CELEX: 32000R2278
Language: en
Date: 2000-10-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2278/2000 of 13 October 2000 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 62nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

14.10.2000              EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 260/3
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2278/2000
                                                            of 13 October 2000
               fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concen-
               trated butter for the 62nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender
                                             provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
Community,                                                                 (2)    No bids will be accepted, taking into account the level of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17                       the bids, following the tender for the sale of traced
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk                         intervention butter.
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                           (3)    The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
                                                                                  accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas:                                                                          Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
(1)     The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission
        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                                        Article 1
        foodstuffs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
        635/2000 (4), to sell by invitation to tender certain              The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and
        quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for           processing securities applying for the 62nd individual invita-
        cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that          tion to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided
        Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders             for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated
        received in response to each individual invitation to              in the Annex hereto.
        tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter           No award shall be made as regards the sale of traced butter
        and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and               from intervention stocks.
        concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price
        or aid may vary according to the intended use of the                                           Article 2
        butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure,
        and that a decision may also be taken to make no award             This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 October 2000.
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                       Done at Brussels, 13 October 2000.
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                          Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                    Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L  160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L  193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L  350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L  76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.
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                                                                  ANNEX
        to the Commission Regulation of 13 Oktober 2000 fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the
        maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 62nd 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                 218        225          —           225
           Minimum             Butter
          selling price        ≥ 82 %
                                             Concentrated              211         —           —            —
                                             Unaltered                 144        144          —           144
                Processing security
                                             Concentrated              144         —           —            —
                           Butter ≥ 82 %                                 95         91         —             91
                           Butter < 82 %                                 92         88         —             88
           Maximum
                aid
                           Concentrated butter                         117        113         117          113
                           Cream                                        —          —            40           38
                           Butter                                      105         —           —            —
           Processing
                           Concentrated butter                         129         —          129           —
            security
                           Cream                                        —          —            44          —