CELEX: 31976R0777
Language: en
Date: 1976-04-05
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 777/76 of 5 April 1976 limiting the scope of application of Regulation (EEC) No 232/75 on the sale of butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products and ice-cream

6. 4. 76                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 91 / 13
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 777/76
                                                       of 5 April 1976
              limiting the scope of application of Regulation (EEC) No 232/75 on the sale of
              butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of pastry products and ice­
                                                            cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and
COMMUNITIES,                                                     Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the
                                                                  time limit set by its Chairman,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                                        Article 1
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Any tender submitted under the standing invitation to
985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for              tender referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 232/75
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as            shall in future only concern butter to be processed in
                                                                  accordance with formula A.
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 (4), and
in particular Article 7a thereof,
                                                                  Any tender indicating under Article 7 (2) (c) of the
Whereas, when applying Commission Regulation                      said Regulation, that its intended use is to be that of
(EEC) No 232/75 of 30 January 1975 on the sale of                 formula B shall be rejected.
butter at reduced prices for use in the manufacture of
pastry products and ice-cream (5), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 379/76 (6), it is evident that                                       Article 2
supplying intervention butter for ice-cream could lead
to its substitution for fresh butter ; whereas the scope          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
of the abovementioned Regulation should therefore be              following its publication in the Official Journal of
reduced by deleting sales for ice-cream ;                          the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
               Done at Brussels, 5 April 1976.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No  L  148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
(2) OJ No  L  67, 15 . 3. 1976, p. 9 .
(3) OJ No  L  169, 18 . 7. 1968, p. 1 .
(«) OJ No  L  291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 15.
(5) OJ No  L  24, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 45.
(6) OJ No  L  45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 28 .