Commission Decision of 29 January 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (notified under document number C(1999) 265)
9. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 34/19 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 29 January 1999 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (notified under document number C(1999) 265) (1999/118/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, States or, Germany, in a region thereof; in the case of the United Kingdom and 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 Commission Decision 1999/72/EC (6) suspends the buying-in of butter in all 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 Ireland and Spain; whereas the list of Member States in which that suspension applies must be adjusted accordingly; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, sets out the circumstances under which the 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; HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 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 (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. The 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, Germany, Greece, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (6) OJ L 22, 29. 1. 1999, p. 74. L 34/20 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 2. 1999 Article 2 Decision 1999/72/EC is hereby repealed. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 3 Done at Brussels, 29 January 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission