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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 41 , 16 . 2 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 72 , 23 . 3 . 1979 , P . 16 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2478/79

OF 9 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING , AS REGARDS UNCOOKED DOUGH , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 ON THE SALE OF BUTTER AT REDUCED PRICES FOR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PASTRY PRODUCTS , ICE-CREAM AND OTHER FOODSTUFFS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS WITH EFFECT FROM 5 MARCH 1979 , ARTICLE 4 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 545/79 ( 4 ), PROVIDES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF PROCESSING BUTTER SOLD UNDER THAT REGULATION INTO UNCOOKED DOUGH ;

WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED IN MAKING USE OF THAT POSSIBILITY AND IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF BUTTER IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE SAID PRODUCT , IT IS ADVISABLE TO RELAX THE SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO ITS MINIMUM FLOUR CONTENT AND TO ITS MAXIMUM CONTENT IN FATS ORIGINATING FROM MILK ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 262/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

IN POINT 3 FORMULA C ( A ) ( AA ) THE PERCENTAGE ' 55 % ' IN THE FIRST INDENT SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 51 % ' AND THE PERCENTAGE ' 40 % ' IN THE THIRD INDENT SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 45 % ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY TO PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AFTER THAT DATE .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT