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REGULATION (EEC)No1237/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of10May1973
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1259/72onthedisposalofbutteratareduced
pricetocertainCommunityprocessingundertakings
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)
concerningtheAccessionofnewMemberStatesto
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuro­
peanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,signedatBrussels
on22January1972,andinparticularArticle6(7)
thereof;InthethirdindentofArticle6(1)(c)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1259/72thewords'33%orless'aresubsti­
tutedforthewords'lessthan32%'.
Article2
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
985/68(4)of15July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forintervention onthemarketinbutterandcreamas
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2714/72(5),and
inparticularArticle7athereof;1.InArticle17(1)(a)(aa)ofRegulation(EEC)No
1259/72thefollowingissubstitutedforthetextofthe
secondandthirdindents;
'Thedateonwhichthebutterwastakenoverandone
ofthefollowingphrasesshallbeenteredinsection
106; whereasexperienceoftheapplicationofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1259/72(6)of16June1972,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1175/73(7),has
shownthatcertaincontroldocumentswhichmust
accompanytheproductshouldbealteredandmaybe
specified;whereastheconditionsfortherefundof
theprocessingdepositmustconsequentlybealtered;
whereas,furthermore ,thethirdindentofArticle6(1)
(c)laysdownthatpowderforthepreparationofedible
icesshallhaveamilk-fatcontentoflessthan32%;
whereasitappearsthatthiscontentmaybeashighas
33%:—'forsmør,derharværetgenstandfordenirubrik
104nævnteforarbejdning ,skalder:
—entenudstedesetellerflerenyekontroleksem­
plarernr.5,hvisdetskalsendestilenanden
medlemsstat ,
—ellerimodsatfaldforetagesentoldkontrol
ellerenadministrativkontrol,dergivertilsva­
rendesikkerhed.'
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(■»)OJNo169,18.7.1968,p.1.—fürdieButter,diewieinFeld104angegeben
verarbeitetwordenist,
—sindentwedereinodermehrereneueKontroll­
exemplareNr.5zuerteilen,wennsieineinen
anderenMitgliedstaatversandtwird,(5)OJNo291,28.12.1972,p.15.
(")OJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.
(7)OJNoLI19,5.5.1973,p.12.

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—oderistandernfallseineZollkontrolle oder
eineVerwaltungskontrolle mitgleichwertiger
Sicherheitdurchzuführen .'
—'inthecaseofbutterwhichhasundergonethe
processingreferredtoinsection104,either:
—oneormorenewNo5controlcopiesshould
beissuedifthebutteristobesenttoanother
MemberState;
—iftheoppositeistrue,thebuttermustbe
subjecttocustomsorequivalentadministrative
control;
—'lebeurreayantsubilatransformation viséedans
lacase104doitfairel'objet:
—soitdeladélivranced'unoudeplusieurs
nouveauxexemplairesdecontrôlen05,s'il
doitêtreexpédiéversunautreÉtatmembre,
—soitd'uncontrôledouanieroud'uncontrôle
administratifprésentantdesgarantieséquiva­
lentesdanslecascontraire.'
—ilburrochehasubitolatrasformazione dicuialla
casella104deveessereoggetto:
—odelrilasciodiunoodipiùnuoviesemplari
dicontrollon.5,sedeveesserespeditoverso
unaltroStatomembro,
—ovverodiuncontrollodoganaleodiun
controlloamministrativo chepresentigaranzie
equivalentinelcasocontrario.'thesuccessfultendererhasfurnishedtheproof
thattheconditionsreferredtoinArticle6have
beenmet.
Thisproofshallbefurnished,accordingtoeach
case,inaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions :
(a)wheretheoperationsreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)(b)and(c)Article6(1)orinArticle
6(2)havebeencarriedoutintheselling
MemberState,proofshallbefurnishedby.the
productionofadocumentdrawnupbythe
sellingMemberState;
(b)wheretheoperationsreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)and(b)ofArticle6(1)havetaken
placeinthesellingMemberState,andthe
operationsreferredtoinsubparagraph (c)of
Article6(1)havetakenplaceinanother
MemberState,ortheoperationreferredtoin
Article6(2)hastakenplaceinaMember
StateotherthanthesellingMemberState,
proofshallbefurnishedbythecontrolcopy
orcopiesreferredtoinsubparagraph (b)of
Article17(1)andinArticle17(2);
(c)wheretheoperationsreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)(b)and(c)ofArticle6(1)havetaken
placeinaMemberStatewhichisnotthe
sellingMemberState,proofshallbefurnished
bytheproductionofadocumentdrawnupby
theMemberStateinwhichtheprocessinghas
takenplace;
(d)wheretheoperationsreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)and(b)ofArticle6(1)havetaken
placeinaMemberStateotherthantheselling
MemberStateandtheoperationsreferredto
insubparagraph (c)ofArticle6(1)takesplace
inaMemberStateotherthantheonein
whichthetransactionsreferredtoinsubpara­
graphs(a)and(b)ofArticle6(1)havetaken
place,proofshallbefurnishedbythecontrol
copyorcopiesreferredtoinArticle17(1)(a)
(bb).
TheMemberStatesmayprovidefortheproofto
beconsideredasfurnishedifthesellersubmitsa
statementfromthefinaluserinwhichthelatter
—confirmshisundertaking ,appearinginthe
contractofsale,toprocesstheproducts
referredtoinsubparagraph (b)ofArticle6(1)
intotheproductsreferredtointhethree
indentsofsubparagraph (c)ofArticle6(1)
withintheprescribedtimelimit,and
—statesthatheisawareofthesanctionshemay
incur,determinedbytheMemberState
concerned,ifittranspiresthathehasnot
fulfilledtheconditionstowhichhehasagreed.
TheMemberStatesshalldeterminethemaximum
quantityforwhichtheyshalldecidethatthisstate­
mentmayapply.'—voordeboterdiedeinvak104bedoelde
verwerkingheeftondergaan :
—moetenoféénofmeernieuwecontrole-exem­
plarennr.5wordenafgegeven,indienzijwordt
vervoerdnaareenandereLid-Staat,
—ofmoetinhettegenovergestelde gevaleen
douanecontrole ofeenadministratieve controle
metgelijkewaarborgplaatsvinden.'
Thenumbers)ofthenewcontrolcopyorcopiesof
thenationaldocument(s)shallbeplacedunderthe
heading'Remarks'inthe'Controlastouseand/or
destinationsectionoftheform.'
2.ThefollowingindentistobeaddedtoArticle17
(1)(a)(bb)ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72:
'Whenoneormorenationaldocumentsareused,
theymustincludethesamephrasesasthose
appearinginsections103,104and106ofthe
controlcopyreferredtoabove.'
Article3
ThetextofArticle18(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1259/72isreplacedbythefollowing :
'2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeurethe
processingdepositreferredtoinArticle12shall
bereleasedonlyforquantitiesinrespectofwhich

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Article4 However,attherequestofthoseconcerned,the
undertakingsmadepursuanttoArticle6ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1259/72,withregardtotendersmade
afterthatdate,shallbeadaptedtotheprovisionsof
Article 1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI