EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 7. 98 L 202/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1544/98
of 17 July 1998
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream,
butter and concentrated butter for the 13th individual invitation to tender under
the standing invitation 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 (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the marketin milk and milk products (
1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6(3)
and 12(3) thereof,
Whereas the intervention agencies are, pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced pricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentratedbutter for use in the manufacture of pastry products,ice-cream and other foodstuffs (
3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1061/98 (4), to sell by invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aidfor cream, 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 intendeduse of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation
procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to makeno award in response to the tenders submitted; whereasthe amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixedaccordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
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 and the
minimum selling prices, applying for the 13th individualinvitation to tender under the standing invitation totender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shallbe fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
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 152, 26. 5. 1998, p. 3.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 7. 98 L 202/19
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 17 July 1998 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and
the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 13th individual invitation to
tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
(ECU/100 kg)
Formula A B
Incorporation procedureWith
tracersWithout
tracersWith
tracersWithout
tracers
Minimum ButterUnaltered 224 227 224 227
selling price A82 %Concentrated 224 ¾ 224 ¾
Unaltered 124 120 124 120
Processing security
Concentrated 124 ¾ 124 ¾
ButterA82 % 109 105 109 105
MaximumButter:82 % 104 100 104 100
aidConcentrated butter 134 130 134 130
Cream ¾ ¾ 46 44
Butter 120 ¾ 120 ¾
Processing
securityConcentrated butter 148 ¾ 148 ¾
Cream ¾ ¾ 51 ¾