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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , P . 9 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 228 , 20 . 8 . 1976 , P . 17 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 189 , 29 . 7 . 1977 , P . 41 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2077/77

OF 19 SEPTEMBER 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 ON THE SALE FOR EXPORT TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER HELD BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND INTENDED FOR USE AS FEED

THE COMMISSION 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 ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 559/76 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 OF 19 AUGUST 1976 ON THE SALE FOR EXPORT TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER HELD BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND INTENDED FOR USE AS FEED ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1724/77 ( 4 ), PROVIDES FOR THE SALE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER WHICH HAD ENTERED INTO STORE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1975 ; WHEREAS TO MAKE THIS MEASURE MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CURRENT WORLD MARKET SITUATION IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO POSSIBLE EXPORTERS SKIMMED-MILK POWDER WHICH HAS BEEN STORED FOR AT LEAST 16 MONTHS ON THE TAKE-OVER DATE ;

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

IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 THE EXPRESSION ' TAKEN INTO STORAGE BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1975 ' IS REPLACED BY THE EXPRESSION ' HAVING BEEN STORED ON THE DATE OF TAKING OVER FOR AT LEAST 16 MONTHS ' .

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL NOT APPLY TO QUANTITIES OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FOR WHICH CONTRACTS OF PURCHASE HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED WITH THE INTERVENTION AGENCY BEFORE THAT DATE .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 SEPTEMBER 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT