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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1861/76
of27July1976
onthetransferofskimmed-milk powdertotheItalianinteirventionagencyby
theinterventionagenciesoftheotherMemberStates
Whereasdetailedrulesshouldbelaiddownfortaking
overtheproductsandfortransferringresponsibility
forthem;
Whereastheprovisionscoveringtheaccountingside
ofthisoperationshouldbealignedonthearrange­
mentslaiddowninCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2306/70of10November1970onthefinancingof
interventionexpenditureinrespectofthedomestic
marketsinmilkandmilkproducts(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1844/76(6);
WhereassuchmeasuresimplythattheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundshouldbearthecostoftransport,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(4),andinparticular
Article3(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCommunitymarketischaracterized by
verylargestocksofskimmed-milk powder;whereas
thesestocksare,however,primarilyheldbycertain
MemberStates,whileItalyinparticularpossessesno
suchstocksbecauseoftheparticularnatureofitsmilk
production ;
Whereasincontrasttothedifficultiesinmarketing
thesurplusesintheMemberStatesconcerned,Italyis
experiencing supplydifficulties,whichare
compoundedbytheneedforfeedingstuffsafterthe
livestockisnextbroughtinfrompasture,sinceithas
onlybeenpossibletomakeupsmallreservesof
feedingstuffsfromdomesticproductionowingtothe
drought;
Whereasinordertoalleviatetheseproblemsitseems
advisabletomakeavailabletotheItalianintervention
agencypartofthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powder
whicharestillavailableinintervention intherestof
theCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
!.Aquantityof10000metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowderheldbytheinterventionagenciesofthe
otherMemberStatesshallbemadeavailabletothe
Italianinterventionagencyforuseinanimalfeeding­
stuffs.
2.ThearrangementsforapplyingthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68.
Thesearrangementsshallestablishwhichintervention
agenciesaretomaketheskimmed-milk powderavail­
ableandhowitistobetransported .
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesholdingtheproducts
referredtoinArticle1shallenterthequantitiesof
skimmed-milk powderasazerodebitintheaccount
referredtoinArticle3(2)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2306/70.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
Q)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(4)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.(5)OJNoL249,17.11.1970,p.4.
(<>)OJNoL204,30.7.1976,p.1.

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Article3 2.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallenterthe
quantitiesofskimmed-milk powderofwhichithas
takendeliveryasazerocreditintheaccountreferred
toinparagraph 1.
3.Thetransportcostsincurredbytheintervention
agenciesshallbeenteredintheaccountreferredtoin
Article3(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2306/70.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.vanderSTOEL