1. 3. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 46/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 454/95 of 28 February 1995 laying down detailed rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream THE 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 products ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in par- ticular Articles 6 (6), 28 and 30 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (?), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2045/91 (%), will be repealed with effect from 1 March 1995 by Regulation (EC) No 2807/94 (%); whereas the rules which have not been incorporated into Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 should be included in the detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 (°), as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 393/94 (%) ; whereas, in view of the number of adjustments to be made to Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 and the many amendments which have already been made to that Regulation, it should be recast in the interests of clarity and transparency ; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 685/65 should therefore be repealed; Whereas the intervention agencies may buy in only butter which complies with the definition and fulfils the condi- tions laid down concerning quality and presentation ; whereas, in view of the technical specifications regarding the determination of butter quality, the quality require- ments to be met by butter and the methods of analysis and quality control procedures should be laid down; whereas, however, it should be possible for Member States to set up a system of self-checking on certain conditions ; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1. () OJ No L 187, 13. 7. 1991, p. 1. () OJ No L 298, 19. 11. 1994, p. 1. 9 OJ No L 90, 15. 4. 1969, p. 12. () OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 11. Whereas the national quality classes for butter remain valid as a condition for eligibility for private storage aid and may also be indicated on the packaging of butter bought into intervention ; whereas the relevant national classes must be determined ; Whereas the butter may be bought in by an intervention agency belonging to a Member State other than that on whose territory it was manufactured ; whereas provision should be made in these circumstances for a means whereby the intervention agency which. does the buying-in can verify that the conditions relating to quality and presentation are complied with, and it should be specified that the distance between the seller’s warehouse and the frontier of the Member State where the interven- tion agency which does the buying-in is situated is not taken into account in calculating the maximum distance for the payment of additional transport costs ; Whereas, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the intervention arrangements, it is necessary to specify the conditions for the approval of manufacturing under- takings and verification of compliance therewith and to strengthen the obligations of the Member States with a view to the proper conservation of butter in storage by providing, in particular, for access to and identification of lots and insurance to cover the risks for the stored produce ; whereas it is also necessary, in order to ensure a uniform frequency and level of controls, to specify the nature and number of inspections of storage premises to be performed by the national authorities ; Whereas, in order to ensure that no payment for butter bought in is made unduly, the trial period for the butter should be reduced and it should be specified that compli- ance with all the conditions laid down must be checked before payment ; whereas the possibility afforded to sellers of replacing defective quantities of butter may be abolished without prejudicial consequences for those concerned ; Whereas, to facilitate checks on the presence of products stored under private storage contracts, there should be