Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/94 of 10 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2839/93 on the special sale of intervention butter for export to the Republics of the former Soviet Union

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1342/94 of 10 June 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2839/93 on the special sale of intervention butter for export to the Republics of the former Soviet Union
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 230/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2839/93 of 18 October 1993 on the special sale of intervention butter for export to the Republics of the former Soviet Union (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1119/94 (4), provides, under a derogation to  the provisions of Article 3 of the Protocol relating to milk fat under the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (GATT), for sales of butter to those Republics at prices lower than the minimum GATT price up to a maximum of 66 500 tonnes with an  allocation by Member State; whereas those sales are carried out under a tendering procedure for which the final deadline for the submission of tenders is 24 May 1994; whereas the customs formalities for release for consumption in the Republics concerned  must be completed by 31 August 1994 at the latest to comply with the time limits fixed in the said derogation;
Whereas the Committee of the Protocol relating to milk fat, acting within the framework of the GATT, has decided to suspend the minimum GATT prices for butter and concentrated butter referred to in Article 3 (2) (b) of the said Protocol until 4 May  1995; whereas the time limits referred to in Articles 2 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2839/93 should therefore be modified and the maximum quantity and allocation by Member State referred to in Article 1 deleted to permit the continuation of sales of  older butter purchased in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 for export to the Republics of the former Soviet Union;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,