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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 249 , 11 . 9 . 1976 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 49 , 21 . 2 . 1978 , P . 8 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1522/79

OF 20 JULY 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 ON THE SALE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FROM PUBLIC STORAGE

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 ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 OF 10 SEPTEMBER 1976 ON THE SALE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FROM PUBLIC STORAGE ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 344/78 ( 4 ), FIXED THE STORAGE PERIOD OF THE PRODUCT PUT UP FOR SALE AT NOT LESS THAN 12 MONTHS ;

WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE TURNOVER OF STOCKS , THE PERIOD OF STORAGE SHOULD BE REDUCED TO FOUR MONTHS FOR THE SKIMMED-MILK POWDER IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2213/76 , THE EXPRESSION ' 12 MONTHS ' IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ ' FOUR MONTHS ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF 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 , 20 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT