31975R1476

10 . 6 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 149 / 5

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1476/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 9 June 1975 amending Regulation ( EEC) No 602/75 as regards the conditions of sale of skimmed-milk powder for supply to developing countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN circumstances, particularly where the small quantities COMMUNITIES, involved do not warrant that the recipient country be required, prior to purchase, to give the formal under­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European taking referred to in Article 7 of that Regulation ; Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 804/68 ( 1 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular Article 7 (5) thereof ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 55/75 (3) of Article 1 21 January 1975 provides that skimmed-milk powder in public storage may be sold for supply to developing Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 602/75 is countries ; whereas , pursuant to Article 6 (c) of amended as follows : Commission Regulation (EEC) No 602/75 (4) of 7 — the following is deleted : March 1975 laying down detailed rules for the sale of 'and lay down any special arrangements required skimmed-milk powder in public storage for supply to for the taking over of the goods' ; developing countries, the purchase of skimmed-milk powder is subject to the production of a certificate as — the following paragraph is added : specified in Article 7 of the Regulation issued by the 'under the same procedure, recipient third country ; whereas under Article 8 (2) of — Article 6 (c), first indent, and Article 7, or Regulation ( EEC) No 602/75 the recipient agency, — Article 8 (2), second indent, and Article 9 , prior to taking delivery of the amount purchased, must furnish security to ensure that the goods are not may be waived, where, particularly by reason of diverted from their intended destination ; the small quantities involved, the application of such provisions would create appreciable diffi­ Whereas experience acquired in the initial operation culties for the recipient agency.' of Regulation ( EEC) No 602/75 has shown that in certain cases compliance with the abovementioned Article 2 . conditions may give rise to difficulties and lead to delay which could jeopardize the efficiency of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day action concerned ; whereas it should therefore be following its publication in the Official Journal of possible to waive those provisions in exceptional the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 June 1975 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(<) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13. (2 ) OJ No L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 19, 14. 1 . 1975, p. 3 . (4) OJ No L 63, 8 . 3 . 1975, p. 18 .