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

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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purpose of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (5), provides that, when butter is put on sale for  export, special conditions may be laid down to take account of the special requirements for such sales and to guarantee that the product is not diverted from its destination;
Whereas on 22 June 1993 the Committee of the Protocol relating to milk fat, acting within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), granted a derogation from Article 3 of the Protocol relating to milk fat in order to allow  sales of butter to the Republics created after the dissolution of the Soviet Union at prices lower than the minimum GATT price;
Whereas the quantities of butter at present in storage are such that they should be used for such sales; whereas, therefore, it seems desirable to make certain quantities of butter in public of storage available to operators, using the tendering  procedure in order to fix the minimum selling price;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the butter is not diverted from its destination, a system of supervision should operate from the time the butter is removed from storage until it has reached its destination in the third country concerned; whereas, for  reasons of clarity, it should be specified that the provisions on supervision laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention  (6), as last amened by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (7) are applicable; whereas, moreover, in view of the specific nature of this operation, additional conditions should be introduced;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to milk and milk products (8) lays down the detailed rules for the conversion into national currencies of minimum  prices and selling prices similar to those referred to in this Regulation; whereas the same rules should be applied to the conversion of those prices into national currencies;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,