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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3711/86
of 4 December 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 on detailed rules of application for public storage of skimmed-milk powder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1335/86 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1014/68 of 20 July 1968 laying down general rules for the public storage of skimmed-milk powder (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1272/79 (4), lays down that the intervention price is to apply to skimmed-milk powder delivered to a storage depot not further from the place where it was stored than a distance to be determined; whereas, if the storage depot to which the skimmed-milk powder is delivered is situated at a distance greater than that maximum distance, the additional transport costs, to be determined at a flat rate, are to be borne by the intervention agencies;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2256/86 (6), fixed the maximum distance in question at 100 kilometres; whereas experience has shown that this maximum distance is inadequate to enable the intervention agencies to manage access to public storage depots under the best possible conditions; whereas this distance should therefore be increased to 350 kilometres;
Whereas point 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 on the quality of skimmed-milk powder stipulates the control methods to be used to detect certain products; whereas reference should be made to the international standards on the taking of samples;
Whereas Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 stipulates the method for determining free sialic acid to detect rennet whey in skimmed-milk powder intended for public storage; whereas this method was used on a temporary basis until 31 March 1986; whereas, therefore, the said Annex should be deleted;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 5 (1) '100 kilometres' is replaced by '350 kilometres';
2. In Annex I (2) (a) 'ISO Standard' is replaced by 'International Standard ISO' each time it occurs;
3. In Annex I (2) (b), the second indent is replaced by the following:
'rennet whey: determination of glycomacropeptides by high-performance liquid chromatography (3).';
4. In Annex I (2), the following point (c) is added:
'(c) Samples shall be taken in accordance with the procedure laid down by International Standard ISO 707; however, Member States may use another method of sampling provided that this method complies with the principles of the abovementioned Standard.';
5. In Annex I, footnote (4) is deleted;
6. Annex IV is deleted;
7. Annex V is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, Article 1 (4) and (7) shall apply with effect from 2 February 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 1986.