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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 177 , 14 . 7 . 1979 , P . 40 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 41 , 16 . 2 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 178 , 16 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2548/79

OF 16 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 ON THE GRANTING OF AID FOR BUTTER FROM PRIVATE STORAGE FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTRY PRODUCTS , ICE-CREAM AND OTHER FOODSTUFFS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 6 ( 7 ) AND 28 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 8 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 ( 3 ) SPECIFIES THE MONTHLY INFORMATION WHICH MEMBER STATES MUST COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE LATTER TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE OPERATION ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO SUPPLEMENT THE SAID PROVISIONS BY REQUIRING INFORMATION ON THE USE TO WHICH THE QUANTITIES OF BUTTER WILL BE PUT , WHETHER FOR PASTRY-MAKING OR FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE-CREAM ;

WHEREAS , MOREOVER , ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 PROVIDES FOR THE CONTROL ON THE USE OF BUTTER FROM PUBLIC STORAGE TO BE APPLIED TO BUTTER FROM PRIVATE STORAGE ; WHEREAS , IN THE INTERESTS OF CLARITY , IT SHOULD ALSO BE STATED SPECIFICALLY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 24 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 ( 4 ) ON THE APPLICATION OF MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS IN RESPECT OF THE BUTTER CONTENT ALSO APPLY TO THE BUTTER REFERRED TO IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 ; WHEREAS THIS RULE IS APPLICABLE FROM 16 JULY 1979 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1474/79 OF 13 JULY 1979 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1367/79 AS REGARDS CERTAIN MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS AND COEFFICIENTS FOR MILK PRODUCTS ( 5 );

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED TO ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1468/79 :

' 5 . THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 24 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 SHALL APPLY TO THE BUTTER REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 . '

2 . PARAGRAPH 1 OF ARTICLE 8 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . THE MEMBER STATES SHALL INFORM THE COMMISSION , NOT LATER THAN THE 15TH DAY OF EACH MONTH , FOR THE PRECEDING MONTH , OF THE QUANTITIES OF BUTTER , BROKEN DOWN ACCORDING TO USE ( FORMULA A AND/OR FORMULA C OR FORMULA B ):

- WHICH HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR AID AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE MEMBER STATE HAS MADE OUT THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ),

- IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE PROCESSING SECURITY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5 ( 4 ) HAS BEEN RELEASED . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 15 SEPTEMBER 1979 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ).

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 16 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT