No L 121/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 5. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1273/91 of 15 May 1991 fixing aid levels and maximum storage period for private storage of skimmed-milk powder ) 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 (), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 3641/90 (3, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7a (1) and Article 7a (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 777/87 of 16 March 1987 modifying the intervention arrangements for butter and skimmed-milk powder (?), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (), lays down the criteria on the basis of which, until the end of the eighth twelve- month period of application of the additional levy arran- gements provided for in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, buying-in of skimmed-milk powder by inter- vention agencies may be suspended ; whereas Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 1362/87 (), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3493/88 (%), lays down the detailed rules of application therefor; : Whereas the condition laid down in Article 1 (2) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 777/87 for the suspension of buying-in of skimmed-milk powder as provided for in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is met ; whereas Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 1159/91 () provides for the suspension of buying-in ; : Whereas, in accordance with Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/87 provides that the aid for private storage of skim- med-milk powder and the maximum period of storage must be fixed when the decision to suspend buying-in as referred to above is taken; whereas account must be taken, in the calculation of the said aid, of the existence of intervention prices differing from the common price in Spain and Portugal ; Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. The aid provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1362/87 shall be as follows: — Community of Ten: ECU 0,35 per tonne per day; — Spain: ECU 0,44 per tonne per day; — Portugal : ECU 0,44 per tonne per day. 2. The maximum period of storage under contract under that Regulation shall be 150 days. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the - European Communities. It shall apply from 6 May 1991. This Regulation shall .be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 May 1991. () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () O] No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 5. () OJ No L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 10. () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. % OJ No L 129, 19. 5. 1987, p. 9. () O No L 306, 11. 11. 1988, p. 22. () OJ No L 112, 4. 5. 1991, p. 68. For the Commission . Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission