Council Regulation (EEC) No 1723/81 of 24 June 1981 establishing general rules relating to measures designed to maintain the level of use of butter by certain categories of consumer and industry

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1723/81 of 24 June 1981 establishing general rules relating to measures designed to maintain the level of use of butter by certain categories of consumer and industry
THE COUNCIL 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 the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 12 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 12 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that measures other than those laid down in Article 6 of that Regulation may be taken for butter in order to facilitate its disposal whenever surpluses are building up or are likely to do so;
Whereas a feature of the butter market at the present time is that public stocks are relatively low ; whereas, however, in respect of the medium-term, surpluses persist on this market and the threat of a sharp build-up of butter in public storage is a real one ; whereas, accordingly, provision should be made on a temporary basis to enable certain categories of consumer and industry which have so far enjoyed price reductions for butter from public stocks under special measures adopted pursuant to Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 to obtain supplies on the market ; whereas, for this purpose, aids should be instituted reducing the price of butter to a level comparable with that paid for intervention butter;
Whereas, by the nature of their objective, the operations referred to above necessitate the adoption of appropriate measures to ensure that the butter is in fact used as prescribed;
Whereas detailed rules should be laid down for verification of the proper use of the butter and for the implementation of the measures in relation with the operations planned so as to meet the needs of each operation,