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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 239 , 17 . 9 . 1977 , P . 16 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 159 , 17 . 6 . 1978 , P . 29 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2912/78

OF 12 DECEMBER 1978

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2058/77 ON THE TRANSFER OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER TO THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY

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 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 7 ( 5 ) AND 10 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1621/77 OF 18 JULY 1977 ON THE TRANSFER OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER TO THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES OF OTHER MEMBER STATES ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS BY THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 4 ( C ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2058/77 OF 16 SEPTEMBER 1977 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1621/77 ON THE TRANSFER TO THE ITALIAN INTERVENTION AGENCY OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER HELD BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES OF OTHER MEMBER STATES ( 4 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1327/78 ( 5 ), THE QUANTITY OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER SOLD UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 IS LIMITED TO 200 TONNES PER MONTH PER BUYER ; WHEREAS THE PROGRESS OF THE OPERATION , POTENTIAL SALES OF THE SKIMMED-MILK POWDER AND EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED DICTATE THE ADVISABILITY OF INCREASING THIS AMOUNT TO 400 TONNES IN ORDER TO ENABLE QUANTITIES TRANSFERRED TO BE DISPOSED OF MORE QUICKLY ;

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

THE QUANTITY OF 200 TONNES MENTIONED IN THE SECOND INDENT OF ARTICLE 4 ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2058/77 IS REPLACED BY 400 TONNES .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE 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 , 12 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT