31979R1523

21 . 7. 79 No L 185/21 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1523/79 of 20 July 1979 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1424/79 fixing the special levy applicable to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN down that the New Zealand butter in question may COMMUNITIES, only be used for direct consumption ; Having regard to the Treaty of Accession, and in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation particular Protocol 18 thereto, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76 of 29 June 1976 extending the transitional HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom (!), and in particular Article Article 1 8 thereof, The following Article la is hereby inserted in Regula­ Whereas, by virtue of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) tion (EEC) No 1424/79 : No 1655/76, a special levy is applied to New Zealand butter imported into the United Kingdom under that 'Article la Regulation ; The United Kingdom shall take the measures Whereas the special levy applicable with effect from necessary to ensure that New Zealand butter 11 July 1979 was fixed by Commission Regulation imported under the levy fixed in Article 1 is not (EEC) No 1424/79 (2) at 59-40 ECU per 100 kg ; used for processing but only for direct consump­ whereas this rate of special levy takes into account the tion within the meaning of Article 1 (a) of Regula­ aid of 45-94 ECU per 100 kg granted in the United tion (EEC) No 1269/79 on the territory of the Kingdom under Council Regulation (EEC) No United Kingdom .' 1 269/79 (3) for butter of Community origin intended for direct consumption ; whereas, in order to prevent Article 2 New Zealand butter qualifying for the said special levy from being used for industrial purposes at a lower This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its price level than that of butter of Community origin publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. intended for the same purposes, it should be laid

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

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1979. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 173, 11 . 7. 1979, p. 5. (3) OJ No L 161 , 29. 6. 1979, p. 8 .