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 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk productsOJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89OJ No L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 1., and in particular Article 7a (3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agricultureOJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 1.,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85OJ No L 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9., as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2690/89OJ No L 261, 7. 9. 1989, p. 6., establishes a scheme for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter; whereas that measure has helped to increase the disposal of intervention butter and to boost the consumption of concentrated butter;Whereas having regard, on the one hand, to the promotional and commercial action undertaken, which has enabled part of the market in oils and fats to be conquered since the entry into force of the said Regulation and, on the other hand, to the current situation on the market in butter, the scheme provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 should be continued and supplemented by providing for the possibility of granting aid for concentrated butter obtained from butter or cream originating from the market and intended for direct consumption in the Community;Whereas, pursutant (SIC! pursuant) to Article 7a (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, special measures may be taken with a view to increasing the possibility of disposing of butter which has not been the subject of purchase by intervention agencies nor of private storage aid and the possibility of disposing of cream; whereas provisions should therefore be laid down to ensure that the butter has not been the subject of the measures provided for in Title II of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;Whereas disposal measures may provide for the granting of an aid; whereas to ensure that such aid is established at the level which is strictly necessary and to supervise effectively the quantities concerned, a standing invitation to tender procedure should be used, which will also ensure equal access for interested operators;Whereas measures should be taken to ensure differentiation at all stages of marketing between concentrated butter disposed of under the terms of this Regulation and other types of butter; whereas, to that end, provisions should be adopted concerning the composition and description of concentrated butter; whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the aims of this Regulation, a time limit for the processing of the butter and the cream into concentrated butter and for packing should be fixed;Whereas a sufficiently high butterfat content should be laid down;Whereas a system of checks should be applied to ensure that the concentrated butter is not used for purposes other than those stipulated; whereas in view of the specific character of the operation, particularly in connection with the manufacture of the concentrated butter, provision should be made for the keeping of stock records by the parties concerned; whereas, however, such checks should end at the stage immediately preceding taking-over by the retail sector;Whereas, as regards the monetary compensatory amounts fixed pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85, account should be taken of the value of the butter or the concentrated butter; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for the application of a coefficient to the monetary compensatory amounts applicable to concentrated butter pursuant to the Commission Regulation fixing the monetary compensatory amounts;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community

Modified by

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