No L 100/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 4 . 73

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1008/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 12 amending Regulations ( EEC) Nos 1259/72 and 1519/72 as regards the date of entry of butter into stock

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN certain fat compounds, as last amended by Regulation COMMUNITIES , ( EEC) No 808/73 (9), provides that butter put up for sale must have been taken into storage before 1 May Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1972 ; Economic Community ; Whereas in view of the build-up of Community butter Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No stocks, provisions should be extended to cover butter 804/68 ( ! ) of 27 on the common organiza­ taken into stock before 1 ; tion of the market in milk and milk products , as last amended by the Act ( 2 ) annexed to the Treaty ( 3 ) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation concerning the Accession of new Member States to are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ the European Economic Community and the Euro­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ; pean Atomic Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 , and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 (4 ) of 15 laying down general rules Article 1 for intervention on the market in butter and cream , as In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1259/72 'before last amended by , Regulation (EEC) No 2714/72 ( 5 ), and 16 ' is replaced by 'before 1 September in particular Article 7a thereof ; 1972'. Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1259/72 ( 6) of 16 June 1972 on the disposal of Article 2 butter at a reduced price to certain Community processing undertakings, as last amended by Regula­ In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1519/72 'before 1 tion (EEC) No 677/73 ( 7), provides that butter put up May 1972' is replaced by 'before 1 September 1972'. for trade must have been entered into stock before 16 May 1972 ; Article 3 Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on the day No 151 9/72 ( 8) of 14 on the sale by tender following its publication in the Official Journal of of butter at reduced prices for the exportation of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 12 April 1973 . For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

1 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . 2 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14. *) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 5 . 4 ) OJ No L 169 , 18 . 7. 1968 , p . 1 . 5 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 15 . ') OJ No L 139 , 17 . 6 . 1972, p . 18 . 7) OJ No L 65 , 10 . 3 . 1973 , p . 16 . (8) OJ No L 162, 18 . 7 . 1972, p . 1 . (9) OJ No L 78 , 27. 3 . 1973 , p . 10 .