31977R0977

No L 116/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 7 . 5 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 977/77

of 6 May 1977

fixing the amount of the aid for skimmed-milk powder for use as feed

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, until the new amount of the aid for COMMUNITIES , skimmed milk has been fixed , the amount fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 935/76 of 23 April Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1976 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 2243/76 (6), shall apply ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and 804/ 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last time limit set by its Chairman , amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 559/ 76 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Article 2a ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules Article 1 for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk The' amount of the aid referred to in Article 10 of powder for use as feed (3 ), as last amended by Regula­ Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be 3900 units of tion ( EEC) No 976 / 77 (4 ), defines the criteria account per 100 kilograms for skimmed-milk powder. governing the fixing of these aids ; whereas paragraph 3 of the abovementioned Article specifies a margin Article 2 which must be adhered to when the level of aid is fixed for skimmed-milk powder ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of Whereas, applying these rules to the present market the European Communities. situation , it follows that the aid for skimmed-milk powder should be fixed at the level set out below ; It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels , 6 May 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 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , p. 4 . (5 ) OJ No L 107 , 24. 4. 1976, p . 7 . O O ) No L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , p . 24 . (<>) OJ No L 252, 16. 9 . 1976, p . 18 .