# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 944/2005

of 21 June 2005

suspending the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005

## 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] ,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 331/2005 of 25 February 2005 determining the aid referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 for the private storage of butter and cream and derogating from Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 [^2] , and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** The applications for private storage contracts, provided for in Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005, have reached 110 000 tonnes.

**(2)** Since this condition is met, the application of Article 1(1)(b) and (2) of that Regulation has to be suspended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The application of Article 1(1)(b) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 331/2005 is suspended as from 23 June 2005.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 June 2005. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *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 53, 26.2.2005, p. 15](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_053_R_TOC) .

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