31973R0555

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

REGULATION (EEC) No 555/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 February 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1259/72 on the disposal of butter at a reduced price to certain Community processing undertakings

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as Article 6 ( 1 ) ( b) (aa) Regulation (EEC) No last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the 1259/72 is replaced by the following : Treaty (3) concerning the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic Community and '(aa) either : the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at — 250 g of 4 hydroxy-3 methoxybenzalde-4 Brussels on 22 January 1972, in particular Article 6 hyde coming either from vanilla or (7) thereof ; from synthetic vanillin ; or Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/ — 100 g of 4 hydroxy-3 methoxybenzalde­ 68 (4) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for hyde obtained exclusively from vanilla intervention on the market in butter and cream, as beans or integral extracts thereof ; last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (5), the method of analysis by which this and in particular Article 7a thereof ; provision may be supervised shall be that applied by the official services of Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No the Member State in which processing 1259/72 (6) of 16 June 1972 on the disposal of into finished products takes place ; and butter at a reduced price to certain Community processing undertakings, as amended by Regulation — 600 g of a compound containing at (EEC) No 376/73 (7), provides in Article 6 ( 1 ) (b) least 80 % of sitosterol ( C29H50O = (aa) for the incorporation in concentrated butter A-5-stigmastene-3-beta-ol), the re­ of 250 g of the product 4 hydroxy-3­ maining part not to contain measurable methoxybenzaldehyde coming either from vanilla or quantities of stigmasterol.' from synthetic vanillin ; whereas experience has shown that by using natural vanilla for marking Article 2 concentrated butter the prescribed dose can be reduced ; whereas the Member State in whose terri­ This Ree"' shall enter into force on 28 tory the processing takes place may supervise the February 1973 . operation in accordance with the methods of analysis used officially in that Member State ; However, at the request of the parties concerned, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ obligations assumed under Article 6 of Regulation tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the (EEC) No 1259/72 and arising from individual invi­ Management Committee for Milk and Milk tations to tender issued before 28 February 1973 Products ; shall be revised in line with this Regulation .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 February 1973 . For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(*) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968 , p . 13 . (•) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (•) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 . («) OJ No L 169, 18 . 7 . 1968, p . 1 . (») OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 15 . (•) OJ No L 139, 17. 6. 1972, p. 18 . (7) OJ No L 39 , 12 . 2 . 1973 , p. 40.