31974R2973

27 . 11 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 317/9

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2973/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 November 1974 providing for a temporary derogation from Regulation ( EEC) No 1636/74 as regards the new conditions as to packaging for the public storage of skimmed­ milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas certain undertakings have been unable to COMMUNITIES , obtain sufficient quantities of the new packaging ; whereas, so as not to deprive those undertakings of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European the possibility of offering their products to the inter­ Economic Community ; vention agencies, the abovementioned transitional Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No period should be extended until 31 December 1974 ; 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products , particular Article 7 (5) thereof ;

Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation ( EEC) HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : No 1 1 08 / 68 (3) of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of application for public storage of skimmed-milk powder, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 1 636/74 (4), sets out the requirements which the pack­ In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1636/74, the date aging of skimmed-milk powder must satisfy if it is to '31 October 1974' is replaced by '31 December 1974'. be bought in by the intervention agencies ;

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1636/74 Article 2 laying down new requirements as to packaging sets a transitional period during which the Member States This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day may permit the use of packaging authorized before following its publication in the Official Journal of the entry into force of that Regulation ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 26 November 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(>) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . ( 2 ) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (3 ) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 34 . (4 ) OJ No L 173 , 28 . 6 . 1974, p. 60 .