31976R2462

9 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 279/ 25

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2462/ 76 of 8 October 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 The security shall be released only in the case of COMMUNITIES, operations : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (a) for which customs export formalities have been Economic Community, completed at the latest by Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No — the last day of application of the system 563/76 of 15 March 1976 on the compulsory purchase provided for by Articles 2 and 3 of Regula­ of skimmed-milk powder held by intervention agen­ tion ( EEC) No 563 / 76 with respect to the cies for use in feedingstuffs ('), and in particular products falling within Common Customs Article 9 ( 1 ) thereof, Tariff subheading 23.07 B and C, and referred to in the second subparagraph Whereas Article 10 ( 1 ) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No above ; 677/76 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system for compulsory purchase of skimmed­ — five days before that date with respect to milk powder (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) the other products referred to in Articles 2 No 2385/76 (3), provides that the security may be and 3 of the said Regulation ; and released on production of proof that products subject (b) in respect of which proof is provided that the to the system for compulsory purchase of skimmed­ products in question left the geographical terri­ milk powder have been exported ; whereas paragraph tory of the Community at the latest on the 4 of that Article lays down that such proof must be 15th day following the completion of customs furnished by 1 March 1 977 at the latest ; formalities . Whereas, to avoid speculative operations, provision should be made for the security to be released only in In cases where on completion of customs export the case of exports effected within a short period of formalities as referred to in the previous subpara­ time ; graph the product is placed under the system provided for in Regulation ( EEC) No 304/71 for Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation transport to a station of destination outside the are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant geographical territory of the Community, the secu­ management committees, rity shall be released according to the same proce­ dure as governs the payment of export refunds.' HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1 Article 2 Regulation ( EEC) No 677/76 is amended as follows : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day The following subparagraphs are added at the end of following its publication in the Official Journal of Article 10 ( 1 ) (f) : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 October 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p . 18 . (*) OJ No L 81 , 27. 3 . 1976, p . 23 . b) OJ No L 263, 1 . 10 . 1976, p . 46 .