Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2009 of 9 March 2009 opening the buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure for the period expiring on 31 August 2009
Date: 2009-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention buying

10.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 186/2009

of 9 March 2009

opening the buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure for the period expiring on
31 August 2009

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 13(3) and Article 18(2)(d), in conjunction with Article 4
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 181/2009 (2) closed on
6 March 2009 the intervention buying-in of butter at a
fixed price open for the period 1 March to 31 August
2009 because the offers exceeded the quantity of 30 000
tonnes set out in Article 13(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007.

In order to continue to support the butter market, a
tendering procedure should be opened.

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(EC) No
of Commission Regulation
Article
105/2008 (3) lays down rules to be followed when the
Commission decides that the buying-in is to take place
under a tendering procedure.

In view of the special situation on the dairy market and
in order that the system is more efficient,
it is appro­
priate to increase, by way of derogation, the frequency of
the tenders to twice a month.

(5)

(6)

In order to be able to start buying-in of butter by a
tendering procedure without delay after the closure of
the intervention buying-in at fixed price, this Regulation
should enter into force as soon as possible.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure, in excess of the
limit set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007,
is open until 31 August 2009, under the conditions provided
for in Section 3 of Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008
and in this Regulation.

Article 2

By way of derogation from Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No
105/2008,
tenders in
response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00
(Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month.

for the submission of

the time limit

However,
in August it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the
fourth Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit
shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 63, 7.3.2009, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 32, 6.2.2008, p. 3.