NoL307/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.11.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2706/76
of8November 1976
amendingRegulation (EEC)No753/76layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleof
skimmed-milk powderforuseinanimalfeedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
563/76
thesystemofcompulsorypurchase,wouldbetransi­
tionalonly,inordernottoimpedetheestablishment
andoperationofnewrulesontheuseofskimmed­
milkpowderinanimalfeed;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThefollowingArticle7aisinsertedinRegulation
(EEC)No753/76:
'Article7aTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
563/76of15March1976onthecompulsorypurchase
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesforuseinanimalfeed(3),andinparticularArticle
6(1)thereof,
WhereasinArticle1ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No753/76of31March1976layingdown
detailedrulesforthesaleofskimmed-milk powder
foruseinanimalfeedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No563/76(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2241/76(5),thepriceforthesaleofskimmed­
milkpowderwasfixedat5216unitsofaccount;
whereastheapproachingterminationofthesystem
institutedbyRegulation (EEC)No563/76maymake
itdifficulttomarketthequantitiesofskimmed-milk
powderpurchasedanddenaturedpursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No753/76;whereasinviewofthesizeof
existingstocksofskimmed-milk powderitseems
advisable,bymakingthepriceofskimmed-milk
powdercomparablewiththatofotherproteinsusedin
feedforpigsandpoultry,toenablemanufacturers to
usedenaturedskimmed-milk powderwhichhasbeen
thesubjectofanattestationofpurchaseanddena­
turingasreferredtoinArticle6ofRegulation (EEC)
No753/76thatcannolongerbeusedforthe
purposesofRegulation (EEC)No563/76;whereas
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1285/70of29June
1970layingdownaspecialmeasureforthedisposalof
skimmed-milk powderboughtinbyinterventionagen­
cies(6),enablestheproducttobesoldatareduced
priceifitisintendedforuseasaforesaid;whereas,
however,forreasonsofefficiency,thisnewprovision
shouldapplyonlytoattestationsofpurchaseanddena­
turing,andnottoextractstherefrom ;
Whereasthisscheme,designedasitistofacilitatethe
solutionofproblemsresultingfromterminationof1.Iftheattestationofpurchaseanddenaturing
issuedinaccordancewithArticle6isnotusedfor
thepurposesdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No
563/76,thepurchasepriceoftheskimmed-milk
powderpaidinaccordancewithArticle1shallbe
reduced,onrequest,by35u.a./lOOkginrespect
ofthequantitiesnotyetimputedbutcoveredby
theattestation .
2.Theapplicationforreimbursement ofthe
amountofthereductioninpricereferredtoin
paragraph 1maybelodgedwiththesellinginter­
ventionagencyonlybythebuyerofskimmed­
milkpowderwhosenameandaddressarein
section3oftheattestation .
Theapplicationtogetherwiththeattestationof
purchaseanddenaturing,tobekeptbytheinter­
ventionagency,mustbesubmittedby28February
1977atthelatest.
3.Withinonemonthofreceiptoftheapplica­
tionandtheattestation,theinterventionagencyof
theMemberStateconcernedshallpayorhavethe
amountcorresponding tothereductioninprice
paidandforitsconversionintonationalcurrency
shallusethecoefficientlaiddowninArticle 1.
4.Theattestationsofpurchaseanddenaturing
referredtoinArticle6shallbeissuedonlyfor(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.18.
(4)OJNoL88,1.4.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL252,16.9.1976,p.15.
(b)OJNoL144,2.7.1970,p.1.

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quantitiesofskimmed-milk powderdenaturedor
incorporatedbefore1February1977.''—havebeenthesubjectofanapplicationfora
reductioninpricepursuanttoArticle7a.'
Article3Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .AfourthindentasfollowsisaddedtoArticle10(b)of
Regulation(EEC)No753/76:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission