1.9.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 234/47 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1745/2001 of 31 August 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000 (), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (?), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001 (%), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 27711999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price. (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/2001 of 14 July 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (°) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Ireland under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1432/2001 should be repealed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 14322001 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2001. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 August 2001. () O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. () O] L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10. () O] L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. () O] L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20. () O] L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 8. For the Commission Viviane REDING Member of the Commission