Commission Regulation (EC) No 2080/96 of 30 October 1996 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2213/76 and (EEC) No 3398/91 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage and Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 on the sale of butter from public stocks

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2080/96 of 30 October 1996 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2213/76 and (EEC) No 3398/91 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage and Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 on the sale of butter from public stocks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (6) and 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 of 10 September 1976 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 of 24 September 1976 on the sale of butter from public stocks (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91 of 20 November 1991 on the sale by invitation to tender of skimmed-milk powder for the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95, lay down provisions on the sale of skimmed-milk powder and butter in public storage; whereas those provisions should be supplemented to make it clear that the products are to be allocated according to the rule 'first in, first out`;
Whereas the tendering security provided for in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3398/91 and the processing security provided for in Article 8 (2) thereof are intended to satisfy the primary requirements, which in particular include compliance with certain time limits; whereas those rules should be eased by providing that compliance with the time limits constitutes a secondary requirement;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,