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Date: 1985-04-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 1 April 1985 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 97th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 262/79

16. 4. 85                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No L 104/ 17
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 1 April 1985
               fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 97th individual invitation to
               tender issued under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation
                                                        (EEC) No 262/79
                                                            (85/227/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         the fat content of the butter ; whereas, alternatively, a
 COMMUNITIES,                                                           decision may be taken not to proceed with the invita­
                                                                        tion to tender ; whereas the amounts of the processing
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  security must be fixed in the light of the difference
 Economic Community,                                                    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                     Whereas, in the light of the tenders received in
                                                                        response to the 97th individual invitation to tender,
 market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended
                                                                        the minimum selling prices should be fixed at the
 by Regulation (EEC) No 591 /85 (2), and in particular                  level specified below and the processing securities
 Article 6 (7) thereof,
                                                                        determined accordingly ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for inter­                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 vention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last                 Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3521 /83 (4), and in
 particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of butter                    HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry
 products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (*), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 698/85 (6) interven­
 tion agencies have put up for sale by standing invita­                                           Article 1
 tion to tender certain quantities of butter held by
 them ;                                                                For the 97th individual invitation to tender issued
                                                                       under Regulation (EEC) No 262/79, in respect of
Whereas Article 16 of that Regulation provides that, in                which the time limit for the submission of tenders
 the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling                  expired on 26 March 1985, the minimum selling
price must be fixed which may vary according to the                    prices and processing securities shall be fixed as
use to which the butter is to be put and according to                  follows :
                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg butter)
                Use to which the butter is to be put                                     Minimum           Processing
                   (Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)        Fat content of the butter
                                                                                        selling price        security
                              No 262/79)
              Formula A and/or C, and/or D            82 % or more                         115,00            230,00
                                                      Less than 82 %                       112,00            230,00
              Formula B                               82 % or more                         175,00            160,00
                                                      Less than 82 %                       170,70            160,00
(') OJ  No  L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13 .
0   OJ  No  L 68 , 8 . 3 . 1985, p. 5.
 3) OJ  No  L 169, 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 352, 15. 12. 1983, p. 4.
0   OJ  No  L 41 , 16. 2. 1979, p. 1 .
V) OJ No L 76, 19. 3. 1985, p. 5.
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                                                 Article 2
           This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
           Done at Brussels, 1 April 1985.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                 Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                    Vice-President