CELEX: 32000R1131
Language: en
Date: 2000-05-26
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1131/2000 of 26 May 2000 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

27.5.2000              EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                     L 127/41
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1131/2000
                                                            of 26 May 2000
                                  suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                     the list of Member States established by Regulation (EC)
                                                                                No 999/2000 adjusted accordingly.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                               (3)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
                                                                                accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17                     Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1040/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas:
                                                                                                      Article 1
(1)     Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
        of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the           Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
        application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as           Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
        regards intervention on the market in butter and                 suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Luxem-
        cream (3) lays down the criteria for opening or                  bourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden and the United
        suspending the buying-in of butter by invitation to              Kingdom.
        tender in the Member States.
(2)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 999/2000 (4)                                                    Article 2
        suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member             Regulation (EC) No 999/2000 is hereby repealed.
        States establishes the list of Member States in which
        intervention is suspended. As a result of the market                                          Article 3
        prices communicated by Belgium and Luxembourg
        intervention must be suspended in these countries and            This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 May 2000.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 26 May 2000.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                         Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L  118, 19.5.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L  333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L  114, 13.5.2000, p. 9.