78/737/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 August 1978 on the sale of butter to certain classes of consumer receiving social assistance

COMMISSION DECISION  of 18 August 1978  on the sale of butter to certain classes of consumer receiving social assistance  (78/737/EEC)
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 1761/78 (2), and in particular Articles 12 (3) and 28 thereof,
Whereas, under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1762/78 of 25 July 1978 on the sale of butter at reduced prices to persons receiving social assistance (3), aid may be granted for the purchase of butter at reduced prices by persons receiving social assistance;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the butter in fact reaches those for whom it is intended, provision should be made for it to be sold only upon presentation of documentary evidence of the purchaser's entitlement to the butter, and a maximum monthly quantity per consumer should be fixed;
Whereas the aid provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1762/78 is granted in addition to the price reductions on butter sold for direct consumption pursuant to other Community measures and in particular pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 649/78 of 31 March 1978 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter for direct consumption as concentrated butter (4), and to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1901/78 of 4 August 1978 on the sale of butter at a reduced price during the 1978/79 milk year for direct consumption in the Community (5);
Whereas the Member States should inform the Commission of the arrangements proposed by them and of the quantities of butter sold pursuant to this Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,