Commission Regulation (EC) No 1546/2007 of 20 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market

21.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 337/68
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1546/2007
of 20 December 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Articles 10 and 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1152/2007 amended the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 concerning private storage for butter and cream, notably by abolishing the reference to national quality standards as an eligibility criterion for private storage aid for butter.
(2) In view of those new arrangements it is appropriate to align the eligibility criteria for the aid schemes for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 (2). In particular references to the national quality standard should be deleted and where necessary replaced by the eligibility criteria of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999. Relevant provisions on checks should be adapted accordingly.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk products,