# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1537/2004

of 27 August 2004

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 66th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999

## Preamble

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 [^1] , and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder [^2] , intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.

**(2)** According to Article 30 of the said Regulation, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award. The amount of the processing security shall also be fixed taking account of the difference between the market price of skimmed-milk powder and the minimum selling price.

**(3)** In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling price should be fixed at the level specified below and the processing security determined accordingly.

**(4)** 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:

## **Article 1**

For the 66th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 24 August 2004, the minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed as follows:

| —: minimum selling price: | 186,24 EUR/100 kg, |
| --- | --- |
| —: processing security: | 40,00 EUR/100 kg. |

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 August 2004.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 August 2004. *For the Commission* Franz FISCHLER *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_160_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 ( [OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_029_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_340_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1338/2004 ( [OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_249_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1338/2004 ().