CELEX: 31974D0039
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-19 00:00:00
Title: 74/39/EEC: Commission Decision of 19 December 1973 amending the Commission Decision of 29 December 1972, on the disposal of butter to certain categories of consumer in receipt of social security benefits

4 . 2 . 74                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 30/23
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 19 December 1973
                amending the Commission Decision of 29 December 1972, on the disposal of butter to
                          certain categories of consumer in receipt of social security benefits
                                                              (74/39/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         Whereas, because the price of competing fat
COMMUNITIES,                                                           substances used in foodstuffs has increased, therefore
                                                                       the maximum amount of the subsidy shall be reduced
                                                                       slightly ;
Having regard to the Treaty                    establishing the
European Economic Community ;                                          Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/                      Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,
68 (1 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products, as last
amended by the Act (2) on the Conditions of                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and
in particular Article 12 (3 ) thereof;                                                            Article 1
Whereas the Commission Decision of 29 December                         With effect from 1 January 1974, the amount of
1972 (3) on the disposal of butter to certain categories               ' 136 u.a .' in Article 2 of the Decision of 29 December
of consumer in receipt of social security benefits, as                 1972 is replaced by ' 131 u.a.'
last amended by the Decision of 7 February 1973 (4),
makes provisions for the permanent grant of aid to                     It may be adjusted in 1974.
recipients of social security benefits, to enable them
to buy butter at a reduced price ;
                                                                                                  Article 2
Whereas , since Regulation (EEC) No 3267/73 (5 ) has                   This Decision is addressed to all Member States .
extended the period of application of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2716/72 (6) of 19 December                         Done at Brussels , 19 December 1973 .
1972 laying down general rules for measures to
increase the use of butter by certain classes of                                                   For the Commission
consumers, and since large quantities of butter remain                                                The President
in store, the abovementioned Decision can continue
to be applied after 31 December 1973 ;                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (!)  OJ  No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
 (2 ) OJ  No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
 (3)  OJ  No L 40, 13 . 2. 1973 , p. 15 .
 ( 4) OJ  No L 77, 26. 3 . 1973 , p. 46 .
 (5)  OJ  No L 334, 5 . 12. 1973 , p. 1 .
 («)  OJ  No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p. 18