Commission Regulation (EC) No 249/2004 of 13 February 2004 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 135th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
Date: 2004-02-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, minimum price, selling price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 249/2004

of 13 February 2004

fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 135th 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 European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on
the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of
aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in
the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other
foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quan-
tities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold
and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated
butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in
the light of the tenders received in response to each indi-
vidual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall
be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for
cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipu-
lated that the price or aid may vary according to the

intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incor-
poration procedure, and that a decision may also be
taken to make no award in response to the tenders
submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities
must be fixed accordingly.

(2)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks
and processing securities applying for the 135th individual
invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as
indicated in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2004.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p.
6).

(2) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 2004 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 135th
individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
2571/97

Formula

A

B

Incorporation procedure

With tracers

Without tracers

With tracers

Without tracers

(EUR/100 kg)

Minimum
selling price

Butter
≥ 82 %

Processing security

Unaltered

Concentrated

Unaltered

Concentrated

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—

—

—

215

—

129

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—

—

—

—

215

—

129

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