NoL25/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.74
REGULATION (EEC)No224/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1974
onthesaleforuseasanimalfeedofskimmed-milk powderheldbyintervention
agencies
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,compoundfeedingstuffs andforskimmed-milk
powderforuseasfeed,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No796/73(6);
"Whereasiftheprogressofthisoperationistobekept
underobservation ,theCommissionmustbeinformed
atregularintervalsofquantitiessold;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithin
thetimelimitsetbyitsChairman,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)ontheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andinparti­
cularArticle7(5)andArticle28thereof;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Interventionagenciesshallproceedtosellskimmed­
milkpowderboughtinunderArticle7ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68andplacedinstoragebefore1April
1973.Whereaslargequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderare
currentlyheldinpublicstorageintheCommunity ;
whereasstepsshouldbetakentosellthesestocks
whereoutletsforthisproductexist;
WhereascertainregionsoftheCommunityareex­
periencingatemporaryshortageofskimmed-milk
powder;whereasthefeedingstuffsindustryshouldbe
allowedtoprocuresuppliesfrominterventionagen­
cies:Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesold:
(a)exwarehouseatapriceequaltothebuying-in
priceappliedbytherelevantinterventionagency
whenthecontractofsalewasconcluded,plus2
u.a./lOOkg;
(b)inlotsof20metrictonsormorebutnot
exceeding500metrictons;however,wherethe
tonnageavailableinawarehouseislessthan20
metrictons,thetonnageavailableshallconstitute
theminimumlot;
(c)topurchaserswhogiveanundertakingthatthey
will,before1March1974,eitherdenaturethe
skimmed-milk powdercoveredbythecontractin
accordancewithArticle2and3ofRegulation
(EEC)No990/72orprocessitintocompound
feedingstuffsinaccordancewithArticle4ofthat
Regulation ;
(d)inpackagingbearingoneormoreofthefollowing
inlettersatleast2cmhigh:
—'Laitecremeenpoudredestinealadenaturation
oualatransformation enalimentscomposes,
conformement aureglement(CEE)n°224/74',WhereasArticle5(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1014/68(3)of20July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forthepublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1211/69(4),speci­
fiesthatthesellingpriceofskimmed-milk powder
heldinpublicstoragemustbehigherthantheinter­
ventionpricebyanamounttobedeterminedinthe
lightofthemarketsituationandstoragecosts;
Whereastheconditionsofsale,includingtimelimits
forpaymentandtakingoverofquantitiesofskimmed­
milkpowderpurchased,mustbespecified;whereasa
limitmustalsobeplacedonthequantitywhichcan
beallocatedtoanyonepurchaserandprovisionmade
forasecuritytoensurethatthepowderisprocessed
intofeedingstuffsundertheconditionsspecifiedin
Articles2,3and4ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No990/72(5)of15May1972ondetailedrulesfor
grantingaidforskimmedmilkprocessedinto
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
OOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL173»22.7.1968,p.4.
(4)OJNoL155,28.6.1969,p.13.
(»)OJNoL115,17.5.1972,p.1. (6)OJNoL76,24.3.1973,p.16.

29.1.74 NoL25/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
—'Magermilchpulver furdieDenaturierung oderdie
Verarbeitung zuMischfuttergemaflderVerord­
nung(EWG)Nr.224/74",
—'Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoaliadenatura­
zioneoaliatrasformazione inalimenticomposti,
conformemente alregolamento (CEE)n.224/74',
—'Mageremelkpoederbestemdvoordenatureringof
voorverwerkingtotmengvoeder ,volgensVeror­
dening(EEG)nr.224/74',
—'Skimmed-milk powderfordenaturingorfor
processingintocompoundfeedingstuffsinaccor­
dancewithRegulation(EEC)No224/74',
—'Skummetmaelkspulveret bestemtfordenaturering
ellerforarbejdning tilfoderblandinger ioverens­
stemmelsemedforordning(E0F)nr.224/74'.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallnotsellskimmed­
milkpowderunless,atthelatestwhenthecontractof
saleisconcluded,asecurityof13u.a./lOOkgisgiven.
Thesecurityshall,atthediscretionoftheMember
State,takeeithertheformofachequeaddressedto
theinterventionagencyortheformofaguarantee
meetingcriterialaiddownbytheMemberState
concerned .
3.Thebuyershallpaytheinterventionagencyfor
theskimmed-milk powderbeforehetakesitoverin
accordancewithparagraph4.
4.Thebuyershall,withinaperiodoftwelvedays
followingthedayonwhichthecontractofsaleis
concluded,takeovertheskimmed-milk powder.This
operationmaybeeffectedinstages.
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthebuyerfailsto
takeovertheskimmed-milk powderwithinthetime
prescribed,thesaleshallbecancelledinrespectofthe
quantitiesremaining .
Article3
1.WheretheoperationchosenpursuanttoArticle
2(l)(c)takesplaceinaMemberStateotherthanthe
sellingMemberState,proofofutilizationshallbe
furnishedbyproductionofthecontrolcopyreferred
toinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69.2.Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopy
shallbecompleted.Section104shallbecompletedby
deletingwhatdoesnotapplyandmaking,underthe
secondindent,oneoftheendorsements setoutin
Article2(l)(d).
Article4
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyinrespectofquantitiesfor
whichthebuyerhasfurnishedproofthatthe
skimmed-milk powderhas,before1March1974,
eitherbeendenaturedinaccordancewithArticles2
and3ofRegulation(EEC)No990/72orusedinthe
manufactureofcompoundfeedingstuffsunderthe
conditionssetoutinArticle4ofthatRegulation.
2.Thisproofshallbefurnished:
—wheretherelevantoperationtakesplaceonthe
territoryofthesellingMemberState,byacertifi­
catetothiseffectissuedbytheagencyresponsible
forcontrol;
—wheretherelevantoperationtakesplaceonthe
territoryofaMemberStateotherthantheselling
MemberState,byproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle3.
Article5
Nobuyermayconcludeafreshcontractwiththe
sameinterventionagencyuntiltheproofreferredto
inArticle4hasbeenfurnishedinrespectofthequan­
tityofskimmed-milk powdercoveredbyhisprevious
contractwiththatinterventionagency.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ,as
onTuesdayofeachweek,ofthequantitiesof
skimmed-milk powdersoldpursuanttothisRegula­
tionintheprecedingweek.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI