Commission Regulation (EC) No 419/98 of 20 February 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 454/95 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream and Regulation (EC) No 322/96 laying down detailed rules of application for the public storage of skimmed-milk powder

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 419/98 of 20 February 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 454/95 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream and Regulation (EC) No 322/96 laying down detailed rules of application for the public storage of skimmed-milk powder
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 7(5) thereof,
Whereas Article 5(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 454/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 418/97 (4), lays down the storage costs to be reimbursed by the seller where the butter offered for intervention does not meet the requirements laid down in Article 2 of that Regulation; whereas, in order to ensure that there is a link between those amounts and the amounts to be reimbursed by the intervention agency to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), reference should be made to the amounts provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3597/90 of 12 December 1990 on the accounting rules for intervention measures involving the buying-in, storage and sale of agricultural products by intervention agencies (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1392/97 (6);
Whereas Article 4(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/96 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 94/97 (8), refers to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3597/90 as regards the storage and financing costs to be reimbursed by the seller where the powder offered does not meet the requirements laid down in Article 1(1); whereas the reference to the financing cost, which is not relevant in this context, should be deleted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,