16.9.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL252/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2241/76
of15September1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No753/76layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleof
skimmed-milk powderforuseinanimalfeedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
563/76
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
563/76of15March1976onthecompulsorypurchase
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesforuseinfeedingstuffs (!),andinparticular
Article9(1)thereof,
WhereasArticle4(4)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No753/76of31March1976layingdown
detailedrulesforthesaleofskimmed-milk powder
foruseinanimalfeedpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)
No563/76(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1926/76(3),providesfortheproductpurchasedto
betakenoverwithinonemonth;whereas,inorderto
achieveacloserpurchasecorrespondance betweenthe
quantitiespurchasedandthoseactuallyreleasedfrom
storage,itisnecessarytoreducethisperiodandto
provideforthedenaturingsecuritytobelodgedas
soonasthecontractissigned,thusensuringthat
deliveryisactuallytakenofthequantitiespurchased;
whereasanappropriateproportionofthissecurity
shouldbeforfeitedinrespectofthosequantitiesnot
takenoverwithintheprescribedtimelimitandfor
whichthesalecontractiscancelledpursuantto
Article4(5)ofthesaidRegulation ;
Whereas,inordertoenableaclearerviewtobe
obtainedoftheoperationofthesemeasuresovera
periodoftime,itisnecessarytoreducealsothe
periodfordenaturingordirectincorporation in
compoundfeedingstuffs ,whichisatpresentfixedat
twomonths;
Whereas,havingregardtotheincreaseintheinterven­
tionpriceforskimmed-milk powderwitheffectfrom
16September1976andtothemarketsituation,itis
appropriatetoadjusttheamountofthedenaturing
security;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,2.Thesalebytheinterventionagencyofthe
skimmed-milk powdershallbesubjecttotheprov­
isionbythepurchaser,onorbeforeconclusionof
thecontractofsale,ofadenaturingsecurityinan
amountof45unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammes .
However,thedenaturingsecurityshallbeadjusted
ineachMemberStatebydividingitbythecoeffi­
cientasspecifiedinArticle1(1).
Suchsecurityshallbeprovided,atthechoiceof
theMemberStateconcerned,eitherintheformof
achequepayabletotheinterventionagencyorin
theformofaguaranteewhichmeetsthecriteria
laiddownbythesaidMemberState.
3.Thepurchasershall,inrespectofeachquan­
tityheintendstoremoveorhaveremovedbythe
denaturingcentredesignatedbyhim,paythe
purchasepricetothesellinginterventionagency
beforetakingdeliveryinaccordancewithpara­
graph4.
Whenthepurchasepricehasbeenpaid,the
sellinginterventionagencyshallissuearemoval
voucherindicating :
(a)thequantityinrespectofwhichtheforegoing
conditionisfulfilled;
(b)thedepotwherethatquantityisstored;
(c)thetimelimitfortakingdeliverythereof.
4.Thepurchasershalltakedeliveryoftheskim­
med-milkpowderpurchasedbyhimwith15days
fromthedayonwhichthecontractofsaleis
concluded .Deliverymaybetakenininstalments ,
eachofwhichmaynotbeoflessthan10metric
tons.
5.Saveincaseofforcemajeure,thecontractof
saleshallbeterminatedinrespectofanyquanti­
tiesofwhichthepurchaserhasnottakendelivery
withintheprescribedtimelimit.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No753/76,para­
graphs2to5areamendedtoreadasfollows:
(')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.18.0OJNoL88,1.4.1976,p.1.
(J)OJNoL210,4.8.1976,p.17.Inthatevent,thedenaturingsecuritylodgedin
respectofthosequantitiesshallbeforfeitedatthe

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'saveincaseofforcemajeureandwithoutpreju­
dicetotheprovisionsofArticle4(5).'rateoffourunitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ,
adjustedinaccordancewiththesecondsubpara­
graphofparagraph2.Itshallbereleasedimmedi­
ately.'
Article2Article3
Article5ofRegulation(EEC)No753/76isamended
asfollows:ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16
September1976.
However,theprovisionsinforcebeforethatdateshall
remainapplicableasregardsskimmed-milk powder
forwhichsalecontractshavebeenconcludedprior
thereto.1.inthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph3,theexpres­
sion'twomonths'isreplacedby'onemonth';
2.inthefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph5,thewords
'saveincaseofforcemajeure'arereplacedbythe
following:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15September1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission