
Article 1 
Buying-in of butter by a tendering procedure, in excess of the limit set out in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, is open until 31 August 2009, under the conditions provided for in Section 3 of Chapter II of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008 and in this Regulation.
Article 2 
By way of derogation from Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 105/2008, the time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month.
However, in August it shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication 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, 9 March 2009.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development