OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 61
NoL274/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.12.72
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2561/72
of6December1972
onthesaleatareducedpriceofinterventionbutterfordirectconsumptionas
concentratedbutter
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68of27June1968onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1411/71(2),and
inparticularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No985/
68of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketinbutterandcream(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1075/71(4),
andinparticularArticle7athereof,
WhereasthesituationontheCommunitybutter
marketismarkedbystocksbuiltupfollowing
interventionunderArticle6(1)and(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68;
Whereasitwillnotbepossibletodisposeofthese
stocksonnormaltermsduringthepresentmarketing
year;whereasprolongedstorageshouldbeavoided
inviewofthehighcostinvolved;whereassteps
shouldthereforebetakentofacilitatedisposalof
thisbutter;
WhereaseatinghabitsincertainMemberStatesmake
itpossibletosellbutterat-areducedpricefordirect
consumption asconcentrated butter;whereas
experiencehasshownhoweverthatadisadvantage
ofsuchanoperationisthatbuttermaybediverted
fromitsdestinationandleadtomarketdisturbances ;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadeforthis
measuretobetakenattherequestofanyMemberStatewhichconsidersitselfinapositiontoleaditto
asuccessfulconclusion;whereasthismeasureshould
belimitedtoquantitieswhichcouldnormallybe
disposedoffordirectconsumptionduringtheperiod
inquestion;
Whereas,ifthisoperationwereconfinedtobutterin
publicstorage,itwouldmakeitdifficulttorundown
stocksinprivatestorage;whereas,therefore,butter
whichhasbeenthesubjectofastoragecontract
underArticle9(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No985/68
shouldbeplacedon.themarketoncemoreaspartof
thisoperation;
Whereastheamountofthereductioninthesale
priceofbutterortheamountofaidmustbesuch
astopermitanincreaseinbutterconsumption ;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadefortheprice
reductiontobereflecteddowntotheretailstage;
WhereasbuttersoldunderthisRegulationshould
beclearlydistinguished fromotherbutteratall
marketingstages;whereastothatend,rulesshould
belaiddownconcerningcomposition ,thepossibility
ofdistinguishing theconcentratedbutterfromother
buttersandthepackingoftheconcentratedbutter
insmallpackets;whereas,toensurethesmooth
functioningoftheoperationatimelimitshouldbe
setforpacking;
Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetup
toensurethatthebutterisnotdivertedfromits
destination;whereastheprovisionstothateffect
containedinCommission Regulation (EEC)
No1259/72of16June1972onthedisposalof
butteratreducedpricestocertainCommunity
processingundertakings (5)shouldbetakenover;
Whereasthevalueoftheconcentratedbuttershould
betakenintoaccountinconnectionwiththe
compensatoryamountsfixedpursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No974/71; (»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p.4.
(3)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.1.
(4)OJNoL116,28.5.1971,p.1. (5)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.

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Theinterventionagencyshallwithoutdelayissuean
acknowledgement ofreceipt.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
Article4
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.Thebuttermustbeconcentratedandputup,
inaccordancewithArticle5,intheMemberState
inwhichitwasremovedfromstorage,hereinafter
called'theMemberStateofremovalfromstorage'.
2.Theseoperationsmustbecarriedoutinan
establishment approvedforthatpurposebythe
MemberState.
3.Packingmusttakeplacewithinamaximum
periodoffourweeksfollowingtheday:
—onwhichthebutterwastakenoverinaccordance
withArticle2(3),inthecaseofbuttercovered
byArticle1(a);
—onwhichthepersonconcernedreceivedthe
acknowledgement ofreceiptrequiredunder
Article3(2),inthecaseofbuttercoveredby
Article1(b).MemberStatesmay,attheirrequest,beauthorized :
(a)tosellatareducedpricebutterboughtinunder
Article6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68and
putintostoragebeforeadatetobedetermined ;
(b)tograntaidforbutterwhichduringthe1972/73
marketingyearwasthesubjectofastorage
contractunderArticle8(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No985/68,
toensurethedisposalfordirectconsumptioninthe
Community,intheformofconcentratedbutter,of
aquantityofthisbutterstilltobespecified.
Article2
ArticleS
1.Concentrated buttermust:
—containatleast95%butyricfats:
—havebeenthesubjectoftheincorporation
providedforinparagraph2;
—bemarketedinslabsofnotmorethan250
grammes,wrappedinpaperbearingontheupper
surfaceoneormoreofthefollowinginletters
atleast5mmhigh:1.ButtercoveredbyArticle1(a)shallbesold
ex-cold-storage-depot at76unitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes .
2.ItshallbesoldinJotsofnotlessthanfivemetric
tons.
3.Itshallbetakenovernotlaterthan12days
afterthedayonwhichthethecontractofsaleis
concluded .
Beforetakingitover,thepurchasershall:
—paythepurchasepriceofthebutter;
—giveaprocessingsecurityof110unitsofaccount
per100kg.
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthebuyerhas
nottakendeliveryofthebutterwithinthespecified
timelimit,thesaleshallbecancelledinrespectof
theremainingquantities.'Beurreconcentrepourlacuisine',
'Butterreinfett',
'Burroconcentratodacucina',
'Braadboter'or'Boterconcentraat voorkeukenge­
bruik'.
(Concentratedbutterforcooking).
2.Duringrenderingthefollowingshallbeincor­
poratedper100kgofbutter:
Article3
either:
—2kgofCi6and/orCisfattyacidmonoglycerides
atleast90%purecalculatedinmonoglycerides
ontheproductreadyforincorporation ,1.ButtercoveredbyArticle1(b)shallbenefitfrom
anaidof110unitsofaccountper100kg.
2.Thepersonwhoconcludedthestoragecontract
shallinformtheinterventionagencywithwhichhe
concludedthecontractofthequantitiesofbutter
heproposestoremovefromstorageandshallspecify
itscharacteristics inthemannerdeterminedbythe
interventionagency.or
—1kgofpelargonicacidtriglycerides (triglycerides
ofn—nonanoicacid)atleast95%purecalculated
intriglyceridesontheproductreadyforincor­
poration.

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'Beurreconcentrépourlacuisine(règlement(CEE)
n02561/72',Thecompetentagencyshallensurethatthequality
andcharacteristics ,inparticularthedegreeofpurity,
oftheproductstobeincorporatedintotherendered
butterhavebeenobserved.'Butterreinfett (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2561/72)',
'Burroconcentrato (regolamento (CEE)n.2561/72',
Article6 'Braadboter (Verordening (EEG)nr.2561/72)'or
'Boterconcentraat voorkeukengebruik (Verordening
(EEG)nr.2561/72)'.
(Concentratedbutterforcooking(Regulation (EEC)
No2561/72)).
Article81.Holdersofthebutterorconcentrated buttershall
keepstockrecordssettingoutinrespectofeach
deliverythenameandaddressofpurchasersofthe
butterortheconcentratedbutterandthequantity
purchased.
2.Ifthebutterisresold,therequirementsimposed
asregardsprocessing,puttingupanduseshall
beincorporatedinthecontractofsale.
Suchcontractshallbemadeinwritingandshall
specifythatthepurchaserisawareofthepenalties
imposedbytherelevantMemberStateinrespect
ofbreachesoftheaforesaidobligations .
3.Attheretailstagearecordofquantitiespurchased
shallsuffice.1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstorageand
untilitisprocessedintoconcentratedbutter,the
buttershallbesubjecttocustomsorequivalent
administrative control.
2.Duringtheprocessingandpackingspecifiedin
Article5,theMemberStateconcernedshallcarry
outanon-the-spotinspectionthroughoutthewhole
operation.
3.Whentheinspectionhasbeencarriedout,the
agencyinquestionshallissueacertificateifit
establishesthat:
—theconditionsofprocessingandputtingup,and
—wheretheconcentratedbutteristobeconsumed
intheMemberState,ofremovalfromstorage,
theconditionslaiddowninArticle6,havebeenmet.Article7
1.ThebuttercoveredbyArticle1shallremainin
itsoriginalpackinguntilitisprocessedinto
concentrated butter.
Itshallbeaccompaniedbyalistofthepackages
enablingthebuttertobeidentifiedandspecifying
thedateofremovalfromstorage.
2.Packagescontainingbutterremovedfromstorage
shallbearoneormoreofthefollowinginletters
at'least2cmhigh:Article9
'Beurredestinéàêtretransformé enbeurre
concentré (règlement(CEE)n°2561/72',
'ButterzurVerarbeitungzuButterreinfett (Verord­
nung(EWG)Nr.2561/72',Wheretheconcentratedbutterisdispatchedtoa
MemberStateotherthantheMemberStateof
removalfromstorage,sections101,103and104of
thecontrolcopyprovidedforinArticle1of
Regulation (EEC)No2315/69shallbecompleted.
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingwhat
doesnotapplyandbyaddingoneofthefollowing
phrasesunderthesecondindent:'Burrodestinatoadesseretrasformato inburro
concentrato (regolamento (CEE)n.2561/72)',
'Beurreconcentréàprixréduitpourlaconsomma­
tiondirecte(règlement(CEE)n°2561/72)','Boterbestemdvoorverwerkingtotbraadboter
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2561/72)'or
'Boterbestemdvoorverwerkingtotboterconcentraat
voorkeukengebruik (Verordening (EEG)
nr.2561/72)'.'Butterreinfett zuverbilligtemPreisfürdenunmittel­
barenVerbrauch (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2561/72)',
Burroconcentratoaprezzoridottoperilconsumo
diretto(regolamento (CEE)n.2561/72)',
'Boterconcentraat tegenverlaagdeprijsvoorrecht­
streeksverbruik(Verordening (EEG)nr.2561/72)'.(Butterforprocessingintoconcentratedbutter
(Regulation (EEC)No2561/72)).
3.Theconcentratedbutterputupinslabsshall
bedeliveredandremainuntiltheretailstagein
packingsbearingoneormoreofthefollowing:(Reduced-price concentrated butterfordirect
consumption (Regulation (EEC)No2561/72)).

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Article10 Article13
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission on
Tuesdayofeachweekof:
—thequantitiesofbuttercoveredbyArticle1'(a)
whichhavebeenthesubjectofcontractsofsale;
—thequantitiesofbuttercoveredbyArticle1(b)
inrespectofwhichtheMemberStatehasissued
acknowledgements ofreceipt.1.Theprocessingsecurityprovidedforinthesecond
indentofArticle2(3)shall,atthediscretionofthe
MemberState,begivenintheformofacheque
madeouttotheinterventionagency,orintheform
ofaguaranteemeetingcriterialaiddownbythe
MemberStateconcerned .
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyforquantitiesinrespectof
withthecertificateprovidedforinArticle8(3)or,
whichthepurchaserfurnishesthecompetentagency
inthecasecoveredbyArticle9,thiscertificate
togetherwiththecontrolcopy.
3.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .Article14
Thecompensatory amountsapplicableto
concentratedbuttershallbeequaltothosefixed
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No974/71,multiplied
by0-4.
Wherenecessary,theCommissionmayalterthis
coefficient .Article11
TheaidreferredtoinArticle3(1)shallbepaid
tothepersonwhoconcludedthestoragecontract
onlyonproductionofthedocumentsreferredto
inArticle10(2).Article15
Article121.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
2.Itshallapplyuntil31March1973.
Fromthatdate:TheMemberStatesshalltakeailnecessarystepsto
ensurethattheincidenceofthepricereductionor
aidisfeltattheretailstage.
Tothisend,MemberStatesshallfixamaximum
retailpriceforconcentratedbutterwhichshallbe
indicatedonthepackingoftheslabstogetherwith
thephasereferredtoinArticle5(1).However,
MemberStatesmayinplaceofthisobligationadopt
otheradministrative provisionshavingequivalent
effect.—nofurtherbuttershallbetakenoverunder
Article1(a);
—nofurtheracknowledgements ofreceiptshallbe
issuedbyinterventionagenciesforthebutter
coveredbyArticle1(b).
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6December1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT