4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 PROVIDES THAT THE REQUIREMENT OF A 60 % MINIMUM SKIMMED-MILK POWDER CONTENT DOES NOT APPLY TO COMPOUND FEEDINGSTUFFS MANUFACTURED PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 ; WHEREAS IT IS CONSEQUENTLY NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ALSO THAT SKIMMED-MILK POWDER DENATURED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 IS NOT TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DETERMINING THE QUANTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
A PARAGRAPH 5 AS FOLLOWS IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 990/72 :
' 5 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE MAXIMUM QUANTITIES OF DENATURED SKIMMED-MILK POWDER ELIGIBLE FOR AID , AS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 4 , THE QUANTITIES DENATURED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2054/76 SHALL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT . '
ARTICLE 2
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 FEBRUARY 1978 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
FINN GUNDELACH
VICE-PRESIDENT