31. 7. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 208/29 - COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2409/86 of 30 July 1986 - on the sale of intervention butter intended for incorporation in compound feedingstuffs THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3790/85 (3, and in particular Article 7a thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 concerning monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1013/86 (*), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Whereas the situation on the market in butter in the Community is characterized by the existence of stocks formed as the result of intervention on the market in butter under Article 6 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1335/86 (%), during previous milk years; Whereas it is not possible to dispose of all the butter in store on normal terms ; whereas, in order to bring stocks down to an acceptable level, measures liable to favour the disposal of the oldest butter should be taken; Whereas the disposal of butter at a reduced price for the manufacture of compound feedingstuffs in the Com- munity constitutes such a measure ; Whereas, in order to ensure equality of access to the butter for the undertakings concerned, the standing invi- tation to tender procedure should be applied ; whereas, in addition, sale of the butter at a predetermined price should be provided for in parallel to sale by tender, in order to ensure that the undertakings concerned are still able to obtain supplies outside the tendering procedure ; Whereas the butter must be sold at a price which enables it to be competitive with the oils and fats normally used in aminal feed ; whereas it is therefore necessary to adopt measures guaranteeing that the butter is not diverted from its intended use ; whereas, so that the use of the butter can be effectively monitored, it is appropriate to restrict () OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1. () OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. S. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 6. () OJ No L 94, 9. 4. 1986, p. 18. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (9 OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 19. the possibility of tendering to undertakings which meet certain requirements and which undertake to abide by the obligations guaranteeing that the butter will be used as intended ; Whereas, given the technical requirements, the butter must be processed into concentrated butter before its incorporation in compound feedingstuffs ; whereas such processing must take place under on-the-spot super- vision ; whereas, in order to ensure that the concentrated butter is used as intended, the procedure for supervising its incorporation in compound feedingstuffs should be different depending on whether the products referred to in Article 6 (2) of this Regulation have been added; Whereas, as regards the packaging of compound feeding- stuffs, reference should be made to certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 of 26 July 1979 on the rules for granting aid to skimmed milk processed into compound feedingstuffs and skimmed- milk powder intended for feed for calves(’), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85(%), and to Council Directive 79/373/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the marketing of compound feedingstuffs (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85("); Whereas in particular, butter purchased under this Regu- lation must not be diverted to the uses provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 262/79 of 12 February 1979 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other food- stuffs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 665/86 ('3, in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1932/81 of 13 July 1981 on the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (*¥), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3812/85('), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 of 11 November 1985 on the sale at reduced prices of interven- tion butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1325/86 (*); () OJ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1. (*) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1985, p. 3. () OJ No L 86, 6. 4. 1979, p. 30. (™ OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. (") O] No L 41, 16. 2. 1979, p. 1. () OJ No L 66, 8. 3. 1986, p. 38. (") O No L 191, 14. 7. 1981, p. 6. () OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1985, p. 3. (") OJ No L 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9. () OJ No L 154, 5. 6. 1986, p. 20.