Commission Regulation (EC) No 2492/97 of 12 December 1997 suspending the sale of butter from public stocks pursuant to Articles 3a and 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2492/97 of 12 December 1997 suspending the sale of butter from public stocks pursuant to Articles 3a and 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76
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 Article 6 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 of 24 September 1976 on the sale of butter from public stocks (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1824/97 (4), provides for butter placed in public storage before a certain date to be sold at a price equal to the purchase price applied by the intervention agency, plus ECU 1 per 100 kilograms; whereas Articles 3a and 4a of that Regulation provide for the supply of food aid and the sale of butter to non-profit-making institutions and organizations;
Whereas, given the current levels of butter in intervention storage, the need for sales of butter to other users to continue and the other means available for supplying non-profit-making institutions and organizations, sales as provided for in Articles 3a and 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 2315/76 should be suspended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,