31973R0554

27. 2 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 54/25

REGULATION (EEC) N° 554/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 February 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 on the sale by tender of butter at reduced prices for the exportation of certain fat compounds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion are in' accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/ 68 ( x ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last Arttcle 1 amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) concerning the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and the Euro­ In the first subparagraph of Article 16 (2) of Regula­ pean Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels tion (EEC) No 1519/72, '30 days' is replaced by '4 months'. on 22 January 1972, and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof ; Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/ 68 (4) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for Article 19 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 is intervention on the market in butter and cream , as amended as follows : last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (5), and in particular Article 7a thereof ; 1 . The first indent of (a ) ds replaced by the fallowing: '— 10 kg of triglycerides of enanthic (n-hepta­ Whereas experience has shown .the scale of the oper­ noic) acid at least 95 % pure calculated as ation provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) triglycerides on the product ready for incor­ No 1519/72 (6) of 14 July 1972 amended by Regula­ poration .' tion (EEC) No 376/73 (7) may be extended in parti­ 2 . The first indent of (b) is replaced by the following: cular by broadening certain of the provisions of the Regulation ; whereas in particular a longer period '— mixed, per 970 kg, with 30 kg of triglyce­ than that laid down in Article 16 (2) for the taking rides of enanthic (n-heptanoic) acid, at least over of butter should be applied, to give exporters 95 % pure calculated as triglycerides on the greater security of supply ; whereas, in addition, the product ready for incorporation, and there­ use of packaging of a capacity larger than that laid after.' down in Article 22 should be provided for ; whereas the formalities for releasing the security in 3 . At the second indent of ( b), the words 'not less than 26 °/o but not more than 40 °/o' are accordance with Article 25 (2) (c) can also be simpli­ fied ; replaced by ' not less than 26 % but not more than 50 % '.

Whereas, moreover, in ( a) and (b) of the first indent 4. The following subparagraph is added to the end of Article 19 (2), the use as tracer of a compound of paragraph 2 : based on triglycerides of enanthic acid is provided 'The competent agency shall make sure that the for ; whereas the present definition of the degree of quality and characteristics, in particular the purity required of this product can be interpreted in degree of purity, of the products to be incorpor­ various ways, so that products are used which are ated have been observed .' •not sufficiently reliable ; whereas the formula must therefore be rendered more precise ; Article 3

(*) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . Article 22 ( b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 is (s) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 . (3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 . replaced by the following : (4) OJ No L 116, 28 . 5 . 1971 , p. 1 . '( b ) of a net capacity of not more than 200 kg (5) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972 , p. 15 . in the case of the product referred to in («) OJ No L 162, 18 . 7. 1972, p. 1 . (7) OJ No L 39 , 12 . 2 . 1973 , p. 40. Article 19 (2) ( b ).'

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Article 4 metal containers either hermetically sealed of a maximum capacity of 2-5 kg or of a Article 23 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1519/72 is maximum capacity of 200 kg.' replaced by the following : '— bestemt til eksport i henhold til forordning (E0F) nr. 1519/72 efter forarbejdning og sArticle 23 pakning i metalemballager, enten hermetisk The finished product shall be exported direct lukkede med et indhold af højst 2,5 kg, ham the territory of the Member State in which eller med et indhold af højst 200 kg.' the processing takes place to a third country within .'} months from the take-over date speci­ Article 6 fic;! in Article 16 (2 ).' Article 25 (2) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 is replaced by the following : Article 5 '(c) proof that the finished product has been ..'i! e indents of Article 24 (2) of Regulation (EEC) exported to a third country : to this end No 15 * 9/72 are replaced by the following : Article 3 , except the second indent of para­ graph 1 , and Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation '—• destine a ^'exportation au titre du règlement No 1041/67/EEC shall apply by analogy.'- (CEE) 1519/ 72 après transformation et conditionnement en emballages métalliques, Article 7 bo'.i hermétiquement fermés d'un contenu de /,5J0 leg au maximum, soit d'un contenu de Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 is I'XtC; kg tin maximum '. replaced by the following : Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1519/72 'The compensatory amounts provided for in nach Verarbeitung und Verpackung in luft­ Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 and the compensa­ dichi verschlossenen Metallverpackungen tory amounts foreseen in the Act annexed to the mit cinem Nettoinhalt von höchstens 2,5 kg Treaty of Accession shall not be applicable to oder in Metallverpackungen mit einem butter and to butter processed into the products Nettoinhalt von höchstens 200 kg, zur specified in Article 19 which are sold pursuant Ausfuhr bestimmt'. to this Regulation .' '— destinato all'esportazione a norma del rego­ Article 8 lamento ( CEE) n. 1519/72 dopo trasforma­ zione e condizionato in imballaggi metallici, The third indent of Article 30 ( 1 ) and of 30 (2 ) is ermeticamente chiusi di un contenuto deleted . massimo di 2,5 kg oppure di un contenuto massimo di 200 kg'. Article 9 '— bestemd om, overeenkomstig Verordening This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 (EEC) nr. 1519/72 te worden uitgevoerd, na February 1973 . verwerking en verpakking in metalen verpak­ kingen, ofwel luchtdicht gesloten met een However, at the request of the parties concerned, netto-inhoud van hoogstens 2,5 kg, ofwel obligations assumed under Article 6 of Regulation met een netto-inhoud van hoogstens 200 kg'. (EEC) No 1519/72 and arising form individual invi­ ' - - for export pursuant to Regulation ( EEC) No tations to tender issued before 28 February 1973 1515/72 after processing and packaging in shall be revised in line with this Regulation.

Th '.s Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

> one at Brussels, 22 February 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI