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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2003 of 4 July 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2003 of 4 July 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2003 of 4 July 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
OJ L 168, 5.7.2003, p. 3–3
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2003 of 4 July 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Official Journal L 168 , 05/07/2003 P. 0003 - 0003
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1200/2003 of 4 July 2003 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 (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof, Whereas: (1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price. (2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by the United Kingdom under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 906/2003 should be repealed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland and the United Kingdom. Article 2 Regulation (EC) No 906/2003 is hereby repealed. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 July 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 July 2003. For the Commission Franz Fischler Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. (2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1. (3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. (4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17. (5) OJ L 128, 24.5.2003, p. 3.