REGULATION (EEC) No 1075/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 25 May 1971 amending Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, 1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70, 2 and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 8 (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream, 3 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1211/69, 4 butter may qualify for private storage aid in a Member State only if it has been produced in that Member State ; whereas butter could be marketed more easily if it could be stored anywhere in Community territory, whereas, therefore, the requirement mentioned above should be revoked;

Whereas experience has shown that the provisions of Article 8 (3) of that Regulation are no longer necessary;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 8 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

In Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68, the words "may conclude a contract for butter only if the latter is produced in that Member State and if it is" shall be replaced by the words "may conclude a contract only for butter produced in the Community and".

Article 3

Subparagraph (c) of Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 is hereby repealed.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 7 June 1971.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1971.

For the Council

The President

M. COINTAT 1OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 2OJ No L 143, 1.7.1970, p. 2. 3OJ No L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 1. 4OJ No L 155, 28.6.1969, p. 13.