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30.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean Communities NoL297/3
REGULATION (EEC)No2815/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of22December 1972
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1259/72onthedisposalofbutteratareduced
pricetocertainCommunity processing undertakings
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ;
HavingregardtcCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No804/681of27June1968onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products ,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1411/71,2ancinparticular Articles6(7)
and28thereof;
HavingregardtcCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No985/683of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforintervention onthemarketin
butterandcream,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1075/71,4andinparticular
Article7(a)therecf;
Whereas severalamendments mustbemadeto
Commission Regulation (EEC)No1259/725of
16June1972onthedisposalofbutterata
reducedpricetocertainCommunity processing
undertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2161/726;whereas ,sinceseveral
amendments havealreadybeenmade,the
operativepartoftheRegulation shouldforthe
sakeofclarityberedrafted ;
Whereas Article6(1)(b)ofthatRegulation
providesfortheuseofacompound containing
atleast60%ofbetasitosterolfordenaturing ;
whereastheformulaatpresentprescribed in
respectofthecompound hascausedthe
provisions tobeinterpreted inanumberof
differentwaysandhasledtotheuseofcertain
productswhichdonotpermitofadequatesupervision ;whereastheformulamustthere­
forebemademoreprecise,andusemustbe
givenaperiodofadjustment ;
Whereas ,moreover ,thesecondindentof
Article6(2)(c)provides ,asoneofthefinal
destinations ofthebuttersold,foritsprocessing
intoedibleicesfallingwithinsubheadings
ex18.06B,ex21.07CoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,ofamilkfatcontentoflessthan15%;
whereas ithasbeenfoundthatincertain
Community industries thiscontentmaybe
higher;whereasthisshouldbeborneinmind
whentheproductsaredefined;
WhereasArticle6(2)shouldbeamendedinline
withthelistofproductsinArticle6(1)(c);
whereas,moreover ,theItaliantextneeds
rectifying asregardsthereference tosub­
headingex18.06,whichmustbereplacedby
ex18.06D,inArticle6(2)(c),andasregards
theendorsement onthecontrolcopy,provided
forinArticle17;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle16(2),concen­
tratedbuttercontaining anindicatormustbe
packedinspecialpackingsiftransported before
beingprocessed intooneoftheprescribed
products ;whereascertainprocessers maytrans­
portsuchbutterintanksorcontainers ;
whereasprovisions mustbeadoptedinrespect
ofthisformoftransport ;
Whereas,inordernottolimitthescopeofthe
operation ,MemberStatesshouldbefreeto
makeprovisionforlessonerousproofofthe
useofbuttersold,whichproofisdealtwith
inArticle18(2),incaseswhereusersbuy
smallquantities ofbuttercontaining anindi­
cator;
Whereasthemeasures providedforinthis
Regulation areinaccordance withtheOpinion
oftheManagement Committee forMilkand
MilkProducts ;1OJNoL148,28.6.1968 ,p.13.
2OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p.4.
3OJNoL169,18.7.1968 ,p.1.
4OJNoL116,28.5.1971 ,p.1.
5OJNoL139,17.6.1972 ,p.18.
6OJNoL231,11.10.1972 ,p.12.

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Article5 HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheArticlesofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
arereplacedbythefollowing :
'Article 11.Theintervention agencyshallkeepup
todateandmakeavailableonrequestto
thepersonsconcerned thelistofrefrigerated
warehouses holdingbutterputupfortender,
togetherwiththecorresponding quantities ,
referredtoinArticle3(1)(b).Inaddition
theintervention agencyshallpublishregu­
larlyanup-to-date versionofthelistinsome
appropriate formwhichitshallindicatein
thenoticeoftenderreferredtoinArticle3.
2.Theintervention agencyshalladopt
thenecessary provisions toenablethe
personsconcerned toexamineattheirown
expense,beforetendering ,samplesofthe
butterputupforsale.Butterpurchased inaccordance with
Article6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
andenteredintostockbefore1May1972
shallbesoldundertheconditions described
hereinafter .
Article2
Thebuttershallbesoldbymeansofthe
standingtenderingprocedure heldbyeach
oftheintervention agenciesforthequantities
ofbutterconcerned whichitisholding .Article6
Article31.Thetenderermaynottakepartin
theinvitation totenderunlesshegivesan
undertaking inwriting :
(a)tohaveallthebutterawardedprocessed
intoconcentrated butterwithaminimum
fatcontentof99*8%,inanestablishment
approvedbytheMemberStateinwhose
territorytheprocessing iscarriedout;
(b)inthecourseofthisprocessing andin
thesameestablishment tohaveincor­
poratedpermetrictonofconcentrated
butter,totheexclusion ofallother
productsandinsuchawayastoensure
homogenous diffusion oftheconsti­
tuents :1.Theintervention agencyshallissuea
noticeoftenderindicating inparticular :
(a)thelocation oftherefrigerated ware­
houseorwarehouses inwhichthebutter
isheld;
(b)thequantities ofbutterputupforsale
ineachofthewarehouses ;
(c)thetimelimitandaddressforsubmission
ofoffers.
2.Thenoticeoftendershallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean­
Communities atleasteightdaysbeforeexpiry
ofthefirsttimelimitforthesubmission
ofoffers.Inaddition ,theintervention agency
mayissuefurthernotices.(aa)either:
Article4—250goftheproduct4hydroxy-3
methoxybenzaldehyde coming
eitherfromvanillaorfrom
syntheticvanillin,and
—600gofacompound containing
atleast80%ofsitosterol
(C29H50O=A-5-stigmastene-3­
£-ol),theremaining partnotto
containmeasurable quantities of
stigmasterol ;
(bb)or:1.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthe
standinginvitation totender,theinterven­
tionagencyshallissueindividualinvitations
totender.Eachindividual invitation to
tendershallconcernthebutterreferredto
inArticle 1whichisstillavailable .
2.Asregardsthefirstindividual invita­
tiontotender,thetimelimitforsubmission
oftendersshallexpireat12noonon
11July1972.
Asregardsfollowing individual invitations
totender,thetimelimitforsubmission of
offersshallexpireat12nooneachsecond
andfourthTuesdayofthemonth.Ifthe
Tuesdayisaholidaythetimelimitshallbe
extendedtothenextfollowingworkingday
at12noon.—20gofethylesterofbeta-apo­
8'-carotenic acid,intheformof
acompound solubleinbutyric
fat,
and
—600gofacompound containing
atleast80%ofsitosterol
(C29H50O=A-5-stigmastene-3­
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containmeasurable quantities of
stigmasterol ;
(cc)or:
—250gofrefinedgranulated or
powdered sugar,
andfourmonthsfromthedayofremoval
fromstoragereferredtoinArticle13(2);
(d)tokeepstockaccountsshowing,foreach
delivery,thenamesandaddresses of
purchasers oftheproductobtained as
aresultoftheoperations describedunder
(a)and(b)andthecorresponding
quantities ;
(e)tolaydownthatforanysubsequent resale
ofthisproduct,thesamerequirements
asthosereferredtounder(c)and(d)
shallformpartofthecontractofsale.
2.However ,anyundertaking whichgives
awrittenundertaking toprocesswithin
fourmonthsfromthedayofremovalfrom
storagereferredtoinArticle13(2)allthe
butterawardedintoproductsfallingwithin
anyofthethreeindentsinparagraph 1(c)
andtouseatleastfivemetrictonsofthat
butterforthatpurposeinonemonth,may
takepartintheinvitationtotenderwithout
givingtheundertakings providedforin
paragraph 1(a),(b)and(c).
InsuchcasetheMember Stateonwhose
territorytheprocessing takesplaceshall
carryoutsupervision onthepremises
throughout thewholeperiodoftheoper­
ationinamannertobedetermined byit.
Thecostsofsuchsupervision shallbeborne
bytheundertaking concerned .—600gofacompound containing
2.tleast80%ofbetasitosterol ,
(C29H50O=A-5-stigmastene-3­
£-ol),theremainingpartnotto
containmeasurable quantitiesof
stigmasterol .
Inthelattercase,thefinal
productmusthaveaminimum
fatcontentof79-8%.
Thecompetent intervention agencyshall
makesuiethatthequalityandcharacter­
istics,inparticular thedegreeofpurity,
oftheproductstobeincorporated inthe
butterhc.vebeenobserved .
EachMemberStatemaydecidethatonly
oneortwoofthefollowing products
shallbeusedinitsterritory :
—theproductresultingfromtheincor­
porationspecifiedunder(aa),
—theproductresultingfromtheincor­
porationspecifiedunder(bb),
—theproductresultingfromtheincor­
porationspecifiedunder(cc).
TheMemberStatesshall,assoonasthey
availthemselves oftheoptionprovided
forinthepreceding subparagraph ,
informtheCommission oftheprocess
theyhavschosen.
(c)tohavetheproductsreferredtounder
(b)processed onlyinto:
—productsfallingwithinheadingNo
19.08oftheCommon Customs
Tariff,or
—edibleicesfallingwithinsubheadings
Nosex18.06Bandex21.07Cofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofamilk­
fatcontentoflessthan20%,or
—powcerforthepreparation ofedible
ices1ailingwithinsubheadings Nos
ex18.06Dorex21.07Fofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofamilk­
fatcontentoflessthan32%and
suitableforconsumption withoutany
treatment otherthantheaddition of
waterandrefrigeration .
Processing intotheproductslistedabove
shalltak^placeintheCommunity withinArticle7
1.Thepersonsconcerned shalltakepart
intheindividual invitation totendereither
bymakingatenderinwriting,againsta
receipt,withtheintervention agency,orby
registered letteraddressed totheinterven­
tionagency.Theintervention agencymay
authorise theuseoftelex.
2.Thetendershallindicate :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer ;
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates;
(c)thepriceofferedpermetrictons,without
takingaccountofthepricereduction
referredtointhesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle11(2),exclusive ofinternal
taxes;exrefrigerated warehouse inwhich
thebutterisheld,expressed inthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhich
theinvitation totenderisheld;
(d)therefrigerated warehouse inwhichthe
butterisheld.
Atenderrelatingtoseveralwarehouses shall
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procedure ,theamountofsecurityrequired
underArticle12shallbefixedinthelight
ofthedifference betweenthemarketprice
ofbutterandtheminimumprice.numberoftendersasrefrigerated warehouses
towhichitrelates.
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessit
concernsaquantityofatleastfivemetric
tons.
However ,ifthequantityavailable ina
warehouse islessthanfivemetrictons,the
quantityavailableshallconstitutethemini­
mumquantityfortender.Article10
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunless:1.Thetendershallberejectedifthe
proposedpriceislowerthantheminimum
pricevalidfortheindividual invitation to
tenderconcerned .
2.Subjecttotheprovisions ofpara­
graph1,thesuccessful tenderershallbethe
oneofferingthehighestprice.
Ifthequantityavailableinthewarehouse
concerned isnotexhausted bythisaward,
thetenderfortheremaining quantityshall
beawardedtotheothertenderersaccording
tothepriceoffered,startingwiththe
highest.
3.Incaseswhereconsideration ofan
offerwouldleadtothequantityofbutter
availableatthewarehouse concerned being
exceeded ,thetendershallbeawardedtothe
tendererconcerned onlyinrespectofthat
quantity .
4.Incaseswhereconsideration ofseveral
tendersofthesamepricewouldresultinthe
quantityavailablebeingexceeded ,thetender
shallbeawardedbydrawinglots.
5.Rightsandobligations arisingoutof
theinvitation totendershallnotbetrans­
ferable .(a)itisaccompanied bythewrittenunder­
takingsreferredtoinArticle6(1)and,
whereappropriate ,inArticle6(2);
(b)thetenderershallincludeadeclaration
statingthathewaivesallclaimsrelating
tothequalityandcharacteristics ofany
buttersold;
(c)proofisfurnishedthatbeforeexpiryof
thetimelimitforsubmission oftenders
thetendererhaslodgedtenderingsecurity
inrespectoftheindividual invitation to
tenderconcerned .
5.Atendermaystatethatitshallnotbe
considered ashavingbeensubmitted unless
theawardoftenderrelatestotheentire
quantitycoveredbythetender.
Atendermaystatethatitshallnotbe
considered ashavingbeensubmitted unless
theawardoftenderrelatestoaspecific
quantitycoveredbythetender.
6.Atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article8
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbeforthe
amountof10u.a.permetricton.
2.Itshallbegiven,astheMember
Stateshalldecide,eitherintheformofa
chequedrawninfavouroftheintervention
agency,orintheformofaguarantee
meetingthecriteriafixedbytheMember
Stateconcerned .Article11
1.Eachtenderershallimmediately be
informed bytheintervention agencyof
theresultofhisparticipation inanindividual
invitation totender.
2.Beforeremovingthebutterfromstore,
thesuccessfultenderershallpaytheinterven­
tionagencytheamountcorresponding to
histenderforeachquantitywhichheintends
towithdraw .
However ,inthecaseofsuccessful tenderers
whohaveundertaken tocomplywith
theprovisions ofArticle6(1)(a),(b)and
(c),thepriceshallbereducedby10u.a.per
100kg.Article9
Article121.Takingintoaccountthetendersreceived
foreachindividual invitation totenderand
inaccordance withtheprocedure laiddown
inArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,
aminimum sellingpriceshallbefixedorit
shallbedecidednottoproceedwiththe
invitation totender .
2.Atthesametimeastheminimum
sellingpriceisfixedandusingthesame1.Beforeremovalfromstoreofeach
quantitythesuccessful tenderershallgive
theprocessing securityreferredtoin
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2.Theprocessing securityshallbegiven
inaccordance withArticle8(2).Article16
Article131.Atthetimeoftheprocessing and
incorporation referredtoinArticle6(1)(a)
and(b),theMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torytheoperations arecarriedoutshall
carryoutsupervision onthepremises
throughout theseoperations .
2.Iftheoperations referredtoinAr­
ticle6(1)(a)and(b),ontheonehand,and
theprocessing •referredtoin(c)ofthat
paragraph ,ontheotherhand,arenot
carriedoutinthesameplace,thecon­
centratedbuttershallbeputupinpackages
ofaminimum sizeof10kg.
Thepackagesshallbearoneormoreofthe
following noticesinlettersatleast2cm
high:1.Whenthepaymentreferredtoin
Article11(2)hasbeenmadeandthe
processing securityreferredtoinArticle12
hasbeengiven,theintervention agency
shallissuearemovalorderindicating :
(a)thequan:ityforwhichtheconditions
referredtoatthebeginning ofthis
paragraph havebeensatisfied;
(b)therefrigerated warehouse inwhichitis
warehoused ;
(c)thefinaldateforremoving thebutter
fromstore.
2.Within30daysofthereceiptofthe
information referredtoinArticle11(1)
thesuccessful tenderer shallremovefrom
storethebutterawarded tohim.The
buttermayberemovedfromstorein
severallots.
Saveincasesofforcemajeure,ifthesuccess­
fultendererhasnotremovedthebutterfrom
storewithinthetimelaiddownthesale
shallbecancelledinrespectoftheremain­
ingquantities .—"Beurreconcentré destinéàlatransfor­
mationenundesproduits visésà
l'article6paragraph 1sous(c)du
règlement (CEE)n01259/72";
—"Butterfett zurVerarbeitung zueinem
derinArtikel6Absatz1Buchstabe (c)
derVerordnung (EWG)Nr1259/72
genannten Erzeugnisse ";
—"Burroconcentrato destinato allatras­
formazione inunodeiprodottidicui
all'articolo 6,paragrafo 1,lettera (c),
delregolamento (CEE)n.1259/72";
Article14—"Boterconcentraat bestemd voorver­
werkingtoteenvandebinartikel6,
lid1,sub(c),vanVerordening (EEG)
nr.1259/72bedoeldeprodukten";Thebuttershallbedelivered bytheinter­
ventionagencyinpackingbearingoneor
moreofthefollowing noticesinlettersat
least2cmhigh:—(Concentrated butterforprocessing
intooneoftheproductslistedinAr­
ticle6(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)
No1259/72).—'Beurredestiné àlatransformation
(règlement (CEE)No1259/72)",
—'ZurVerarbeitung bestimmte Butter
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr1259/72)",Article17
—"Burrodestinato allatransformazione
(regolamento (CEE)n1259/72)",
—Botervcorverwerking (Verordening
(EEG)nr1259/72)",
—(Butterforprocessing (Regulation
(EEC)No1259/72)").1.Wheretheoperations specified in
Article6(1)(a)and(b)ortheprocessing
specifiedinArticle6(1)(c)takeplaceina
MemberStateotherthanthesellingMember
State,thefollowingrulesshallbeapplied :
Sections101,103,104and106ofthecontrol
copyprovidedforinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69shallbecompleted .
Section106shallspecifythedateonwhich
thepartyconcerned tookthebutterover.
Section104shallbecompleted bydeleting
whatdoesnotapplyandbyaddingoneof
thefollowingendorsements underthesecond
indent:
(a)inthecaseofbuttertowhichthe
operations referredtoinArticle6(1)(a)Article15
Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreand
untilitisprocessed intoaproductfalling
withinanycfthethreeindentsinAr­
ticle6(1)(c),thebuttershallbesubjectto
customs controlortoanadministrative
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and(b)aretobeappliedinsomeother
MemberStatethanthesellingMember
State:
"Beurredestiné :
1.àêtreconcentré etàsubirune
incorporation ,
2.puisàêtretransformé enundes
produitsvisésàl'article6paragra­
phe1sous(c)durèglement (CEE)
n°1259/72":
"Butterbestimmt :oreachofthenewcopiesisissued;
section104shallcontainoneofthe
endorsements listedin(b)below;sec­
tion106shallstate:
—theweightofthebutterusedto
producethequantityofconcentrated
butterspecifiedinsection103;
—thenumberofthecontrolcopyfrom
theexitoffice,andthenameofthe
office;
—thedateonwhichthepartycon­
cernedtookthebutterover.
Thecustomsofficewhichsupervised the
processing referredtoat2shallendorse
thecontrolcopyfromtheofficewhich
supervised theprocessing referredtoat1
andsenditviathelatterofficetothe
officeofexitfromthesellingMember
State.
(b)inthecaseofbuttertreatedinaccordance
withArticle6(1)(a)and(b)inthe
sellingMemberStatewhichistobe
treatedinaccordance withArticle6(1)(c)
inanotherMember State:1.zurVerarbeitung zuButterfett und
zurBeimischung ,
2.alsdannzurVerarbeitung zueinem
derinArtikel6Absatz 1Buch­
stabe(c)derVerordnung (EWG)
Nr.1259/72genannten Erzeugnisse ";
"Burrodestinato :
1.adessereconcentrato edessereog­
gettodiunaincorporazione ,
2.adesserepoitrasformato inunodei
prodottidicuiall'articolo 6,para­
grafo1,lettera(c)delregolamento
(CEE)n.1259/72"; "Beurreconcentré destinéàêtretransfor­
méenl'undesproduitsvisésàl'article6,
paragraphe 1sous(c)durèglement
(CEE)n°1259/72","Boterbestemd :
1.voorverwerking totboterconcen­
traatenterbijmenging ,
2.vervolgens voorverwerking toteen
vandeinartikel6,lid1,sub(c),
vanVerordening (EEG)nr.1259/72
genoemdeprodukten";"Butterfett zurVerarbeitung zueinem
derinArtikel6Absatz1Buchstabe (c)
derVerordnung (EWG)Nr.1259/72
genannten Erzeugnisse ",
(Butterintended :"Burroconcentrato destinato alla*trasfor­
mazioneinunodeiprodottidicui
all'articolo 6paragrafo 1lettera(c)del
regolamento (CEE)n.1259/72",
"Boterconcentraat bestemd voorver­
werkingtoteenvandeinartikel6,
lid1,sub(c),vanVerordening (EEG)
nr.1259/72genoemde produkten",1.forconcentration andincorporation ,
2.forprocessing thereafterintooneof
theproductslistedinArticle6(1)(c)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72).
Theprocessing referredtoat2maybe
supervised byoneormorecustoms
officesotherthanthatwhichsupervised
theprocessing referredtoat1.
Inthiscasethecustoms ,officewhich
controlstheprocessing referredtoat
1shallsendthecontrolcopytothe
officeofexitspecifying thatithas
controlled onlytheprocessing referred
toat1andshallissueoneor,atthe
requestofthepartiesconcerned ,several
copiesofthecontrolcopyprovidedfor
inArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC)
No2315/69ofwhichsections101,103,
104and106havebeencompleted .
Section103shallstatethenetweight
resultingfromtheprocessing referred
toat1,forwhichthenewcontrolcopy(Concentrated butterforprocessing into
oneoftheproductslistedinArticle6(1)(c)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72).
2.Inthecaseofbuttertobeprocessed
undertheconditions laiddowninArticle6(2)
inaMemberStateotherthantheselling
MemberState,thefollowing rulesshallbe
applied :
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrol
copyprovidedforinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69shallbecompleted .
Section106shallspecifythedateonwhich
thepartyconcerned tookthebutterover.
Section109shallbecompleted bydeleting
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thefollowingendorsements underthesecond
indent:
"Beurredestinéàlatransformation au
titredel'article6paragraphe 2durègle­
ment(CEE)nc1259/72",
"ButterzurVerarbeitung gemäßArtikel6
Absatz2derVerordnung (EWG)Nr.1259/
72",berStatesinquestionincases
ofbreachoftheobligations
undertaken .
TheMemberStatesshalldetermine
themaximum quantityinrespect
ofwhichthisdeclaration maybe
made.
(c)Whentheprocessing hasbeen
carriedoutinaMember State
otherthanthesellingMember
State,suchproofmaybesupplied
onlybyproduction ofthecontrol
copyreferredtoinArticle17.
3.Thesecurityshallbereleasedim­
mediately ."Burrodestinato allatrasformazione a
normadell'articolo 6,paragrafo 2,del
regolamento (CEE)n.1259/72",
"Boterbestemdvoorverwerking overeen­
komstigartikel6,lid2,vanVerordening
(EEG)nr.1259/72",
(Butterforprocessing underArticle6(2)
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72).Article19
ArticleISIncasesofforcemajeuretheintervention
agencyshalldecidewhatmeasures it
considers necessary inviewofthecir­
cumstance whichhasarisen.1.Saveincasesofforcemajeure,the
tenderingsecu-ityshallbereleasedonlyfor
thequantity :Article20
(a)forwhichthetenderer :
Thecompensatory amountsapplicable to
butter,concentrated butterandconcentrated
butterwithaddedsugar(subheading
No21.07oftheCommon CustomsTariff)
forthepartconsisting ofbutter,shallbe
equaltothecompensatory amountsfixed
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No974/71,
multiplied byacoefficient of0*3.
IfnecessarytheCommission mayalterthis
coefficient .'
Article2—hasnotwithdrawn thetenderbefore
thedecisionawarding thetender,
and
—has,withinthetimelaiddown,paid
theamountcorresponding tothe
tenderreferredtoinArticle11(2)
andlodgedtheprocessing deposit
referredtoinArticle12,or
(b)forwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
proceeded with.
2.(a)Save_ncasesofforcemajeurethe
processing securityreferredtoin
Article12shallbereleasedonlyfor
quantities inrespectofwhich
thesuccessfultendererhassupplied
thecompetent authoritywithproof
thattheconditions referredtoin
Article6havebeenmet.
(b)However ,theMemberStatesmay
presciibethatsuchproofshallbe
considered tohavebeenfurnished
ifthesellersubmits adeclaration
bythefinaluser,inwhichtheuser:
—confirmshisundertaking ,con­
tainedinthecontractofsale,
toprocesstheproducts speci­
fiedinArticle6(1)(b)into
productslistedinArticle6(1)(c)
withinthesettimelimit,and
—declares thatheknowsthe
penaltiesimposedbytheMem­1.ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon
thedayfollowing itspublication intheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Howeverthevalidityofcontrolcopiesissued
underArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
beforethisRegulation entersintoforceshall
notbeaffectedbypoint2ofthefourthsub­
paragraph ofArticle17(1)(a).
2.Theprovisions ofeachsecondindentin
Article6(1)(b)(aa),(bb)and(cc)shallapply
from10January1973.
3.Asregardstheprovisions ofArticle6(1)(c),
secondindent,theincreaseto20%inthe
fatcontentbyweightshallapplyfrom
13December 1972.
However ,onapplication fromthoseconcerned ,
theundertakings giveninaccordance with
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72in

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connection withinvitations totenderbefore provisionslistedabove.Insuchcasesthepro­
13December 1972shallbeadjustedtothevisionsofthisRegulation shallapply.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inall
Member States.
DoneatBrussels,22December 1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT