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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3668/86

of 1 December 1986

amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 1152/86 on promotional and publicity measures in respect of concentrated butter for direct consumption

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsability levy and on measures for expanding the markets in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1338/86 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1152/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2385/86 (4), provides for promotional and publicity measures in respect of concentrated butter for direct consumption authorized to be sold at a reduced price pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3157/86 (6); whereas Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1152/86 provides that the competent agency must, before 1 October 1986, forward to the Commission a copy of the contract signed by itself and by the party concerned; whereas the difficulties encountered in certain Member States in applying Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 are such that the period during which the abovementioned contract may be forwarded to the Commission should be extended by two and a half months;

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 Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1152/86, '1 October 1986' is replaced by '16 December 1986'.

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, 1 December 1986.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6.

(2) OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 27.

(3) OJ No L 105, 22. 4. 1986, p. 15.

(4) OJ No L 206, 30. 7. 1986, p. 23.

(5) OJ No L 298, 12. 11. 1985, p. 9.

(6) OJ No L 294, 17. 10. 1986, p. 8.