Commission Regulation (EC) No 101/1999 of 15 January 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter and Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 101/1999 of 15 January 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter and Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community
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 organisation 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 7a(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), provides for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the Community in the form of concentrated butter; whereas the scheme will continue to apply for as long as stocks of butter in intervention storage permit; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 417/98 (6), provides for the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter obtained from butter or cream from the market and intended for direct consumption in the Community; whereas these Regulations 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 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1982/98 (8), provide for tracers to be added to concentrated butter to ensure the correct use of the final product; whereas provision should be made for the same limits and reference methods to apply where the content of the chemical tracers referred to in those Regulations is not observed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,