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Language: en
Date: 1978-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 29 May 1978 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 75th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 232/75

No L 159/40                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                                 17. 6 . 78
                                                            COMMISSION DECISION
                                                                of 29 May 1978
              fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 75th individual invitation to
              tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 232/ 75
                                                                   (78/520/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
                                                                                 the fat content of the butter ; whereas, alternatively, a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            decision may be taken not to proceed with the invita­
Economic Community,                                                               tion to tender ; whereas the amounts of 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                                 Whereas, in the light of the tenders received in
of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last                              response to the 75th individual invitation to tender,
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1038/78 (2), and in                                the minimum selling prices should be fixed at the
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,                                                 level specified below and the processing securities
                                                                                  determined accordingly ;
                                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for                              ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 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,                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                                 Article 1
 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                               For the 75th individual invitation to tender under
 products and ice-cream (5), as last amended by Regula­                            Regulation (EEC) No 232/75, in respect of which the
 tion (EEC) No 805/78 (6), intervention agencies have                              time limit for the submission of tenders was 23 May
 put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain                          1978 , the minimum selling prices and the processing
 quantities of butter held by them ;                                               securities shall be as follows :
                    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 %
  (») OJ No L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
  (2) OJ No I  134, 22. 5. 1978, p. 4.
  O   OJ No L  169, 18 . 7. 1968, p. 1 .
  (<) OJ No L  291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 15.
  (5) OJ No L  24, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 45.
  (6) OJ No L 108, 22. 4. 1978, p. 10.
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                                                  Article 2
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
           Done at Brussels, 29 May 1978 .
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                 Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                    Vice-President