•«WSJ. COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVIUNITIES 
C0M(91)168 final 
Brussels, 13 May 1991 
ifife,1 Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules 
for intervention on the market in butter and crream 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Art. 1(3) point (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 indicates the 
classification of butter required in the different Member States In order to 
allow for purchase into public intervention, use of the private storage 
scheme and various butter disposal programmes. 
The Danish government has decided to transfer the rights and obligations 
connected with the initial classification "Lurmsrket" to the Danish Dairy 
Board and the "Lurmsrket" will no longer be controlled by the public 
authorities. However, butter under an alternative classification : "smtfr af 
fdrste kvalitet" (butter of first quality) will continuously be controlled 
as "Lurmsrket" was controlled in the past. The above-mentioned Council 
Regulation is proposed changed accordingly. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /91 
Of 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules 
for intervention on the market In butter and crream 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common 
organization of the market in milk and milk products1'1), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 364l/90(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68<3), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3644/90<4), provides that butter bought in by intervention agencies 
must meet certain requirements; whereas one of those requirements is that the 
butter be subject to controls by the public authorities and be graded first 
quality in the Member State where it is produced; whereas the quality of butter 
graded "lurmsket" in Denmark, unlike butter graded "smtfr af fdrste kvalitet", is 
no longer subject to controls by the Danish public authorities; whereas the 
designation in Article 1 of that Regulation regarding Denmark should be amended 
accordingly, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The second indent of Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 is hereby 
replaced by the following: 
"- graded 'smdr af ftfrste kvalitet' as regards Danish butter,". 
(1) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L 362, 27.12.1990, p. 5. 
(3) OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 362, 27.12.1990, p. 10. 3 
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication 
in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Régulât ion sha11 be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
DATE 
LIGNE BUDGETAIRE Chapi tre B1-203 CREDITS : 334 Mio ECU 
INTITULE DE LA MESURE : 
Proposition de règlement du Conseil modifiant le règlement (CEE) n° 985/68 
établissant les règles générales régissant les mesures d'intervention sur le marché 
du beurre et de la crème de lait 
BASE JURIDIQUE : Article.6 paragraphe 6 du règlement (CEE) n° 804/68 
OBJECTIFS DE LA MESURE : 
Prévoir une modification de la dénomination du beurre pouvant être acheté à 
l'intervention publique au Danemark. 
NCIDENCES FINANCIERES PERIODE DE 
12 MOIS EXERCICE EN 
COURS (91) EXERCICE 
SUIVANT (92) 
5.0 DEPENSES A LA CHARGE 
- DU BUDGET DES CE 
(REST I TUT IONS/INTERVENTIONS) 
5.1 RECETTES 
- RESSOURCES PROPRES DES CE 
(PRELEVEMENTS/DROITS DE DOUANE) 
- SUR LE PLAN NATIONAL 
1993 1994 1995 1996 
5.0.1 PREVISIONS OES DEPENSES 
5.1.1 PREVISIONS DES RECETTES 
5.2 MODE DE CALCUL 
6.0 FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR CREDITS INSCRITS AU CHAPITRE CONCERNE DU BUDGET 
EN COURS D'EXECUTION 
6.1 FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR VIREMENT ENTRE CHAPITRES DU BUDGET EN COURS 
D'EXECUTION 
6.2 NECESSITE D'UM BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAIRE 
6.3 CREDITS A INSCRIRE DANS LES BUDGETS FUTURS 
OBSERVATIONS : 
S'agissant des modalités techniques, la mesure n'a pas d'incidence pour le budget 
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