NoL361/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.12.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3557/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1973
concerningprovisionalderogationfromcertainconditionsforgrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkandskimmed-milk powderforuseasfeed
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,duringacertaintransitionalperiod,ahigher
fatcontentshouldconsequently bepermittedforthe
pjurposeofgrantingaidforrollerskimmed-milk
powderproducedinthenewMemberStates;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HavingregardtotheTreaty(')ontheAccessionof
newMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedon22January1972,andinparti­
cularArticle63oftheAct(-)annexedthereto;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No644/73(3)of2March1973onaprovisionalvaria­
tioninthenewMemberStatesfromaconditionon
thegrantingofaidforskimmedmilkforuseasfeed,
thenewMemberStatesmayprovidethatuntil31
December 1973thetreatmentofskimmedmilk
providedforinArticle2(1)(a)andArticle2(2)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No986/68(4)of15July
1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkandskimmed-milk powderforuseas
feed,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1038/72(5),neednotbecarriedoutindairieswhich
donotyethavethenecessaryequipmentforthe
purpose;Regulation (EEC)No644/73shallremainapplicable
after31December1973duringtheperiodtowhich
Article63(1)oftheActontheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreatiesrelatesand
until31July1974atthelatest.
Article2
Whereas,asaresultofdifficultiesencountered in
obtainingthenecessaryequipment ,suchequipmentis
notyetavailableforuseinallthedairiesinthenew
MemberStates;whereasitisthereforenecessaryto
extendthetransitionalperiod;1.BywayofderogationfromArticles 1and2of
Regulation (EEC)No986/68,aidshallalsobegranted
forrollerskimmed-milk powderproducedinthenew
MemberStatesbefore1January1974andhavingafat
contentofmorethan1-5%andlessthan2-5%.
2.Paragraph 1shallbeapplicableonlyiftheappli­
cant:
(a)providesproofthattheskimmed-milk powderin
questionwasproducedinanewMemberState
before1January1974;'
(b)submitsanapplicationforaidfortheskimmed­
milkpowderinquestionby1July1974.Whereas,pursuanttoArticle1(c)andArticle2(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No986/68,skimmed-milk powder
forwhichaidistobegrantedmusthaveafatcontent
ofnotmorethan1-5%;whereason1February1973
thenewMemberStateshadstocksofskimmed-milk
powderwithahigherfatcontent,sincetherewere
previouslynoRegulationslimitingthefatcontentof
skimmed-milk powder;whereasafter1February1973
thedairiesinthenewMemberStatescouldnotalways
observetherequirements inrespectofthefatcontent
forthegrantingofaidwhenmanufacturing skimmed­
milkpowderforuseasfeed;Article3
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL61,7.3.1973,p.13.
(4)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.21
(5)OJNoL118,20.5.1972,p.21ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

29.12.73 NoL361/51 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI