31976R0777

6 . 4 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 91 / 13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 777/76 of 5 April 1976 limiting the scope of application of Regulation (EEC) No 232/75 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products and ice­ cream

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and COMMUNITIES, Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in Article 1 particular Article 6 (7) thereof, Any tender submitted under the standing invitation to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for tender referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 232/75 intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as shall in future only concern butter to be processed in accordance with formula A. last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof, Any tender indicating under Article 7 (2) (c) of the Whereas, when applying Commission Regulation said Regulation, that its intended use is to be that of (EEC) No 232/75 of 30 January 1975 on the sale of formula B shall be rejected. butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products and ice-cream (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 379/76 (6), it is evident that Article 2 supplying intervention butter for ice-cream could lead to its substitution for fresh butter ; whereas the scope This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day of the abovementioned Regulation should therefore be following its publication in the Official Journal of reduced by deleting sales for ice-cream ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 April 1976.

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

(>) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3. 1976, p. 9 . (3) OJ No L 169, 18 . 7. 1968, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 15. (5) OJ No L 24, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 45. (6) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 28 .