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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1309/77

OF 17 JUNE 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 899/70 FIXING THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE FOR QUANTITY LOSSES OF SUGAR DURING INTERVENTION OPERATIONS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2334/69 OF 25 NOVEMBER 1969 ON THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET IN SUGAR ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3180/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) ( C ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 899/70 OF 19 MAY 1970 FIXING THE MAXIMUM TOLERANCE FOR QUANTITY LOSSES OF SUGAR DURING INTERVENTION OPERATIONS ( 3 ) FIXED THAT MAXIMUM AT TWO PARTS PER THOUSAND PER SUGAR MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES KEEP THEIR ACCOUNTS ON A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2334/69 HAS ALREADY BEEN AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ; WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 899/70 SHOULD ALSO BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 899/70 THE TERM " MARKETING YEAR " IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ " CALENDAR YEAR " .

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 1 JANUARY 1973 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 JUNE 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 298 , 27 . 11 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 359 , 30 . 12 . 1976 , P . 11 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 108 , 20 . 5 . 1970 , P . 12 .