THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation), and in particular Article 43(j), in conjunction of Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Sales by a tendering procedure of butter entered into storage before 1 October 2009 were open by Commission Regulation (EU) No 446/2010 in accordance with the Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention.
(2)
Given the current situation on the butter market and in particular the situation of the intervention stocks of butter and the fact that certain quantities of butter are reserved under the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived scheme in the Union, the sales open by Regulation (EU) No 446/2010 should be closed.
(3)
In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
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