Commission Regulation (EC) No 981/1999 of 7 May 1999 suspending the buying_+in of butter in certain Member States
8. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 120/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 981/1999 of 7 May 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 913/1999 (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, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, the Neth- erlands and Portugal; whereas the list of Member States in which that suspension applies must be adjusted accord- ingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management 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, Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden and Great Britain. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 913/1999 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 May 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 May 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 114, 1. 5. 1999, p. 37