No L 319/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 11. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3378/91 of 20 November 1991 laying down detailed rules for the sale of butter from intervention stocks for export and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 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 arid milk products ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 1630/91 (), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 of 11 June 1985 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1640/91 (¥), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 6 of 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 2045/91 (%), provides that special conditions may be laid down when butter is put on sale for export in order to take account of the special requirements for such sales and to ensure that the product is not diverted from its destination ; Whereas the quantities of butter now in public storage are such that a major effort should be made to make use of opportunities for disposing of it on the market of certain third countries without in any way interfering with the world market ; Whereas, therefore, quantities of butter in public storage should be made available to operators and invitations to tender organized in order, inter alia, to determine the minimum selling prices so that the Community’s interna- tional commitments may be met; whereas measures should also be adopted to ensure that butter sold under this Regulation is not released in the Community ; Whereas, in order to increase the scope for sales oppor- tunities on certain international markets, provision should be made for the butter to be exported in the unaltered state or after processing; Whereas operators may buy the butter in question throughout the community; whereas steps should be () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. ) O] No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 19. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 11. () OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 38. () OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 1. () O] No L 187, 13. 7. 1991, p. 1. taken, therefore, to adjust the monetary compensatory amounts in relation to the level of the selling prices of - the butter from intervention ; Whereas, in order to ensure that the butter is not diverted from its intended destination, a control system should be applied from the time the butter is removed from stock until it arrives at its destination in the third country concerned ; whereas for reasons of clarity it should be made clear that the control provisions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 of 16 February 1988 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (’), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3278/91 (%), apply; whereas, moreover, in view of the specific nature of the tsansaction, additional conditions must be laid down ; 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 sale shall take place, under the conditions laid down in this Regulation, of butter bought in pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, which entered into storage before 1 September 1990. 2. Butter sold pursuant to this Regulation shall be exported in the unaltered state or after processing. Article 2 1. The butter shall be sold ex-cold storage depot in accordance with the standing invitation to tender organized by each intervention agency for the relevant quantities of butter it holds. 2. The intervention agencies shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender stating: (a) the quantities of butter put on sale; (b) the closing date and place for the submission of tenders. () OJ No L S5, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. () OJ No L 308, 9. 11. 1991, p. 49.