Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs
Modified by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97of 17 June 1997on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro, 397R1103, June 19, 1997
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1061/98of 25 May 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 398R1061, May 26, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1550/98of 17 July 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 398R1550, July 18, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/98of 17 September 1998amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 398R1982, September 18, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 124/1999of 20 January 1999amending Regulations (EEC) No 1589/87, (EEC) No 429/90, (EEC) No 1158/91, (EEC) No 3378/91, (EEC) No 3398/91 and (EC) No 2571/97 as regards the time limit for submission of tenders, 399R0124, January 21, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/1999of 5 March 1999amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 399R0494, March 6, 1999
Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2000of 24 March 2000amending Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice cream and other foodstuffs, 300R0635, March 25, 2000
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/2001of 20 September 2001correcting Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 301R1851, September 21, 2001
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004of 2 February 2004amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 as regards the combined nomenclature codes for sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers, 304R0186, February 3, 2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 921/2004of 29 April 2004amending Regulations (EEC) No 2191/81, (EEC) No 429/90 and (EC) No 2571/97 to take account of the requirements of Council Directive 92/46/EEC laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products, 304R0921, April 30, 2004
Commission regulation (EC) No 810/2004of 29 April 2004adapting several regulations concerning the common organisation of the milk and milk products market by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, 304R0810, June 16, 2004
Corrected by
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs, 397R2571R(01), June 11, 1998
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97of 15 December 1997on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,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 organization of the market in milk and milk productsOJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21., and in particular Articles 6 (6), 12 (3) and 28 thereof,Whereas the butter market in the Community is encumbered by heavy surpluses; whereas Article 6 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides for disposal of the butter bought in by the intervention agency; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1723/81OJ L 172, 30. 6. 1981, p. 14., as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 863/84OJ L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 23., lays down general rules on measures intended to maintain the level of use of market butter by certain classes of consumer and undertakings;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88OJ L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 31., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 531/96OJ L 78, 28. 3. 1996, p. 13., provides for the sale of butter from intervention stocks at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs; whereas experience has shown that the arrangements need to be adjusted and simplified in order to improve the operation of the scheme;Whereas, in order to ensure consistency with the definition of butter eligible for aid, it should be specified that cream must meet the conditions laid down in Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in order to qualify for aid;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 provides that market butter must be packaged even if, after manufacture, it is intended for incorporation in products other than final products in the same establishment; whereas this requirement is not necessary for control purposes and may be abolished in such cases; whereas the requirement concerning the packaging of certain final products in the form of uncooked dough or powder preparations may also be abolished where the products are transported direct to retailers for subsequent processing;Whereas, in order to facilitate verification of compliance with the six-month time limit for incorporation of products under this scheme into final products, the number of the tendering procedure should be indicated on the packaging;Whereas past experience with cream to which tracers have been added as a product eligible for aid shows that cream to which no tracers have been added can also be accepted as eligible if it is incorporated directly and exclusively into the final products covered by formula B; whereas the limit on the maximum fat content of cream may be abolished; whereas, in order to ensure that all operators are treated equally, the conditions regarding the perception of organoleptic tracers in cream should also apply to butter and concentrated butter, and the minimum dosage of such tracers in cream should be specified;Whereas changes to the combined nomenclature and to the composition and nature of certain final products require adjustments to the descriptions of such products and the conditions to which they are subject;Whereas the establishments at which the different manufacturing, processing and incorporation operations covered by this scheme are carried out must be approved; whereas, in order to obtain approval, establishments must meet a number of conditions and give various undertakings; whereas establishments which no longer meet the conditions should lose their approval; whereas, if an establishment fails to comply with its undertakings, its approval should be withdrawn for a period which reflects the seriousness of the irregularity;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 provides that products falling within CN codes 0401 to 0406 may not, except for a few products specifically indicated, be treated as intermediate products within the meaning of that Regulation; whereas experience has shown that there is no need to maintain these exceptions, except for recombined butter; whereas the definition of "recombined butter" should take account of the different processes by which this product is manufactured, particularly to allow for the addition of cream to concentrated butter;Whereas the addition of tracers to butter or cream, or incorporation of butter or cream into final products or intermediate products may take place in a Member State other than that of manufacture; whereas, in such cases, the Member State of destination must be able to ensure that the quality criteria have been complied with;Whereas it seems appropriate to give operators the option, in the case of products to which tracers have been added, not to lodge a processing security if the aid is requested only after incorporation in final products and after checks have been carried out;Whereas, in view of the lower level of aid henceforth applicable, the amount of the penalty to be imposed if the deadline for incorporation in final products is exceeded should be reduced;Whereas the option provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 to fix a minimum basic selling price and/or maximum basic aid has not been taken up since it was introduced; whereas this option, together with Annex VII to that Regulation may be abolished;Whereas reliable and regular data on the utilization of butter, cream and concentrated butter in intermediate and final products and on users and trade flows are essential for the proper management of the aid scheme; whereas the obligation to supply information laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 is limited and should therefore be widened;Wheres, in order to enable the national authorities to fulfil their obligations to communicate information, approval of establishments should be made subject to the further condition that they undertake to supply the data required by the competent body;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 has been repeatedly and substantially amended; whereas, on the occasion of fresh amendments, it should be recast for the sake of clarity;Whereas the operative events for the applicable agricultural conversion rate are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93OJ L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 569/96OJ L 80, 30. 3. 1996, p. 48.;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: