CELEX: 32000R0225
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 225/2000 of 28 January 2000 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 46th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

29. 1. 2000             EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 24/27
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 225/2000
                                                            of 28 January 2000
               fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concen-
               trated butter for the 46th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender
                                            provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      that the price or aid may vary according to the intended
                                                                                 use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                 procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to
Community,
                                                                                 make no award in response to the tenders submitted; the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17                      amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk                        accordingly;
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
                                                                          (2)    the measures provided for in this Regulation are in
Whereas:                                                                         accordance with the opinion of the Management
(1)     the intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission                    Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
        Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on
        the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of
                                                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in
        the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other
        foodstuffs (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                                          Article 1
        494/1999 (3), to sell by invitation to tender certain             The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the
        quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for          46th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invita-
        cream, butter and concentrated butter; whereas Article            tion to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97,
        18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the         shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
        tenders received in response to each individual invitation
        to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for                                           Article 2
        butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter
        and concentrated butter; whereas it is further stipulated         This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2000.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 28 January 2000.
                                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                   Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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                                                                  ANNEX
        to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 2000 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the
        maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 46th individual invitation to tender under the
                            standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
                                                                                                         (EUR/100 kg)
                                  Formula                                     A                      B
                                                                       With      Without      With        Without
                          Incorporation procedure
                                                                      tracers    tracers     tracers       tracers
                                             Unaltered                  —          —           —             —
           Minimum             Butter
          selling price        ≥ 82 %
                                             Concentrated               —          —           —             —
                                             Unaltered                  —          —           —             —
                Processing security
                                             Concentrated               —          —           —             —
                           Butter ≥ 82 %                                 95         91          95            91
                           Butter < 82 %                                 92         88         —              88
           Maximum
                aid
                           Concentrated butter                         117        113         117           113
                           Cream                                        —          —            40            38
                           Butter                                      105         —          105            —
           Processing
                           Concentrated butter                         129         —          129            —
            security
                           Cream                                        —          —            44           —