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COM(74)618Final
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PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
modifyingRegulation(EEC)No1411/71asregards"thefatcontent
ofwholemilk
(submittedtotheCouncillaytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.According toArticles 3and6ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)Nol4ll/?l
of29June 1971 fallwhole milk delivered toconsumers intheCommu­
nity must have afatcontent ofatleast 3.5$ .
Asatransitional measure ,Article 6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
1^11/71laid down that Member States were able tomaintain the
arrangements existing intheir territories until theentering into
force ofthis Regulation ,i.e. upto31December 1973 «I**accordance
withCouncil Regulation (EEC)No3'+78/73^of17December 1973 ,the
Commission waB able toputback this date to31^ay197^-
2.AttheSpecial Agricultural Committee ,several delegations have
expressed thewish that thedate of1June 197^currently foreseen
fortheintroduction ofthis newlevel of3-5% befurther putback
thus avoiding anincrease inprice and theconsequent fall incon­
sumption ,that would erise outtheincrease inthefatcontent ,
which would seem undesirable inthelight ofcurrent policy .
3.Under these conditions itseems appropriate toputback the date
for the introduction ofthis uniform fat content to31December
1975 1thedate uptowhich afatcontent lower than 3»5$ isautho­
rised intheUnited Kingdom under Article 89(1 )oftheActof
Accession .
k.This istheaimofthis proposed Regulation which ,moreover ,takes
account ofthefact that theEuropean Parliament ,atthetime of
theapproval ofthelast modification toRegulation (EEC)Nol^fll/71
suggested anexamination inmore detail ofthe effects that an
increase inthelevel offatcontent inliquid milk ,would have on
retail prices under thecurrent conditions .(Seedoc.2^51/73/ASS
1^52 oftheCouncil ,19.12.73 )•Theproposed extension tothedate
will allow the Commission toundertake sueh anexamination .
(1)OJNoL148 ,3,7.1971 ,p.H
(2)OJKoL357 ,28.12.1973 ,P.7

Proposition fora
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HECtJiÁíiéci (ESC).op^sas couiTcn / j-l
(.t;
modifying Regulation .(EEC)Nol4ll/7Iasregards thefatcontent of
v;hole milk . __
TEECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean .Economic Commu­
nity ,andinparticular Articles 42and43thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas ,according tothesecond indent ofArticle 3(l)(b ) to
Article 6(l)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1411/72^of29June1971
layi-'Xij clown additional rules onthe common organization ofthemarket
inmilk andmilk products forproducts falling within heading 04.01 of
theCommon Customs Tariff ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No
2)3478/73 jallwhole nilk delivered toconsumers must have afatcon­
tent ofatleast 3«5$J whereas under theterms ofArticle 6(2)ofthis
Regulation Member States areallowed ,upto31May1974 ,tomaintain
thearrangements existing intheir territories until theentering into
force ofthesaid Regulation ;
Whereas certain Member States are vinthecurrent situation ,experien­
cing some difficulties inapplying thefatcontent of3«5$ after 1
June1974 ?whereas ,moreover 5Article 89oftheActofAccession ^^
authorises intheUnited Kingdom upto31December 1975j thedelivery
ofv;hole milk totheconsumer with afatcontent ofless than 3«5/^|
Whereas ,forthese reasons ,itisappropriate tomaintain thecurrent
situation upto31December 1975 ?
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL148 ,3.7.1971 ,p.4
(2)OJNoL357 ,28.12.1973 .p.7
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972 ,P.14
./.

'Art.icle,' I ...
InArticle 6(2)ofRegulation (EEC)Nolkll/71:
(1)Thedate .of"31December 1973 "isreplaced by"31December 1975"i
(2)Thesecond paragraph isdeleted .
Article 2
Thi3regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety
aiddirectly applicable inallMember States .
Done atBrussels .
For the Council
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The President