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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 512/77

OF 14 MARCH 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/71 FIXING IN RESPECT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCES REFERRED TO IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2306/70

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2306/70 OF 10 NOVEMBER 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF THE DOMESTIC MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3139/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) ( C ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2306/70 PROVIDES THAT ACCOUNTS COVERING THE NET LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES CONCERNED SHALL BE DRAWN UP FOR EACH MEMBER STATE AND FOR EACH OF THE PERIODS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 3 OF THAT ARTICLE ; WHEREAS THE ACCOUNT FOR GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES WAS CREDITED WITH THE ITEMS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) ; WHEREAS THESE ITEMS INCLUDE THE VALUE OF THE QUANTITY LOSSES EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE TO BE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 30 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/71 OF 14 APRIL 1971 FIXING IN RESPECT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCES REFERRED TO IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2306/70 ( 3 ) , DID NOT FIX TOLERANCES FOR GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES BOUGHT IN IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 971/68 OF 15 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR INTERVENTION ON THE MARKET IN GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 473/75 ( 5 ) ;

WHEREAS THEREFORE AN ADDITION SHOULD BE MADE TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/71 ; WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCES SHOULD BE FIXED IN THE LIGHT OF WEIGHT LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THESE CHEESES DURING REFINING ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THERE IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/71 THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH :

" 3 . THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2306/70 FOR CHEESES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) ( B ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 971/68 BOUGHT IN DURING THE MILK YEAR 1975/76 IS FIXED AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF THE WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT AT THE TIME OF TAKE OVER BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY :

- 4,5 % FOR GRANA PADANO ,

- 6,7 % FOR PARMIGIANO REGGIANO .

THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE RELATES TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT WHEN TAKEN OVER AND THE WEIGHT OF THE PRODUCT WHEN TAKEN OUT OF STORAGE . NO TOLERANCE SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE NUMBER OF CHEESES . "

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 3 MARCH 1975 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 14 MARCH 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 249 , 17 . 11 . 1970 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 354 , 24 . 12 . 1976 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 85 , 15 . 4 . 1971 , P . 17 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 166 , 17 . 7 . 1968 , P . 8 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 52 , 28 . 2 . 1975 , P . 23 .