31973R2299

24. 8 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 236/ 27

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2299/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 August 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 as regards the undertakings which may process butter sold thereunder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN '— it carries out one of the processes provided for in COMMUNITIES, Article 19 in its own undertaking or causes it to be carried out under its own responsibility, on the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European basis of a contract, in another undertaking, on Economic Community ; condition that the undertaking participating in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the tender as well as the undertaking eventually 804/68 ( !) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ charged by the formel with the processing are tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last approved for that purpose by the Member States amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of in whose territory they effect such operations, Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in and' particular Article 6 (7) thereof ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 985/68 (3) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream , as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and In Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72, the in particular Article 7a thereof ; following is added to paragraph 2 : Whereas it has been found that Articles 6 and 19 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 (5) of 14 'and confirming that the undertaking in which the July 1972 on the sale by tender of butter at reduced processing operations specified in Article 19 are to prices for the exportation of certain fat compounds, as be carried out has been approved as required under Article 6 .' last amended- by Regulation (EEC) No 1992/73 (6), are not being interpreted in the same manner in all Member States, the matter at issue being whether the butter may be processed only in the approved under­ Article 3 taking to which the contract has been awarded ; whereas the relevant provisions of the above­ Undertakings entered into in connection with a prev­ mentioned Regulation should therefore be clarified ; ious individual invitation to tender shall on the Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and request of those concerned be adapted to accord with Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the this Regulation . time limit set by its Chairman ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4

Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day In Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72, the first following its publication in the Official Journal of indent is replaced by the following : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 August 1973 . For the Commission The President François-Xavier ORTOLI

(!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. (3 ) OJ No L 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , p . 1 . (4 ) OJ No L 139 , 17. 6 . 1972, p . 18 . (5 ) OJ No L 162, 18 . 7 . 1972, p . 1 . (6) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1973, p. 12.