CELEX: 31973R3493
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3493/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71 concerning the establishment of a uniform fat content for whole milk

No L 357/ 34                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            28 . 12 . 73
                             REGULATION ( EEC) No 3493/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 21 December 1973
                repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1411 / 71 concerning the establishment of a
                                              uniform fat content for whole milk
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, having regard to the reasons for the introduc­
COMMUNITIES,                                                         tion of the aforementioned arrangements, it seems
                                                                     necessary to maintain the actual situation until 31
Having regard to the Treaty, establishing the European               March 1 974 ;
Economic Community ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
1411 /71 (') of 29 June 1971 laying down additional                  are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
rules on the common organization of the market in                    ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
milk and milk products for products falling within
heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs Tariff, as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3478 /73 (2), and
in particular Article 6 (2), second subparagraph ;                                             Article 1
Whereas, according to Article 3(1 ) (b), second hyphen
in connection with Article 6(1 ) of Regulation (EEC)                 In Article 6 (2), first subparagraph of Regulation ( EEC)
No 1411 /71 only the milk with a fat content of at                   No 1411 /71 the application is extended from 31
                                                                     December 1973 until 31 March 1974 .
least 3-5 % may be delivered as whole milk to the
direct consumption in the Community ; whereas
Article 6 (2) of this Regulation provides a transitional
measure that the arrangements applicable in the                                                Article 2
Member States at the time that this Regulation
entered into force, may continue until 31 December                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 1973 and that the Commission may postpone the                        following its publication in the Official Journal of
aforesaid date until 31 May 1974 at the latest ;                      the European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels , 21 December 1973 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                              François-Xavier ORTOLI.
 (') OJ No L 1 48 , 3 . 7 . 1971 , p. 4 .
 (2 ) See p. 7 of this Official Journal .