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Language: en
Date: 1978-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 June 1978 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 76th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 232/75

No L 196/ 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              21 . 7. 78
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                                                   COMMISSION
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 16 June 1978
             fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 76th individual invitation to
             tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC)
                                                           No 232/75
                                                          (78 /598 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas Article 9 of that Regulation provides that, in
COMMUNITIES,                                                         the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
                                                                     price must be fixed which may vary according to the
                                                                     use to which the butter is to be put and according to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                the fat content of the butter ; whereas alternatively a
Economic Community,                                                  decision may be taken' not to proceed with the invita­
                                                                     tion to tender ; whereas the amounts of the processing
                                                                     security must be fixed in the light of the difference
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         between the minimum selling prices and the market
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                    prices of the butter ;
of the market in milk and milk products ( J), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1038 /78 (2), and in
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,                                    Whereas, in the light of the tenders received in
                                                                     response to the 76th individual invitation to tender,
                                                                     the minimum selling prices should be fixed at the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         level specified below and the processing securities
985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for                 determined accordingly ;
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and
in particular Article 7a thereof,                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                     ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 232/75 of 30 January 1975 on the sale of butter at
reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
products and ice-cream (5), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 805/78 (6), intervention agencies have
put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain                                     Article 1
quantities of butter held by them ;
(') OJ No  L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.                                For the 76th individual invitation to tender under
(2) OJ No  L 134, 22. 5. 1978 , p. 4.                                Regulation (EEC) No 232/75, in respect of which the
(3) OJ No  L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 .
(4) OJ No  L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 15.                             time limit for the submission of tenders expires on 13
(5) OJ No  L 24, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 45.                               June 1978 , the minimum selling prices and the
(6) OJ No  L 108 , 22. 4. 1978, p. 10.                                processing securities shall be as follows :
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              Use to which the butter is to be put                                          Minimum selling     Processing security
              (Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC)      Fat content of the butter             price (in       (in u.a./ 100 kg
                              No 232/75)                                                   u.a./ 100 kg butter)       butter)
           Formula A                                   82 % or more                                   88                167
                                                       Less than 82 %                                —                  —
           Formula B                                   82 % or more                                 130                 125
                                                       Less than 82 %                                —                  —
                                                               Article 2
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
           Done at Brussels, 16 June 1978 .
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                       Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                          Vice-President