31976R2385

No L 268 /46 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 10 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2385 /76 of 30 September 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 677/76 laying down detailed rules for the applica­ tion of the system for compulsory purchase of skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES, Article 1 (2) second subparagraph is amended to read as follows : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 'However, certificates issued pursuant to an applica­ tion submitted Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 563/76 of 15 March 1976 on the compulsory purchase — during the period from 9 August to 30 of skimmed-milk powder held by intervention agen­ September 1976 shall be valid for only one month from their date of issue, cies for use in feedingstuffs ('), and in particular Article 9 ( 1 ) thereof, — from 1 October 1976 shall be valid for only 15 days from their date of issue.'. Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 677/76 of 26 March 1976 laying down detailed rules for the Article 3 application of the system for compulsory purchase of Article 1 2 is amended to read as follows : skimmed-milk powder provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 563/76 (2), as last amended by Regulation 'Except in the case of force majeure, where protein (EEC) No 2159/76 (3), laid down the period of validity certificates of the protein certificate and also the period for the — which have expired before 1 October have not production of the unused certificate permitting release been submitted to the issuing agency at the of the security ; latest on 10 October 1976, Whereas the reduction of these periods could facilitate — which have expired from 1 October 1976 have the orderly achievement of the objectives of the not been submitted to the issuing agency within five working days of their date of system introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 563/76 without causing any practical difficulties ; expiry, the quantities of products for which the certificate was issued shall be regarded as Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation having been put into free circulation, except are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant for any quantities in respect of which the Management Committees, holder of the certificate submits one or more extracts therefrom for which, or for part of which , no attribution has been made .'. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Regulation (EEC) No 677/76 is amended as shown in publication in the Official Journal of the European the following Articles. Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1976. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 18 . (2) OJ No L 81 , 27. 3 . 1976, p. 23 . (3 ) OJ No L 241 , 2. 9 . 1976, p. 23 .