CELEX: 51973PC1851
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Date: 1973-11-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) N° 1411/71, as regards the fat content of whole milk (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                             Brussels . 6 November 1973
                                  PROPOSAL FOR A
                             COUNCIL REGULATION" (EEC)
               amending Regulation (EEC ) HO 1411 / 71 » as regards the
                            fat content of whole milk
                   (submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
   CCM(73 ) 1851 final
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . Under Articles 3 and 6 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1411/71
    of 29 June 1971 , only milk which has a fat content of at least
          way be supplied as whole milk for consumption within the
    Community .
    As a transitional measure Article 6(2 ) of Regulation -(EEC ) .N Q . X4ll/
    71 allows Member States to maintain until 31 December 1973 the
    provisions applicable within their territories at the date of entry
    into force of that Regulation .
2 . At the meeting of the Special Committee on Agriculture of 1 October
    1973 , the Belgian Delegation stated that it would like the intro­
    duction of the 3 '5% content , envisaged for 1 January 197^, to be
    postponed for a few months , in particular for reasons of economic
    policy since Belgium wished to avoid the price of the relevant
    milk rising and consumption falling as a result of the increase of
    the fat content .
    The Belgian request was regarded favourable by most of the other
    delegations .
3 . The object of this proposal for a Regulation is to adopt a provision
    enabling the Commission to provide , by the Management Committee
    procedure , for the maintenance of the status quo until a suitable
    date , but at any rate not later than 31 May 197^.
(1 ) OJ No L 1^+8 of 3. 7.1971 , p. U
 ---pagebreak---                            Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC ) No 1^11/71 , as regards the fat content of
whole milk
THE COUNCIL - OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Articles k2 and bj thereof ;
                 ι
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Europiean Parliament ;
Whereas under the second indent of Article 3(1 ) ( b ) and under Article
6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1^11/71 ^^ of 29 June 1971 laying
down additional . rules on the common organization of the market in milk
and milk products for products falling within Tariff heading No 0^.01 ,
as last amended by the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and
                                   (2)
the Adjustments to the Treaties        , all whole milk delivered to con­
sumers in the Community after 1 January 197^ must have a fat content
of at least 3»5$ >
Whereas , since certain Member States are finding it difficult to apply
this fat content for the date provided for , a provision should be
adopted whereby the status quo may be preserved for a short period
fixed by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 80^/68 ^ of 27 June 1968
on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ,
as last amended by the Act aforesaid ;
(1 ) OJ No L 1U8 of 3 . 7.1971 , p. k
( 2 ) OJ No L 73 of 27 . 3.1972 , p. ik
( 3 ) OJ No L lk8 of 28 . 6.1968 , p. 13
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                 Article 1
The following subparagraph is added to Article 6(2 ) of Regulation ( EEC )
No 1^11/71 s
"The date specified in the foregoing subparagraph may , by the procedure
laid down in Article JO of Regulation (EEC ) No 80^/68 , be postponed
until J1 May 197^ at the latest ."
                                 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 applic­
able in all Member States .
Done' at Brussels ,
                    .             -              For the Council
                                                  The President