31977R0324

17 . 2 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 45/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 324/77 of 16 February 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 753/76 with respect to the amount of the reduc­ tion in the purchase price of skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the amount of the said reduction was fixed at 35 units COMMUNITIES, of account per 100 kilograms so as to bring the price of skimmed-milk powder to a level comparable with Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European that of other proteins used in feedingstuffs for pigs Economic Community, and poultry ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, bearing in mind the substantial increase in 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization the price of these other proteins the amount of the of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last said reduction should be reduced ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No time limit set by its chairman, 563/76 of 15 March 1976 on the compulsory purchase of skimmed-milk powder held by intervention agen­ cies for use in feedingstuffs (3), and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 9 ( 1 ) thereof, Article 1 Whereas, in order to establish new rules relating to the use of skimmed-milk powder from public storage In Article 7a ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 753/76 the in animal feed, Article 7a of Commission Regulation amount '35 units of account/ 100 kilograms' is hereby (EEC) No 753/76 of 31 March 1976 laying down amended to read '33 units of account/ 100 kilograms'. detailed rules for the sale of skimmed-milk powder for use in animal feed pursuant to Regulation (EEC) Article 2 No 563/76 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 276/77 (5), set up a transitional scheme to apply at This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its the end of the system of compulsory purchase ; publication in the Official Journal of the European­ Communities. Whereas that scheme enabled the attestation of purchase and denaturing referred to in Article 6 It shall apply to all requests within the meaning of thereof to be used to obtain a reduction in the Article 7a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 753/76, lodged purchase price of the skimmed-milk powder ; whereas on or after 28 February 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 February 1977 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 . Q ) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 88 , 1 . 4. 1976, p. 1 . (5 ) OJ No L 39 , 10 . 2. 1977, p. 15 .