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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 90 , 15 . 4 . 1969 , P . 12 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 178 , 12 . 7 . 1980 , P . 22 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 84 , 31 . 3 . 1978 , P . 19 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 115 , 6 . 5 . 1980 , P . 8 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2863/80

OF 5 NOVEMBER 1980

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NOS 685/69 AND 625/78 AS REGARDS THE TIME LIMITS FOR PAYMENT IN THE CASE OF BUTTER AND SKIMMED-MILK POWDER BOUGHT IN BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES

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 6 ( 7 ) AND ARTICLE 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF BUTTER , ARTICLE 5 ( 5 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1829/80 ( 4 ), AND , IN THE CASE OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER , ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1104/80 ( 6 ), SET EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BUYING-IN PRICE BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES ;

WHEREAS THOSE DATES SHOULD BE REVISED IN ORDER TO HARMONIZE THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING BUYING-IN APPLIED BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES WITH THOSE APPLIED IN COMMERCE ;

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

ARTICLE 5 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 5 . PAYMENT FOR BUTTER BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL BE MADE WITHIN A PERIOD COMMENCING THE 60TH DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE BUTTER WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AND TERMINATING THE 90TH DAY AFTER THAT DATE ' .

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 625/78 , IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . PAYMENT FOR SKIMMED-MILK POWDER BOUGHT IN BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY SHALL BE MADE WITHIN A PERIOD COMMENCING THE 60TH DAY AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE SKIMMED-MILK POWDER WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AND TERMINATING THE 90TH DAY AFTER THAT DATE ' .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 17 NOVEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT