NoL196/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.7.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1910/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13July1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1259/72onthedisposalofbutteratareduced
pricetocertainCommunityprocessingundertakings
CommonCustomsTariff,beingdirectedfromitsfinal
destination,ithasprovednecessarytodefinesuch
processingmoreprecisely;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation(EEC)No1259/72isamendedasfollows:
1.TheprovisionsofArticle3(1)(b)arereplacedby
thefollowing:
'(b)thequantitiesofbutterforsaleineachdepot,
specifying,whereappropriate,anyquantitiesof
butterheldinstockwithafatcontent,by
weight,oflessthan82%'
2.Article6(a)isinsertedasfollows:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(^of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
985/68(3)of15July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forinterventiononthemarketinbutterandcream,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2714/72(4),and
inparticularArticle7(a)thereof;
Whereastheminimumsellingpricesandthesecurity
fixedpursuanttoArticle9ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1259/72(5)of16June1972onthedisposal
ofbutteratareducedpricetocertainCommunity
processingundertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1237/73(6)applieduptothepresent,
onlytobutterhavingabutterfatcontentbyweightof
notlessthan82%whichalonewasofferedfor
tender;
Whereas,incertainMemberStates,therewill,inthe
future,bestocksofbutter,boughtinunderthesecond
subparagraphofArticle1(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No
985/68,withabutterfatcontent,byweight,of80%
ormorebutlessthan82%;
Whereas,inordertoavoiddistortionofcompetition
provisionshouldbemadeforminimumsellingprices
tobefixedforthisbutterlowerthanthosefixedfor
butterwithafatcontent,byweight,ofnotlessthan
82%,and,detailedrulesshouldthereforebelaid
downforthesubmissionoftenders,theawardof
contractsandthelodgingoftheprocessingsecurity;
Whereas,inordertoavoidbutterprocessedinto
productsfallingwithinheadingNo19.08ofthe'Article6(a)
Furtherprocessingoftheproductsreferredtoin
Article6(1)(c)shallbeallowedwheresuch
productsfallwithintheheadingreferredtointhat
Articlewithout,atanintermediatestageofsuch
processing,resultinginaproductwhichfalls
withinanyotherheading.'
3.InArticle7(2)
—theprovisionsof(b)and(c)shallbereplacedby
thefollowing:
'(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates,
specifyingthefatcontentofthebutter
whentheinterventionagencyconcerned
hasofferedforsalebutterofafatcontent
lessthan82%;
(c)thepriceofferedpermetrictonofthe
butterhavingthefatcontentrequired,disre­
gardingthepricereductionprovidedforin
thesecondsubparagraph ofArticle11(2),
exclusiveofinternaltaxes,ex-coldstorage
depotinwhichthebutterisheld,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
opened(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.1.
(4)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.15.
(5)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.
(6)OJNoL128,15.5.1973,p.1.

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processesreferredtoinArticle6(1)or(2)take
placeintheMemberStatewherethebutteris
removedfromstore,theamountoftheprocessing
securitymaybereduced,attherequestofthe
successfulltenderer,byanamountequaltothe
accessioncompensatory amounttothebutter
concernedintradebetweenthenewMemberState
inquestionandCommunityasoriginallyconsti­
tuted;
Theinterventionagencyconcernedmayaccept
sucharequestonlyifittakesthenecessary
measurestoensurethatthebutterorthebutteroil
whichisthesubjectoftherequestisusedinits
entiretyinaccordancewithArticle6(1)(c)andin
itsterritory.'
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .—thefollowingsubparagraph isadded:
'Atendermaybemadeonlyforbutterhaving
thesamefatcontent(eitherequaltoormore
than82%,orlessthan82%).'
4.Article9(1)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Inthelightofthetenderreceivedin
responsetoeachindividualinvitationtotender
andinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,a
minimumsellingpriceshallbefixed,whichmay
varyaccordingtofatcontentofthebutter,ora
decisionshallbetakennottoproceedwiththe
invitationtotender.'
5.Thefollowingsubparagraph isaddedtoArticle12
(1):
'Withregardtobuttersoldbytheintervention
agenciesofthenewMemberStates,wherethe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember'
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI