4. 5. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 112/57 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1157/91 of 3 May 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs 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 and milk products ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 3641/90 (3, and in particular Articles 6 (7), 7a (3), 12 (3) and 28 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1048/89 (%), provides for the sale of butter at reduced prices and the possibility of obtaining aid for butter and concentrated butter intended for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs ; whereas it has been decided, pursuant to Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, that until the end of the eighth 12-month period of application of the additional levy system the intervention arrangements for butter could be amended and whereas, in this case, the Commission could take special measures to increase the possibilities for disposing of milk products, including cream ; whereas in view of the current milk market situation, characterized by the continued existence of milk fat surpluses, it is justified to encourage even more the use of this fat; Whereas cream is suitable for the manufacture of ice- cream and preparations for the manufacture of ice-cream as referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 ; whereas, in addition, there is a risk that amend- ments to national legislation on ice-cream in some Member States may lead to a reduction in the use of butterfat in the form of butter incorporated in the said products ; whereas it is therefore justified to include cream in the list of raw materials that may qualify for the aid for the manufacture of the final products referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 ; whereas, in view of the specific characteristics of the product, certain provisions applicable to it alone should be laid down ; Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 sets out the final products in which the butter or concentrated butter must be incorporated according to formulae A, B, C and D ; whereas the aid for formulae A, C and D has () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () O] No L 362, 27. 12. 1990, p. 5. () O] No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, .p. 31. () OJ No L 111, 22. 4. 1989, p. 24. always been fixed at the same level ; whereas, as a result, the three latter formulae should be merged; Whereas, in order to simplify the fixing of the aid and the minimum price for each invitation to tender, tenderers should be obliged to draw up their tenders in ecus per 100 kilograms and provision should be made for the possibility of fixing a mathematical relation between the aid and the prices of the various categories of butter, concentrated butter and cream ; ‘ Whereas experience gained justifies, where this will have no negative consequences regarding checks, the easing of - some of the requirements relating, on the one hand, to quantities of butter or concentrated butter to which no tracers have been added and which must be used during a given period for the manufacture of final products and, on the other hand, to the quantities to be declared when establishing each manufacturing programme and, lastly, to the repackaging of concentrated butter; Whereas Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 provides for the implementation of checks on the manu- facture of concentrated butter, whether or not tracers are added, under the responsibility of the competent body ; whereas it has become apparent that a system of self- checking in certain approved establishments could, under certain conditions, significantly lighten the administrative burden while guaranteeing compliance with the objectives of that Regulation ; whereas, in addition, with a view to ensuring the full effectiveness of the control measures as a whole, those measures should be supplemented in certain respects ; 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 Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 is hereby amended as follows : 1. The title is replaced by the following : ‘Commission Regulation (EEC) No 570/88 of 16 February 1988 on the sale of butter at reduced prices