31977R0681

1 . 4. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/49

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 681 /77 of 31 March 1977 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2054/76 on the sale for export to third countries of skimmed-milk powder held by intervention agencies and intended for use as feed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN price following possible changes in the prices COMMUNITIES, obtaining in international trade, it should be provided that the skimmed-milk powder be taken over before Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 10 May 1977 ; Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, of the market in milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2054/76 Article 1 of 19 August 1976 on the sale for export to third coun­ tries of skimmed-milk powder held by intervention In the first subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of Regulation agencies and inteded for use as feed (3), as last (EEC) No 2054/76, the date '1 April 1977' is replaced amended by Regulation (EEC) No 421 /77 (4), provides by ' 10 May 1977'. for the sale of skimmed-milk powder held in public store at a price equal to the buying-in price paid by Article 2 the intervention agency less nine units of account per 100 kilograms, and prescribes that the buyer must This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April take over the total quantity of skimmed-milk powder 1977 . before 1 April 1977 ; It shall not apply to skimmed-milk powder for which Whereas to allow continued sales at the current price, purchase contracts have been concluded with the inter­ taking into account the need to be able to change this vention agency before that date .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1977 . For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 1.3 . (2) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 . (3) OJ No L 228 , 20 . 8 . 1976, p. 17 . (4) OJ No L .56, 1 . 3 . 1977, p. 48 .