Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/88 of 3 March 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 on the sale of intervention butter intended in particular for incorporation in compound feedingstuffs

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 597/88
of 3 March 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 on the sale of intervention butter intended in particular for incorporation in compound feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 25/88 (4), fixes the date on which butter offered for sale by the intervention agency must have been taken into storage; whereas, in order to enable the programme to be continued, the date of entry into storage of the butter should be postponed; whereas that provision must, however, apply from 2 March 1988 only so that the sale at a predetermined price provided for in Article 25 of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 may involve the oldest butter until that date;
Whereas the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 was amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3658/87 (5) to clarify its provisions; whereas, in order to avoid any ambiguity, Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 should be amended accordingly; whereas, in view of experience gained, the period of manufacture of the compound feedingstuffs should be extended under the special case provided for in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 9 (1);
Whereas it is not worthwhile and it is costly to continue, in the present situation, trials involving the utilization of butter at a reduced price for industrial purposes in the absence of convincing results; whereas sales of butter under Title VIIa of Regulation (EEC) No 2409/86 should accordingly 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,