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Language: en
Date: 1981-03-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 February 1981 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 45th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 262/79

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                                                       COMMISSION
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 17 February 1981
               fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 45th individual invitation to
               tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for by Regulation (EEC)
                                                               No 262/ 79
                                                             (81 / 130/ 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
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   according to the fat content of the butter ; whereas,
 Economic Community,                                                     alternatively, a decision may be taken not to proceed
                                                                         with the invitation to tender ; whereas the amounts of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            the processing security must be fixed in the light of
 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                       the difference between the minimum selling prices
 of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last                    and the market prices of the butter ;
 amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in
 particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
                                                                         Whereas, in the light of the tenders received in
                                                                         response to the 45th 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 1 272/79 (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 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of butter
 at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (5), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3474/ 80 (6), inter­
 vention agencies have put up for sale by standing invi­
 tation to tender certain quantities of butter held by                                           Article 1
 them ;
(•) OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .                             For the 45th 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 .
(4) OJ  No  L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p. 13 .                                time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 10
(5) OJ  No  L 41 , 16 . 2. 1979, p. 1 .                                  February 1981 , the minimum selling prices and
(6) OJ  No  L 363, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 50 .                                processing securities shall be fixed as follows :
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                                                                                          Minimum       Processing
          Use to which the butter is to be put                                          selling price    security
                (Article 4 ( 1 ), (2) and (3)           Fat content of the butter
                                                                                         in ECU per    in ECU per
            of Regulation (EEC) No 262/79)                                             1 00 kg butter 100 kg butter
          Formula A and/or C                         82 % or more                           13200         19300
                                                     Less than 82 %                         128-77        188-29
          Formula B                                  82 % or more                           187-00        138-00
                                                     Less than 82 %                         182-43        134-62
                                                             Article 2
          This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
          Done at Brussels, 17 February 1981 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Poul DALSAGER
                                                                            Member of the Commission