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

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 8 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ N L 166 , 17 . 7 . 1968 , P . 8 .

( 4 ) OJ N L 155 , 28 . 6 . 1969 , P . 13 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 473/75 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 27 FEBRUARY 1975

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 971/68 AS REGARDS THE PERIODS DURING WHICH GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES MAY BE OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION

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 ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 465/75 ( 2 ) AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 8 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

WHEREAS ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 971/68 ( 3 ) OF 15 JULY 1968 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR INTERVENTION ON THE MARKET IN GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1211/69 ( 4 ) , DETERMINES , INTER ALIA , THE PERIOD DURING WHICH CHEESES MANUFACTURED IN SUMMER MAY BE OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN MARKETING PRACTICE , THIS PERIOD SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO EFFECT INTERVENTION WHEN THE CHEESES ARE SIX MONTHS OLD ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 971/68 :

_ PARAGRAPH 1 ( B ) SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :

" ( B ) WHICH REACH COMPOSITION , PRESERVATION AND QUALITY STANDARDS AND MINIMUM QUANTITIES TO BE DETERMINED . " ;

_ PARAGRAPH 2 ( B ) SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS :

" ( B ) GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES ARE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1 APRIL AND 11 NOVEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR AND OFFERED FOR INTERVENTION AT A MINIMUM AGE OF SIX MONTHS BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER AND 15 MAY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR . "

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL BE APPLICABLE AS FROM 3 MARCH 1975 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 FEBRUARY 1975 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . A . CLINTON