# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1780/2006

of 1 December 2006

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 53nd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

## 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(c) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission 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 on the market in butter and cream [^2] , intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.

**(2)** 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, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.

**(3)** In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.

**(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 53nd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 28 November 2006, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 236,21 EUR/100 kg.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2006.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2006. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^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 1913/2005 ( [OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_307_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_333_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/2005 ( [OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_290_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/2005 ().