{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-796/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2006/796",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 of 29 May 2006 suspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-796",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006\nof 29 May 2006\nsuspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 has opened the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2006.\n(2)\nThe second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the Commission may suspend the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price where the quantities offered for intervention in the period from 1 March to 31 August 2006 exceed 50 000 tonnes.\n(3)\nSince the threshold of 50 000 tonnes is met, the buying-in of butter at fixed price should be suspended. Regulation (EC) No 343/2006 should therefore be repealed.\n(4)\nIn order to continue to support the butter market, the buying-in of butter should be authorised under a standing invitation to tender in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 in those Member States where the market price of butter is less than 92 % of the intervention price.\n(5)\nCommission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention of the market in butter and cream lays down rules to be followed when the Commission decides that the buying-in is to take place under a standing invitation to tender.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p 17. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 697/2006 (OJ L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 29)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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