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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 84 , 31 . 3 . 1978 , P . 19 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2498/79

OF 13 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 ON DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC STORAGE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER

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 ANNEX I TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 ( 3 ), LAYING DOWN QUALITY CONDITIONS WHICH SKIMMED-MILK POWDER MUST MEET IN ORDER TO BE OFFERED TO INTERVENTION , CONTAINS IN PARTICULAR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES FOR DETECTING WHEY BY DETERMINING THE PROPORTIONS OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN THE SKIMMED-MILK POWDER ; WHEREAS IT WAS INTENDED TO FIX COMMUNITY LIMITS FOR THE SAID COMPONENTS FOLLOWING AN EXPERIMENTATION PERIOD IN THE MEMBER STATES OF ONE YEAR FROM THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 ; WHEREAS , AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD , IT HAS BECOME EVIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY MEMBER STATES IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE A FINAL POSITION TO BE TAKEN ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW PERIOD TO ENABLE THE NECESSARY EXPERIENCE TO BE OBTAINED ;

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 ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 , THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF FOOTNOTE ( 2 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH :

' THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT THE PROVISIONS REGARDING THE SAID LIMITS NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1980 . '

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 , 13 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT