# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2004 of 5 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream, Introduction: Introductory text

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2004
of 5 July 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream
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, and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that intervention butter placed on sale must have entered into storage before 1 September 1999.
(2)
Given the situation on the butter market and the quantities of butter in intervention storage and considering that the reduction in the intervention price for butter as from 1 July 2004 should be reflected in reduced market prices it is appropriate that butter in storage before 1 April 2002 should be available for sale.
(3)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1236/introduction (the official version)
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