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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , P . 9 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 115 , 17 . 3 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 203 , 29 . 7 . 1976 , P . 31 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 228 , 20 . 8 . 1976 , P . 17 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 242 , 2 . 9 . 1976 , P . 9 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2293/76 OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1976 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 ON DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR SKIMMED MILK PROCESSED INTO COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS AND FOR SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FOR USE AS FEED

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 559/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 OF 15 MAY 1972 ON DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR SKIMMED MILK PROCESSED INTO COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS AND FOR SKIMMED-MILK POWDER FOR USE AS FEED ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1835/76 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT , UNTIL THE END OF THE 1976/77 MILK MARKETING YEAR , AN UNDERTAKING SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AID ONLY IN RESPECT OF QUANTITIES OF DENATURED SKIMMED-MILK POWDER NOT EXCEEDING THE QUANTITIES DENATURED BY IT DURING THE CORRESPONDING MONTH OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE INCREASE NOTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS , THE REFERENCE QUANTITY SHOULD BE RAISED BY A CORRESPONDING PERCENTAGE ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 OF 19 AUGUST 1976 ON THE SALE FOR EXPORT TO NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER HELD BY INTERVENTION AGENCIES AND INTENDED FOR USE AS FEED ( 5 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2166/76 ( 6 ) , COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS MANUFACTURED FROM SKIMMED-MILK POWDER SOLD PURSUANT TO THAT REGULATION MAY HAVE A SKIMMED-MILK POWDER CONTENT OF LESS THAN 60 % ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO ADAPT ACCORDINGLY ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 ;

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

IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 , THE WORDS " PLUS 20 % " ARE ADDED AT THE END OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH .

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN THE FRENCH VERSION OF SUBPARAGRAPH ( A ) , THE WORDS " LAIT ECREME EN POUDRE AUXQUELS SONT ADDITIONNES " ARE REPLACED BY " LAIT ECREME EN POUDRE AUQUEL SONT ADDITIONNES " .

2 . A FURTHER SUBPARAGRAPH AS FOLLOWS IS ADDED :

" THE MINIMUM SKIMMED-MILK POWDER CONTENT OF 60 % AS SPECIFIED IN ( A ) SHALL NOT APPLY TO COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS MANUFACTURED PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 " .

ARTICLE 3

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

ARTICLE 1 SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1976 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 SEPTEMBER 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

P . J . LARDINOIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION