31985D0191

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 March 1985

on the sixth amendment of Decision 82/467/EEC authorizing a number of Member States to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter

(Only the German text is authentic)

(85/191/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1557/84 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3521/83 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 649/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1741/84 (6), provides that the Member States may be authorized to sell butter at a reduced price from public storage or to grant aid in respect of butter from private storage for the purpose of its release for direct consumption as concentrated butter;

Whereas a number of Member States were authorized by Commission Decision 82/467/EEC (7), as amended by Decision 84/501/EEC (8), to sell butter at a reduced price in the form of concentrated butter;

Whereas the Federal Republic of Germany has requested authorization to sell a further quantity of 4 000 tonnes of butter in order to continue the operation; whereas the said Member State is in a position to guarantee that the butter in question will reach its prescribed destination; whereas it is necessary to accede to this request, and accordingly to amend Decision 82/467/EEC;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Decision 82/467/EEC, the quantity of '13 000 tonnes' shown for the Federal Republic of Germany is hereby replaced by '17 000 tonnes'.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1985.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 150, 6. 6. 1984, p. 6.

(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1983, p. 4.

(5) OJ No L 86, 1. 4. 1978, p. 33.

(6) OJ No L 164, 22. 6. 1984, p. 20.

(7) OJ No L 211, 20. 7. 1982, p. 38.

(8) OJ No L 278, 23. 10. 1984, p. 17.