REGULATION (EEC) No 662/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 28 March 1974 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;

Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;

Whereas, in the interests of greater flexibility and in order to take account as quickly as possible (if need be), of the development of the situation on the market, the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 419/74 (2), to take account of the fixing of aids for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for animal feed should be applied, in accordance with criteria to be fixed under the first subparagraph of Article 10(2) of the said Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, 1. the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be deleted,

2. paragraph 3 shall read as follows:

"3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular the amount of the aids, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1974.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 March 1974.

For the Council

The President

J. ERTL (1)OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2)OJ No L 49, 21.2.1974, p. 2.