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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 14 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , P . 5 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , P . 3 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 229 , 7 . 10 . 1972 , P . 2 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , P . 25 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 143 , 23 . 6 . 1972 , P . 22 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 285 , 31 . 12 . 1970 , P . 36 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 246 , 5 . 11 . 1971 , P . 27 .

( 10 ) OJ NO L 215 , 30 . 8 . 1968 , P . 25 .

( 11 ) OJ NO L 179 , 25 . 7 . 1968 , P . 17 .

( 12 ) OJ NO L 87 , 13 . 4 . 1972 , P . 14 .

( 13 ) OJ NO L 172 , 5 . 8 . 1970 , P . 26 .

( 14 ) OJ NO L 237 , 28 . 10 . 1970 , P . 15 .

( 15 ) OJ NO L 283 , 29 . 12 . 1970 , P . 15 .

( 16 ) OJ NO L 219 , 26 . 9 . 1972 , P . 10 .

( 17 ) OJ NO L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , P . 10 .

( 18 ) OJ NO L 103 , 8 . 5 . 1971 , P . 10 .

( 19 ) OJ NO L 67 , 20 . 3 . 1971 , P . 13 .

( 20 ) OJ NO L 79 , 1 . 4 . 1972 , P . 84 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 767/73 OF THE COMMISSION OF 22 FEBRUARY 1973 AMENDING VARIOUS REGULATIONS IN THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS SECTOR AS A RESULT OF THE DECISION OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES

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 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE ACT ( 2 ) ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ( 3 ) CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF NEW MEMBER STATES TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY , IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 14 ( 7 ) AND 17 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS ANNEX I , PART II B , ( I ) 1 TO THE SAID ACT AMENDS ANNEX II TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 823/68 ( 4 ) OF 28 JUNE 1968 DETERMINING THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CALCULATING LEVIES ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2138/72 ( 5 ) ; WHEREAS THIS AMENDMENT CONCERNS THE DELETION OF HAVARTI AND ESROM CHEESES FROM CCT SUBHEADING 04.04 E I ( B ) 2 ; WHEREAS IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 ( 6 ) OF 23 JULY 1968 DETERMINING THE LIST OF AGENCIES CERTIFYING THE ADMISSIBILITY TO CERTAIN TARIFF HEADINGS OF CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1295/72 ( 7 ) , UNDER THE HEADING FOR AUSTRIA AGAINST TARIFF SUBHEADING NO EX 04.04 E I ( B ) 2 , APPEARS THE ITEM " AUSTRIAN ESROM " ; WHEREAS THIS ITEM SHOULD THEREFORE BE DELETED ;

WHEREAS IN THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2683/70 ( 8 ) OF 29 DECEMBER 1970 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR THE ADVANCE FIXING OF EXPORT REFUNDS ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2369/71 ( 9 ) , ARE LISTED THE PRODUCTS AND THEIR DESTINATIONS FOR WHICH THERE CAN BE NO ADVANCE FIXING OF EXPORT REFUNDS ; WHEREAS ANNEX I PART II B ( I ) 7 OF THE ACT AMENDS ANNEX I TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1324/68 ( 10 ) OF 29 AUGUST 1968 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN CHEESES TO SWITZERLAND ; WHEREAS THIS AMENDMENT ADDS TO THE LIST OF CHEESES EXPORTED TO SWITZERLAND THE DANISH CHEESES WHICH MAY BE EXPORTED TO THAT COUNTRY UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AS THOSE FROM THE COMMUNITY AS ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED ; WHEREAS AS REGARDS THOSE PRODUCTS IT IS UNDESIRABLE THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIXING EXPORT REFUNDS IN ADVANCE SHOULD EXIST ; WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2683/70 MUST CONSEQUENTLY BE AMENDED AND ADDED TO ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 30 AND TO ANNEX II PART II A ( D ) 2 AND 3 , PARTICULARS IN THE LANGUAGES OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES ARE TO BE INSERTED IN THE ANNEXES OF , RESPECTIVELY , COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1053/68 ( 11 ) OF 23 JULY 1968 DEFINING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS TO CERTAIN TARIFF HEADINGS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 742/72 ( 12 ) , AND BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1324/68 ;

WHEREAS IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO ADD THE PARTICULARS IN THE LANGUAGES OF THE NEW MEMBER STATES TO ANNEXES II AND III TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1579/70 ( 13 ) OF 4 AUGUST 1970 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN CHEESES TO SPAIN , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2160/70 ( 14 ) ;

WHEREAS THE ANNEX TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2637/70 ( 15 ) OF 23 DECEMBER 1970 ON SPECIAL DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SYSTEM OF IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENCES AND ADVANCE FIXING CERTIFICATES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2031/72 ( 16 ) , CONTAINS A TABLE LAYING DOWN THE PERIODS OF VALIDITY FOR EXPORT LICENCES FOR BUTTER AND FOR CHEDDAR AND CHESTER CHEESE EXPORTED TO ZONE E ; WHEREAS , IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1098/68 ( 17 ) OF 27 JULY 1968 ON DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXPORT REFUNDS ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 951/72 ( 18 ) , ZONE E IS DEFINED AS CONSISTING OF THE TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND ; WHEREAS THE ACCESSION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES NECESSITATES AMENDMENT OF THE AFORESAID ANNEX ;

WHEREAS THE ACCESSION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES OBVIATES THE NEED FOR THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 588/71 ( 19 ) OF 19 MARCH 1971 REDUCING THE PERIODS DURING WHICH MILK PRODUCTS MAY REMAIN UNDER CUSTOMS CONTROL FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT OF REFUNDS , WHICH CONCERNS THE LENGTH OF THE PERIOD OF CONTROL FOR BUTTER OF A FAT CONTENT BY WEIGHT EXCEEDING 99.5 % AND THE PURPOSE OF WHICH WAS TO PREVENT PERSONS EVADING THE BAN OF THE ADVANCE FIXING OF REFUNDS IN RESPECT OF EXPORTS OF THESE PRODUCTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PLACING IT IN HAND ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 676/72 ( 20 ) OF 29 MARCH 1972 LAYING DOWN A SPECIAL CONDITION FOR PAYMENTS OF THE REFUND ON BUTTER EXPORTED TO DESTINATIONS OTHER THAN ZONE E LAYS DOWN CERTAIN CONDITIONS FOR EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS THE ACCESSION OF THAT COUNTRY TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1973 DEPRIVES THOSE SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF ALL PURPOSE ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ANNEXES TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1053/68 ARE REPLACED BY ANNEX A TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

AS FROM 31 JANUARY 1973 THE WORDS " AND AUSTRIAN ESROM " APPEARING UNDER THE HEADING " AUSTRIA " AGAINST TARIFF SUBHEADING NO 04.04 E I ( B ) 2 SHALL BE DELETED FROM THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1054/68 .

ARTICLE 3

ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1324/68 IS REPLACED BY ANNEX B TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 4

ANNEXES II , III AND IV TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1579/70 ARE REPLACED RESPECTIVELY BY ANNEXES C , D AND E TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 5

THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2637/70 IS REPLACED BY ANNEX F TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 6

WITH EFFECT FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1973 THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2683/70 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

- THE WORDS " HAVARTI , ESROM " SHALL BE DELETED FROM TARIFF HEADING NO 04.04 E I ( B ) 2 ;

- THE LIST OF PRODUCTS APPEARING AGAINST TARIFF HEADING NO 04.04 E I ( B ) 5 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING LIST :

" BUTTERKAESE , DANBO , EDAM , ELBO , ESROM , FONTAL , FONTINA , FYNBO , GALANTINE , GOUDA , HARVATI , ITALICO , MARIBO , MOLBO , MIMOLETTE , SAMSOE, ST . PAULIN , TYBO AND OTHER CHEESES WITH A WATER CONTENT BY WEIGHT IN THE NON-FATTY MATTER EXCEEDING 52 % AND LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 67 % . "

ARTICLE 7

THE FIRST INDENT OF ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 588/71 IS DELETED WITH EFFECT FROM 31 JANUARY 1973 .

ARTICLE 8

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 676/72 IS REPEALED WITH EFFECT FROM 31 JANUARY 1973 .

ARTICLE 9

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

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 FEBRUARY 1973 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 FEBRUARY 1973 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI

ANNEXES : SEE OJ NO L 77 OF 26 . 3 . 1973 .