31977R0639

29 . 3 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 80/ 15

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 639/77 of 28 March 1977 temporarily suspending the sale of skimmed-milk powder in accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 2213/76

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, 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 7 (5) thereof, The sale of skimmed-milk powder in accordance with Whereas Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2213/76 Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 shall be suspended of 10 September 1976 (3 ), provided for the sale of skim­ until a further decision . med-milk powder in public storage at a price of 93-5 units of account per 100 kilograms ; whereas, whilst waiting for the decision of the Council concerning the Article 2 fixing of prices for the 1977/78 milk marketing year, this sale should be temporarily suspended so as to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its avoid speculative purchases in view of a possible adap­ publication in the Official Journal of the European tation of the aforesaid sale prices ; Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 28 March 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 . (3 ) OJ No L 249 , 11.9 . 1976, p. 6 .