EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 8. 1999 L 228/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1865/1999
of 27 August 1999
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concen-
trated butter for the 37th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender
provided for inRegulation(EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milkand milk products (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (6) and Article
12(3) thereof,
(1) Whereas the intervention agencies are, pursuant toCommission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced pricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-trated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry prod-ucts, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (
3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999 (4), to sell by invitation
to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold andto grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter;whereas Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that inthe light of the tenders received in response to eachindividual invitation to tender a minimum selling priceshall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixedfor cream, butter and concentrated butter; whereas it isfurther stipulated that the price or aid may varyaccording to the intended use of the butter, its fat
content and the incorporation procedure, and that adecision may also be taken to make no award inresponse to the tenders submitted; whereas theamount(s) of the processing securities must be fixedaccordingly;
(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulationare in accordance 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
37th 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 28 August 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 August 1999.
For the Commission
Karel VAN MIERT
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 8. 1999 L 228/24
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 August 1999 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum
aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 37th individual invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (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 95 91
MaximumButter <82 % 92 88 — 88
aidConcentrated butter 117 113 117 113
Cream — — 40 38
Butter 105 — 105 —
Processing
securityConcentrated butter 129 — 129 —
Cream — — 44 —