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( 1 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 328 , 30 . 12 . 1969 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ N L 169 , 18 . 7 . 1968 , P . 8 .

( 4 ) OJ N L 98 , 25 . 4 . 1969 , P . 1 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 491/70 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 17 MARCH 1970

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 986/68 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR SKIMMED MILK AND SKIMMED MILK POWDER FOR USE AS FEED

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 ( 1 ) OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANISATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2622/69 ( 2 ) AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 10 ( 2 ) THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 986/68 ( 3 ) OF 15 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR SKIMMED MILK AND SKIMMED MILK POWDER FOR USE AS FEED , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 749/69 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT AID SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY FOR SKIMMED MILK PRODUCED AND PROCESSED IN A DAIRY AND DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER SKIMMED MILK IN A MANNER TO BE SPECIFIED ;

WHEREAS CERTAIN MEMBER STATES HAVE , IN THE PAST , SUCCESSFULLY SUBSTITUTED FOR DENATURING AN EQUIVALENT ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL ; WHEREAS , IF DENATURING WERE MADE COMPULSORY IN THESE MEMBER STATES , SUPPLIES OF SKIMMED MILK FOR USE AS FEED WOULD DROP CONSIDERABLY ; WHEREAS SUCH A DROP WOULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN SUPPLIES OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER AND , CONSEQUENTLY , TO INCREASING SURPLUSES ; WHEREAS , TO AVOID THIS , AID SHOULD ALSO BE GRANTED FOR SKIMMED MILK PRODUCED AND PROCESSED IN A DAIRY AND SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OFFERING SAFEGUARDS EQUIVALENT TO DENATURING ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBSTITUTED FOR ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 986/68 :

" SKIMMED MILK PRODUCED AND PROCESSED IN A DAIRY , DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER SKIMMED MILK IN A MANNER TO BE SPECIFIED OR SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OFFERING SAFEGUARDS EQUIVALENT TO DENATURING AND SOLD TO FARMS WHERE IT IS USED AS FEED AT A PRICE NOT EXCEEDING ANY MAXIMUM PRICE WHICH MAY BE FIXED ; "

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 APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 MARCH 1970 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

CH . HEGER