Commission Regulation (EEC) No 274/88 of 29 January 1988 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1282/72 and 2192/81 as regards the sale of butter at a reduced price and the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by the armies and similar forces of the Member States

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 274/88
of 29 January 1988
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1282/72 and 2192/81 as regards the sale of butter at a reduced price and the granting of aid for the purchase of butter by the armies and similar forces of the Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
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 Regulaon (EEC) No 3904/87 (2), and particular Articles 6 (7) and 12 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85 (4), provides for the possibility of sale at a reduced price to the armies and similar forces of the Member States of butter bought in pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68; whereas the application of that Regulation was suspended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85 (4); whereas, in view of the present situation on the butter market and the scale of public stocks, the possibility of selling butter from public stocks to armies and similar forces should be re-opened, without necessarily suspending the possibility of granting the aid provided for under Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81, and the selling price of the butter should be fixed once more;
Whereas Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2192/81 should accordingly be repealed and the amount of the aid fixed once more and in addition Article 2 (3) of that Regulation should be adjusted having regard to the repealing of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1269/79 (6) and the reference to the new Council Regulation (EEC) No 3667/83 of 19 December 1983 relating to the continuing of the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom on special terms (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2335/86 (8);
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,