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Language: en
Date: 1981-03-06 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 2 February 1981 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 44th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 262/79

6 . 3 . 81                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 60/39
                                                    COMMISSION
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                       of 2 February 1981
              fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 44th individual invitation to
              tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC)
                                                            No 262/79
                                                           (81 /95/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas Article 16 of that Regulation provides that,
COMMUNITIES,                                                         in 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 the fat content of the butter ; whereas,
                                                                     alternatively, a decision may be taken not to proceed
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                with the invitation to tender ; whereas the amounts of
Economic Community,                                                  the processing security must be fixed in the light of
                                                                     the difference between the minimum selling prices
                                                                     and the market prices of the butter ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products ( !), as last                Whereas, in the light of the tenders received in
amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in                response to the 44th individual invitation to tender,
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,                                    the minimum selling prices should be fixed at the
                                                                     level specified below and the processing securities
                                                                     determined accordingly ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as               Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1272/79 (4), and                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
in particular Article 7a thereof,                                    ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of butter
at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry
products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 925/80 (6), interven­                                          Article 1
tion agencies have put up for sale by standing invita­
tion to tender certain quantities of butter held by
them :
(!) OJ   No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                            For the 44th individual invitation to tender under
(2  OJ   No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .                         Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, in respect of which the
(3) OJ   No L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 .                             time limit for the submission of tenders expires on 27
(4) OJ   No L 161 , 29 . 6 . 1979 , p . 13 .
(5) OJ   No L 41 , 16. 2. 1979 , p. 1 .                              January 1981 , the minimum selling prices and
M OJ No L 99, 17. 4. 1980, p. 13.                                     processing securities shall be fixed as follows :
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            Use to which the butter is to be put
                                                                                          Minimum        Processing
                  (Article 4 ( 1 ), (2) and (3)          Fat content of the butter
                                                                                         selling price    security
              of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79)                                             in ECU per     in ECU per
                                                                                        100 kg butter  100 kg butter
            Formula A and/or C                        82 % or more                          122-00         19300
                                                      Less than 82 %                        119-02         188-29
            Formula B                                 82 % or more                          177-00         13800
                                                      Less than 82 %                        172-68         134-62
                                                              Article 2
            This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 2 February 1981 .
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                         K                                           Poul DALSAGER
                                                                             Member of the Commission