Document ID: 31981D0125

COMMISSION DECISION of 16 February 1981 amending for the fifth time Decision 78/360/EEC authorizing several Member States to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter (Only the German text is authentic) (81/125/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
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 Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1272/79 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 649/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/79 (6), provides that the Member States may be authorized to sell butter at a reduced price from public storage or to grant aid in respect of butter from private storage for the purpose of its release for direct consumption as concentrated butter;
Whereas several Member States were authorized by Commission Decision 78/360/EEC (7), as last amended by Decision 80/851/EEC (8), to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter ; whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has requested authorization to sell a further quantity of 2 500 tonnes of butter in order to continue the operation ; whereas the said Member State is in a position to guarantee that the butter in question will reach its prescribed destination ; whereas it is necessary to accede to this request, and accordingly to amend the said Decision;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 1 (2) of Decision 78/360/EEC, the quantity of "12 500 tonnes" shown for the Federal Republic of Germany is replaced by the quantity of "15 000 tonnes".
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Done at Brussels, 16 February 1981.

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