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( 1 ) OJ NO C 163 , 10 . 7 . 1978 , P . 69 .

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

( 3 ) OJ NO L 171 , 28 . 6 . 1978 , P . 12 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78

OF 25 JULY 1978

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 ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS THE CHEESES FOR WHICH PRIVATE STORAGE AID IS GRANTED ARE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1421/78 ( 3 );

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO STABILIZE THE MARKET IN PROVOLONE CHEESE AND THE BETTER TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF ARTICLE 39 OF THE TREATY IN THE REGIONS WHERE THIS PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED , IT SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF CHEESES FOR WHICH PRIVATE STORAGE AID IS GRANTED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE INSERTED IN ARTICLE 8 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 :

' ( C ) PROVOLONE CHEESE AT LEAST THREE MONTHS OLD ; '

ARTICLE 2

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . ERTL