31974R0561

9 . 3 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 67/ 17

REGULATION ( EEC) No 561 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 8 March 1974 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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 419/74 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof ; Article 6(1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1259/ 72 is replaced by the following : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 (3) of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules '(a) to have all the butter awarded processed into for intervention on the market in butter and cream , as concentrated butter with a minimum fat last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and content of 99-8 % , in an establishment in particular Article 7a thereof ; approved by the Member State in whose terri­ tory the processing is carried out, and to Whereas Article 6(1 ) of Commission Regulation produce a minimum of 100 kg of concen­ (EEC) No 1 259/72 (5) of 16 June 1972 on the disposal trated butter per : of butter at a reduced price to certain Community — 122-5 kg of butter processed, where the fat processing undertakings, as last amended by Regula­ content of the butter sold is 82 % or tion (EEC) No 324/74 (6), provides that the tenderer is more ; to undertake to have all the butter awarded processed into concentrated butter ; — 125-5 kg of butter processed, where the fat content of the butter sold is less than Whereas experience has shown that it is necessary to 82 % fix a rate of minimum yield for the processing into concentrated butter ; Article 2 Whereas, in fixing this yield, account should be taken of the characteristics of the butter accepted for inter­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March vention : 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 8 March 1974 . For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(0 OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . 2) OJ No L 49 , 21 . 2. 1974, p . 2. (3) OJ No L 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , p. 1 . K) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 15, (5) OJ No L 139 , 17 . 6 . 1972, p. 18 . (6) OJ No L 35, 8 . 2. 1974, p . 28 .