapplyandby
addingoneofthefollowingphrasesunderthe
secondindent:
(a)ifthebutterisintendedforprocessingafterthe
incorporation referredtoinArticle6(1),orif

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addedsugar(subheadingNo21.07oftheCommon
CustomsTariff),forthepartconsistingofbutter,
shallbeequaltothecompensatory amountsfixed
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No974/71,multiplied
byacoefficientof0-3.
TheCommission may,ifnecessary,alterthis
coefficient .3.Thedepositshallbereleasedimmediately .•
Article19
Incasesofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
shalldeterminethemeasuresnecessaryinviewofthe
circumstances invoked.
Article21
Article20
Thecompensatory amountsapplicabletobutter,
concentrated butterandconcentrated butterwithThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16June1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT