31976R2242

16 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 252/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2242/76 of 15 September 1976 amending Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1282/72 and (EEC) No 1717/72 as regards the reduction of the selling price for butter from public stock

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN certain maximum amount sufficient to enable the COMMUNITIES, butter to be sold ; whereas, having regard to the increase on the intervention price for butter with Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European effect from 16 September 1976 and of the evolution of Economic Community, the market situation, it seems appropriate to alter the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No aforesaid maximum amount ; 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in time limit set by its Chairman , particular Article 6 (7) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and Article 1 in particular Article 7a thereof, In the first paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1282/72 No 1282/72 and in the first subparagraph of Article 3 of 21 June 1972 on the sale of butter at a reduced ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72, the expression price to the army and similar forces (5), as last ' 128-50 units of account per 100 kilogrammes' is amended by Regulation (EEC) No 31 92/75 (6), and replaced by ' 131-50 units of account per 100 kilo­ Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1717/72 of 8 grammes'. August 1972 on the sale of butter at a reduced price to non-profit-making institutions and organizations (7), as Article 2 last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2586/75 (8), provide that the selling price of the butter in question This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 should be equal to the intervention price, less a September 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 September 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 . (4) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 15 . (5) OJ No L 142, 22. 6 . 1972, p. 14 . (<-) OJ No L 316, 6. 12. 1975, p . 14. (7) OJ No L 181 , 9 . 8 . 1972, p. 11 . (») OJ No L 263, 11 . 10 . 1975, p. 18 .