Document ID: 31974L0644

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 19 December 1974 amending for the second time Directive No 73/241/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption (74/644/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Council Directive No 74/411/EEC (1) extended until 1 January 1975 the time limit for amending national laws in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive No 73/241/EEC (2) of 24 July 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption;
Whereas this extension was granted in order to enable the Council to introduce, on a proposal from the Commission, certain clarifications to Directive No 73/241/EEC;
Whereas the new period fixed by Directive No 74/411/EEC has proved too short and should be extended by six months,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
In the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article 15 of Directive No 73/241/EEC, as amended by Directive No 74/411/EEC, "1 January 1975" is replaced by "1 July 1975".
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 December 1974.

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