CELEX: 31973R0454
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 454/73 of the Commission of 31 January 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1108/68 as regards the packaging of skimmed milk powder offered to intervention agencies

26 . 2 . 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 No L 53 /7
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 454/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 31 January 1973
                    amending Regulation (EEC) No 1108/68 as regards the packaging of skimmed-milk
                                              powder offered to intervention agencies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                             employed for skimmed-milk powder as referred
COMMUNITIES ,                                                              to in Article 1 :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European­                     (a) tendered in the United Kingdom :
Economic Community ;                                                             (aa) 3 'kraft' paper bags, of a strength repre­
                                                                                       senting at least 80 grammes per sq m,
Having regard to the Treaty (*) concerning the                                          1 'poly-coated' 'kraft' paper bag, of a
Accession of new Member States to the European                                          strength representing at least 75 grammes
Economic Community and the European Atomic                                             per sq m ,
Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January
                                                                                        1 'wax-coated' 'kraft' paper bag, of a
1972, and in particular Article 63 of the Act (2) annexed
                                                                                        strength representing at least 80 grammes
thereto ;
                                                                                        per sq m ,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)                                   (bb) the bag is capped by a crepe paper tape
No 1108/68 (3) of 27 July 1968 , on detailed rules                                      and sealed by sewing with a double
of application for public storage of skimmed­                                           cotton stitch and a jute cord ;
milk powder, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2267/72 (4), lays down the criteria to which                             ( b) tendered in Ireland :
packaging of skimmed milk offered to intervention                                4 'kraft' paper bags of a strength representing
agencies must conform ; whereas the packings in use                              at least 80 grammes per sq m,
in the new Member States differ somewhat from these
                                                                                 1 'poly-coated' 'kraft' paper bag of a strength
prescriptions ; whereas the enterprises concerned                                representing at least 75 grammes per sq m,
should be enabled to adapt themselves to Community
                                                                                 1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0-06 mm thick,
standards ;                                                                      welded or double-bound ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                        (c) tendered in Denmark :
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management                             2 'kraft' paper bags, of a strength representing
 Committee for Milk and Milk Products ;                                          at least 95 grammes per sq m,
                                                                                 1 'poly-coated' 'kraft' paper bag, of a strength
                                                                                 representing at least 70 grammes per sq m,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                  1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0 06 mm thick,
                                                                                 welded or double-bound.'
                              Article 1
                                                                                                   Article 2
Note 1 to point 2 'packing' in Annex I to Regulation                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
 (EEC) No 1108/68 is replaced by the following :                      its publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                       Communities.
      ' 1 . However, until 30 September 1973 , packings
      with the following characteristics may also be                   It shall apply from 1 February 1973 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 .
                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                                  The President
                                                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
 (x)   OJ   No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .
 (2)  OJ    No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
  (3) OJ    No L 184, 29. 7. 1968 , p. 34.
  (4)  OJ   No L 244, 27. 10. 1972, p. 22.