31981R0868

No L 88 / 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 2 . 4. 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 868 /81 of 1 April 1981 determining the time limit for the entry into storage of butter sold under Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 262/79

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN butter put up for sale must have entered into storage COMMUNITIES, before a date to be determined ; whereas this date should be fixed in the light of the development of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European butter stocks and quantities available ; Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, of the market in milk and milk products (! ), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for Article 1 intervention on the market in milk and cream (3), as The butter referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1272/79 (4), and No 262/79 must have entered into storage before 1 in particular Article 7a thereof, May 1980 . Whereas under Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of Article 2 butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (5), as This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 April last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 605/81 (6), the 1981 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 1 April 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17. (>) OJ No L 169, 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 1 . (♦) OI No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979, p . 13 . (5) OJ No L 41 , 16 . 2. 1979 , p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 61 , 7 . 3 . 1981 , p . 18 .