15.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL10/7
REGULATION (EEC)No78/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of14January1975
onthesaleatfixedpricesofcertainquantitiesofskimmed-milk powderheldby
theUnitedKingdominterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdominterventionagencyshallput
upforsaleskimmed-milk powdertakenintostoreby
itbefore1December1973whichnolongersatisfies
therequirements astoqualitylaiddowninArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1108/68.
Article2HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of17June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesold:
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1014/68(3)of
20July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforthepublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2434/69(4),laysdowncondi­
tionsforputtingskimmed-milk powderheldbyinter­
ventionagenciesbackonthemarket;whereasthe
UnitedKingdominterventionagencyholdscertain
quantitiesofskimmed-milk powderwhichnolonger
fulfiltheconditionslaiddowninArticle1(1)of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68(5)of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageof,skimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1636/74(6);whereasitappears
necessary,inparallelwiththesalebytenderofthis
skimmed-milk powderpursuanttoCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No3226/74(7)of20December1974on
theopeningofaninvitationtotenderforafurther
quantityofskimmed-milk powderheldbytheUnited
Kingdominterventionagency,toenableprospective
purchasersforwhomthelotsputupfortenderaretoo
largetoobtaincertainquantitiesoftheskimmed-milk
powderinquestionatafixedprice,tobedetermined
byreferencetotheinterventionpriceoperativeatthe
timewhenthecontractisconcludedandhaving
regardtothetendersreceivedinresponsetoprevious
invitationstotenderandtothemarketsituation;(a)ataprice,ex-intervention agencystoragedepot,
equaltothebuying-inpriceappliedbytheinter­
ventionagencyconcernedatthetimewhenthe
contractofpurchaseisconcluded,less12unitsof
accountper100kg;
(b)inlotsofnotlessthan10metrictons;
(c)topurchaserswhoagreetoforgoallclaims
regardingthequalityandpackagingoftheskim­
med-milkpowderconcerned ;
(d)bearingonthepackagingthefollowingdescrip­
tion:'exintervention stock'.
2.Thepurchasershallpaytheinterventionagency
fortheskimmed-milk powderbeforedeliveryas
providedinparagraph3.
3.Thepurchasershalltakedeliveryofalltheskim­
med-milkpowderpurchasedwithin10daysofthe
dayonwhichthecontractofsaleisconcluded .
4.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,thecontractof
saleshallbevoidinrespectofanyquantitiesofwhich
thepurchaserfailstotakedeliverywithinthepres­
cribedperiod.
Article3
TheUnitedKingdomshallinformtheCommission
bytheTuesdayoneachweekofthequantitiesof
skimmed-milk powdersoldunderthisRegulation
duringtheprecedingweek.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL173,22.7.1968,p.4.
(4)OJNoL307,7.12.1969,p.2.
(5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(*)OJNoL173,28.6.1974,p.60.
(7)OJNoL342,21.12.1974,p.29,

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14January1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI