31977R2534

No L 294/ 16 18 . 11 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2534/77

of 17 November 1977

temporarily derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, As regards contracts of sale concluded pursuant to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 during the period 15 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization November to 10 December 1977, the following of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last special provisions shall apply : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, 1 . by way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76,^ the skimmed-milk powder Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 shall have been held in storage for not less than 12 of 10 September 1976 on the sale of skimmed-milk months ; powder from public storage (3), as amended by Regula­ tion (EEC) No 920/77 (4) fixed the selling price of the 2. by way of derogation from Article 2 ( 1 ) (a) of the skimmed-milk powder concerned at a price equal to said Regulation, the selling price ex storage depot the purchasing price applied by the intervention agen­ shall be equal to the purchasing price applied by cies plus an amount of two units of account per 100 the intervention agencies at the time of the conclu­ kilograms, in order to promote the disposal of that sion of the contract of sale, plus one unit of product ; account per 1 00 kilograms ; Whereas at present on the skimmed-milk powder market demand is relatively high, mainly for animal 3 . by way of derogation from Article 3 ( 1 ) of the said feed ; whereas, in view of the fact that the powder is to Regulation, the purchaser shall take delivery, not later than 20 December 1977, of the skimmed­ be used for this purpose, provision should be made, during the period in which production of fresh milk powder purchased by him . powder is more limited, for a reduction in price, in so far as is compatible with the costs of private storage, Article 2 for an increase in the age of the product ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ publication in the Official Journal of the European ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 November 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 . h OJ No L 108, 30 . 4. 1977, p. 75.