31973R3493

No L 357 / 34 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3493 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 21 December 1973 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1411 / 71 concerning the establishment of a uniform fat content for whole milk

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, having regard to the reasons for the introduc­ COMMUNITIES , tion of the aforementioned arrangements, it seems necessary to maintain the actual situation until 31 Having regard to the Treaty, establishing the European March 1 974 ; Economic Community ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 1411 /71 (') of 29 June 1971 laying down additional are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ rules on the common organization of the market in ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, milk and milk products for products falling within heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 3478 /73 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2), second subparagraph ; Article 1

Whereas, according to Article 3(1 ) (b), second hyphen In Article 6 (2), first subparagraph of Regulation ( EEC) in connection with Article 6(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1411 /71 the application is extended from 31 No 1411 / 71 only the milk with a fat content of at December 1973 until 31 March 1974 . least 3-5 % may be delivered as whole milk to the direct consumption in the Community ; whereas Article 6 (2) of this Regulation provides a transitional Article 2 measure that the arrangements applicable in the Member States at the time that this Regulation entered into force, may continue until 31 December This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 1973 and that the Commission may postpone the following its publication in the Official Journal of aforesaid date until 31 May 1974 at the latest ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 21 December 1973 .

For the Commission

The President François-Xavier ORTOLI.

(') OJ No L 1 48 , 3 . 7 . 1971 , p. 4 . (2 ) See p. 7 of this Official Journal .