31975R0194

28 . 1 . 75 No L 21 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 194/ 75 OF THE COUNCIL of 22 January 1975 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1191 /73 laying down general rules for the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, on the other hand , not all of the Member COMMUNITIES, States are making use of the authorization provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 1 191 /73 ; whereas, it there­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fore appears opportune to continue to restrict finan­ Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 cial participation of the Community similarly for the thereof ; remainder of the 1974/75 milk year to five units of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No account per 100 kilogrammes of butter, 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in particular Article 1 2 (2) thereof ; A rticle 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191 /73 shall be amended to read as follows : Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; Article 1 Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Member States shall , until the end of the 1974/75 Social Committee ; milk year, be authorized to grant to ultimate private consumers aid for butter which shall not Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 191 /73 (3) of exceed 36-50 units of account per 100 kilo­ 8 May 1 973 laying down general rules for the granting grammes.' of a consumer subsidy for butter, authorizes the Member States to grant to ultimate private consumers Article 2 until 31 March 1975 a certain amount of aid for butter ; whereas only 50 % of the aid granted is In Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191 /73, the financed by the European Agricultural Guidance and words 'finance only 50 % of the aid' shall be replaced Guarantee Fund ; by 'aid granted amounting to only five units of Whereas in order to allow all the Member States a account per 100 kilogrammes of butter'. sufficient reduction in the consumer price in accor­ Article 3 dance with their economic situation, it is opportune to increase the maximum amount of aid as from 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1975 . February 1975 ;

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

Done at Brussels, 22 January 1975 . For the Council The President G. FITZGERALD

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (3) OJ No L 122, 9 . 5 . 1973, p. 5 .