NoL13/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.1.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No86/79
of18January1979
amendingRegulation (EEC)No232/75onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesfor
useinthemanufacture ofpastryproductsandice-cream
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1761/78(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No52/79(4),providedforthesalebytenderof
butterintendedforuseinthemanufactureofpastry
productsandice-cream;whereasitisappropriateto
adoptacorresponding measureforthesaleofthe
butterconcernedatafixedpriceinorderthatthe
processingindustrymaytemporarilyobtainsupplies,
incertainspecialcircumstances whichexistparticu­
larlyintheUnitedKingdom,andinasituationof
risingstocksofbutter,outsidethetenderingproce­
dure;
Whereas,tothisend,itisappropriatetosupplement
theprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No232/75by
layingdowntherulesfordirectsaleatafixedprice;
whereasthispriceshouldbeestablishedinsuchaway
astoensureprioritytosalebytender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
?reinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,'Article2
Thebuttershallbesold:
(a)bymeansofastandinginvitationtotender
openedbyeachinterventionagencyinrespect
ofthequantitiesofbutterinquestionheldby
it;
(b)atafixedprice,excoldstore,inaccordance
withArticle13a(2)(b).'
Article3
Thefollowingparagraph3isaddedtoArticle5:
'3.Inthecaseofsaleatafixedprice,referredto
inArticle2(b),thepossibilityofthesampling
providedforinparagraph2shallalsobeopento
theinterestedpartybeforetheconclusionofthe
contracttopurchasereferredtoinArticle13a(1).'
Article4
Thefollowingparagraph4isaddedtoArticle6:
'4.Inthecaseofsaleatafixedprice:
(a)thebuttershallbesoldonlytothosepersons
whogivethewrittenundertakingsreferredto
inparagraph 1;
(b)theprovisionsofparagraphs2and3shall
apply;
(c)thedateoftakingoverreferredtoinparagraph
1(d)andinthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph
2whichshallbetakenintoconsideration shall
bethedatereferredtoinArticle13b(4).'
Article5
ThefollowingArticles13aand13bareinserted:
Article13a
Inthecaseofsaleatafixedprice,referredtoin
Article2(b):
1.Requeststopurchasemaybesubmittedto,and
contractstopurchasemayconcludedwith,the
interventionagencyonlyduringtheweek
beginningtheMondayfollowingtheclosing
dateforthesubmission ofthetendersreferred
toinArticle4(2)(sellingperiod).HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No232/75isamendedinaccor­
dancewiththisRegulation .
Article2
Article2isreplacedbythefollowingArticle:
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.
(3)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(«)OJNoL8,12.1.1979,p.10.

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3.Onpaymentofthepurchasepriceandwhen
theprocessingsecurityhasbeenlodged,theinter­
ventionagencyshallissuearemovalwarrantindi­
cating:
—thequantityinrespectofwhichthesecondi­
tionshavebeensatisfied,
—thestoreinquestion,
—thelatestdatefortakingdelivery,
—thedateofexpiryofthesellingperiodduring
whichthebutterhasbeenpurchased.
4.Thepurchasershalltakedeliveryofthe
butterwithin30daysfromthedateoftheconclu­
sionofthecontractofsale.Deliverymaybetaken
ininstalments .
5.Saveincasesofforcemajeure,ifthe
purchaserhasnottakendeliveryofthebutter
withintheprescribedperiod,thecontractofsale
shallbecancelledinrespectofthequantitiesnot
takenandthepaymentonaccountshallbefor­
feitedinrespectofthosequantities.'2.Thebuttershallbesold:
(a)inquantitiesofatleastfivetonnes;
(b)excoldstoreataprice:equaltothe
minimumsellingpricefixed,inaccordance
withArticle9(1)fortheparticularinvita­
tiontotenderimmediatelyprecedingthe
sellingperiod,increasedbythreeunitsof
accountper100kilograms .However,the
reductioninpriceof14unitsofaccount
per100kilogramsprovidedforinthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle11(2)shall
applytothepurchaserwhohasundertaken
toobservetheconditionslaiddowninthe
saidprovisions.
3.Requeststopurchasewhichreachtheinterven­
tionagencyonthesamedayshallbedeemed
tohavebeensubmittedatthesametime.If,
aftertakingsuchrequestsintoaccount,itis
foundthattheyexceedthequantityavailablein
astore,then,failinganamicablearrangement
withtheinterestedparties,theintervention
agencyshallallocatetheavailablequantityby
thedrawingoflots.
4.Thecontractstopurchaseshallincorporate :
—theundertakingslaiddowninArticle6(4),
—anindicationoftheanticipateduseto
whichthebutterwillbeput,inaccordance
withArticle7(2)(c),
—thedeclarationofthepurchaser,laiddown
inArticle7(4)(b),toforgoanyclaim.Article6
ThefollowingArticle20aisinserted:
'Article20a
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission ,nolaterthanthe15thdayofevery
month,thequantitiesofbutterwhichunderthis
Regulationandduringtheprecedingmonth:
—havebeenthesubjectofacontractofsale,
—havebeenallocatedunderthetenderingproce­
dure,
—havebeenremovedfromstore,dividedup
accordingtothemethodsofsalelaiddownin
thisRegulation.'Article13b
\
1.Theinterventionagencyshallsellthebutter
onlyif,nolaterthanthedateofconclusionofthe
contractofsale,apaymentonaccountismadeof
fiveunitsofaccountper100kilogramsinrespect
ofthetotalquantitycoveredbythecontract.
2.Thereceiptofeachquantitywhichthe
purchaserintendstowithdraw,shallbecondi­
tionalon:
(a)paymentofthebalanceofthepurchaseprice;
(b)thelodgingofaprocessingsecuritythe
amountofwhichshallbeequaltothatlaid
downpursuanttoArticle9(2)fortheparti­
culartenderingprocedureimmediately
precedingthesellingperiod.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallbeapplicableuntil4March1979.
ThefirstperiodofsalereferredtoinArticle13a(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No232/75shallcommence,byway
ofderogationfromthesaidprovisions,onFriday,19
January1979andshallterminateonWednesday ,24
January1979.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,,18January1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President