31977R0877

No L 106 / 26 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 4. 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 877 / 77

of 26 April 1977

amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1807/76 on the granting of special aid for liquid skimmed milk for use as feedingstuffs for certain animals in regions affected by drought

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 requires a further COMMUNITIES, short period of preparation during which the possi­ bility referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 180.7/76 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European must be maintained in order to ensure the continuity Economic Community, of the use of skimmed milk on the farm ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 648/77 of 29 804/ 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization March 1977 extending the 1976/77 milk year (6) of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last provides for the marketing year to end on 30 April amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in 1977 ; whereas, consequently, Council Regulation particular Article 10 (2) thereof, (EEC) No 650/77 of 29 March 1977 amending Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1807/76 on the granting of special aid for liquid skimmed milk for Whereas Article 2a (4) of Council Regulation ( EEC) use as feedingstuffs for certain animals in regions No 986/ 68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules affected by drought (7), is no longer relevant and for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk should be repealed, powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 876/77 (4), lays down that in order to encourage the use of skimmed milk for the feeding of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : animals other than calves, a special aid may be fixed for the product referred to in i\rticle 2 ( l)(a) and (b) of that Regulation if the product is intended for such Article 1 use ; Article 2 (2) of Regulation ( EEC) No 1807/76 shall be Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1807/76 of 20 replaced by the following : July 1976 on the granting of special aid for liquid skimmed milk for use as feedingstuffs for certain ' It shall apply until 31 May 1977.' animals in regions affected by drought (5), lays down that the aid provided for in Article 2 of Regulation Article 2 ( EEC) No 986/68 may be increased in the case of deliveries of skimmed milk to farmers whose holdings Regulation ( EEC) No 650 /77 shall be repealed with are situated in regions particularly affected by effect from 1 April 1977 . drought ; whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1807/76 is to apply only until the end of the 1976/77 milk year ; Article 3 Whereas the implementation of the provisions concerning the special aid referred to in Article 2a (4) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1977 .

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

Done at Luxembourg, 26 April 1977.

For the Council

The President

J. SILKIN

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (-) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 . (') OJ No L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p. 4 . (4 ) See page 24 of this Official Journal . (») OJ No L 82, 31 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 202, 28 . 7 . 1976, p. 1 . ( 7) OJ No L 82, 31 . 3 . 1977, p . 3 .