Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/88 of 18 November 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream

COMMISSION  REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3600/88
OF 18 NOVEMBER 1988
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 ON DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION FOR INTERVENTION ON THE MARKET IN BUTTER AND CREAM
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1109/88 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 7 ) THEREOF,
WHEREAS THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 24 ( 3 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3493/88 ( 4 ), PROVIDES THAT AID FOR PRIVATE STORAGE OF BUTTER MAY NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT CORRESPONDING TO A STORAGE PERIOD OF 210 DAYS;
WHEREAS HIGH PRICES ARE A FEATURE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION ON THE BUTTER MARKET; WHEREAS THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL TO REDUCE THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR BUTTER IN THE 1988/89 MILK YEAR IS LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE OPERATORS TO POSTPONE THE REMOVAL OF BUTTER UNDER PRIVATE STORAGE CONTRACTS, THEREBY DIVERTING THE PROVISIONS ON STORAGE MEASURES FROM THEIR ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES; WHEREAS ARTICLE 9 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 985/68 OF 15 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR INTERVENTION ON THE MARKET IN BUTTER AND CREAM ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 842/88 ( 6 ), STIPULATES THAT SHOULD THE SITUATION ON THE COMMUNITY MARKET SO REQUIRE, THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO REMARKET SOME OR ALL OF THE STORED BUTTER OR CREAM; WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM PRIVATE STORAGE PERIOD MUST BE REDUCED TEMPORARILY AND THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 24 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 SHOULD BE SET AT 180 DAYS;
WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN,