Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/1999 of 18 March 1999 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 1589/87, (EEC) No 429/90, (EEC) No 1158/91, (EEC) No 3378/91, (EEC) No 3398/91 and (EC) No 2571/97 as regards the time limit for the submission of tenders for May 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 588/1999 of 18 March 1999 derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 1589/87, (EEC) No 429/90, (EEC) No 1158/91, (EEC) No 3378/91, (EEC) No 3398/91 and (EC) No 2571/97 as regards the time limit for the submission of tenders for May 1999
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulations (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation 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), Article 7(5), the first subparagraph of Article 7(a)(1), Article 7(a)(3) and Article 12(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1589/87 of 5 June 1987 on the sale by tender of butter to intervention agencies (3), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community (4), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1158/91 of 3 May 1991 on the buying in by tender of skimmed-milk powder to intervention agencies (5), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3378/91 of 20 November 1991 laying down detailed rules for the sale of butter from intervention stocks for export and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (6), 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 and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (7), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (8), all as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (9), define the detailed rules for the tender procedures under the various schemes; whereas the time limits for the submission of tenders under those Regulations in May 1999 should be amended because of the public holidays in that month;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for milk and milk products,