Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/1999 of 16 April 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
17. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 102/7 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 798/1999 of 16 April 1999 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 (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7a(1) and Article 7a(3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and the circumstances under which the Sweden, sets out buying-in of butter and skimmed-milk powder may be suspended and subsequently resumed and, where suspen- sion takes place, the alternative measures that may be taken; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (5), lays down the criteria for opening and suspending the buying-in of butter by invitation to tender in the Member the United Kingdom and States or, Germany, in a region thereof; in the case of Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 549/1999 (6) suspends buying-in of butter in certain Member States; whereas information on market prices shows that the condition laid down in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1547/87 is no longer met in Germany, Italy, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal; whereas the list of Member States in which that suspension applies must be adjusted accordingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the Management in accordance with the opinion of Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 1(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, France, Luxem- bourg, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 549/1999 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 April 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. (3) OJ L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 10. (4) OJ L 144, 4. 6. 1987, p. 12. (5) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27. (6) OJ L 66, 13. 3. 1999, p. 11