CELEX: 31973R3478
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3478/73 of the Council of 17 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1411/71 as regards the fat content of whole milk

28 . 12 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 357/7
                                  REGULATION ( EEC) No 3478 /73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 17 December 1973
                amending Regulation ( EEC) No 1411 /71 as regards the fat content of whole milk
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                           for, a measure should be taken whereby the status quo
COMMUNITIES,                                                          may be preserved for a short period fixed by the
                                                                      Commission in accordance with the procedure laid
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42                    804/68 (3 ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
and 43 thereof ;
                                                                      tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                  amended by the abovementioned Act,
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­
 ment ;                                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas under the second indent of Article 3 ( 1 ) (b)                                               Article 1
and under Article 6 (2) of Council Regulation ( EEC)
 No 141 1 /71 (') of 29 June 1971 laying down addi­                  The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article
tional rules on the common organization of the                        6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1411 /71 :
market in milk and milk products for products falling
within heading No 04.01 of the Common Customs                              'The date specified in the foregoing subparagraph
Tariff, as last amended by the Act (-') concerning the                     may, by the procedure laid down in Article 30 of
Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the                         Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 , be postponed until
Treaties , all whole milk delivered to consumers must,                     31 May 1974 at the latest.'
after 1 January 1974 and without prejudice to Article
89 ( 1 ) of the abovementioned Act, have a fat content                                               Article 2
of at least 3-5 % ;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Whereas, since certain Member States are finding it                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
difficult to apply this fat content for the date provided             the Euro bean Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels , 17 December 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Coil m il
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                  f . CHRISTENSEN
(') O ) No L 1 48 , 3 . 7 . 1971 , p . 4 .
(-) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.                               (■') OJ No L 1 4iS , 2 «S . 6 . 1968 . p . 13 .