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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2973/87

of 2 October 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) No 727/87 on a special sale of skimmed-milk powder from public stocks for export

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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,

Whereas Article 2 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 727/87 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2746/87 (4), stipulates that the skimmed-milk powder is to be sold in quantities of not less than 100 tonnes; whereas experience has shown that for certain transactions this is too large a quantity; whereas a minimum quantity of 25 tonnes should therefore be specified;

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 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 727/87 '100 tonnes' is replaced by '25 tonnes'.

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,, 2 October 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 71, 14. 3. 1987, p. 11.

(4) OJ No L 264, 15. 9. 1987, p. 10.