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11.6.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
152/23
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 561/2011
of 10 June 2011
closing the sale provided for in Regulation (EU) No 447/2010 opening the sale of skimmed milk
powder by a tendering procedure
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(3) The
sales
by
a
tendering
procedure
of
skimmed
milk
powder opened by Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
447/2010 should therefore be closed and that Regulation
Union,
should be repealed. Consequently, the offers received by
the intervention agencies of the Member States from
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
17 May 2011 from 11.00 (Brussels time) have become
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
devoid of purpose.
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
(4)
In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to
Article 43(j), in conjunction of Article 4 thereof,
ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regu
lation should enter into force on the day of its publi
Whereas:
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) Sales
by
a
tendering
procedure
of
skimmed
milk
powder (5) The
Management
Committee
for
the
Common
Organi
were open by Commission Regulation (EU) No
sation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an
447/2010 (
opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

2 ) in accordance with the Commission Regu
lation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying
down common detailed rules for the implementation of
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards
buying-in and selling of agricultural products under
Article 1
public intervention ( 3 ).
The sales by a tendering procedure of skimmed milk powder,
opened by Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 447/2010, are
(2) In
respect
of
the
2012
food
distribution
plan,
the
overall closed.
quantities of skimmed milk powder requested by
Member States in accordance with Article 1(2)(a) of
Commission Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 of
Article 2
14 September 2010 laying down detailed rules for the
Regulation (EU) No 447/2010 is repealed.
supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of
the most deprived persons in the Union ( 4 ) exceed the
Article 3
currently available quantity. It is therefore appropriate to
reserve all remaining quantity of skimmed milk powder
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi
in intervention stocks.
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 June 2011.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLO
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 126, 22.5.2010, p. 19.
( 3 ) OJ L 349, 29.12.2009, p.1.
( 4 ) OJ L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 9.

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