31977R0706

2 . 4 . 77 No L 86/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 706/77 of 1 April 1977 supplementing Regulation ( EEC) No 2044/75 as regards export licences for butter and amending Regulation ( EEC) No 210/69

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 is hereby amended to read as follows : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization 1 . The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 2 : of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last '3 . In addition , all exports from the Community amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in of butter falling within subheading 04.03 A of the particular the first subparagraph of Article 13 (3) and Common Customs Tariff shall be subject to produc­ Article 28 thereof, tion of an export licence .' Whereas under Article 2 (2) of Commission Regula­ 2. The following paragraph 3 is added to Article 4 : tion (EEC) No 2044/75 of 25 July 1975 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of '3 . The export licence referred to in Article 2 (3) import and export licences and the advance fixing of shall be valid from its day of issue within the refunds in respect of milk and milk products (3), as meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 193 /75 until the end of the second month last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 680/77 (4 ), only milk products for which a refund is fixed in advance following that of issue.' are to be subject to the production of an export licence ; Article 2 Whereas, pending such new measures as the Council The following subparagraph is added to Article 6 ( 1 ) may decide upon , it is necessary, in order that a closer of Regulation (EEC) No 210/69 : check may be kept upon the trend of butter exports, 'A distinction shall be made in the communica­ that all exports of that product be made conditional tions relating to export licences for butter falling on the production of an export licence ; within subheading 04.03 A of the Common Whereas, as regards the information to be communi­ Customs Tariff between the export licences cated on the subject by the Member States, Commis­ referred to in Article 2 ( 2) and those referred to in sion Regulation ( EEC) No 210/69 of 31 January 1969 Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2044/75 (with on communications between Member States and the or without advance fixing of the refund).' Commission with regard to milk and milk products (5 ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article J 353/77 (6), should be amended accordingly ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and 1977 . Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman , It shall apply from 10 May 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 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 213, 11 . 8 . 1975 , p. 15 . {*) OJ No L 84, 1 . 4. 1977, p. 47 . (5 ) OJ No L 28 , 5 . 2. 1969 , p. 1 . (o) OJ No L 50 , 22. 2 . 1977, p. 5 .