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( 1 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 52 , 28 . 2 . 1975 , P . 8 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 740/75 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 18 MARCH 1975

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 AS REGARDS THE CONDITIONS FOR THE GRANTING OF AID FOR THE PRIVATE STORAGE OF GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES

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 ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 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 ) N 465/75 ( 2 ) , MAKES THE GRANTING OF AID FOR THE PRIVATE STORAGE OF GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS TO MATURITY ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN PRODUCTION AND MATURING TECHNIQUES , THE STIPULATED MINIMUM AGE SHOULD BE LOWERED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE TEXT OF ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) ( A ) AND ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ( A ) GRANA PADANO CHEESE AT LEAST NINE MONTHS OLD ;

( B ) PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESE AT LEAST 15 MONTHS OLD ; " .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL BE APPLICABLE AS FROM 1 APRIL 1975 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 MARCH 1975 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

R . RYAN