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Document 31974L0644

Council Directive 74/644/EEC 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

OJ L 349, 28.12.1974, p. 63–63 (DA, DE, EN, FR, IT, NL)
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 011 P. 128 - 128
Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 004 P. 41 - 41
Portuguese special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 004 P. 41 - 41
Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 13 Volume 004 P. 68 - 68
Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 13 Volume 004 P. 68 - 68

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 03/08/2003

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31974L0644

Council Directive 74/644/EEC 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

Official Journal L 349 , 28/12/1974 P. 0063 - 0063
Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0068
Greek special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 11 P. 0128
Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0068
Spanish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0041
Portuguese special edition Chapter 13 Volume 4 P. 0041


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.

For the Council

The President

J.P. FOURCADE (1)OJ No L 221, 12.8.1974, p. 17. (2)OJ No L 228, 16.8.1973, p. 23.

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