3. 6. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 145/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1426/83 of 2 June 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 on the granting by tender of special aid for skimmed-milk powder intended as feed for animals other than young calves and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2306/79 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (%), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1726/79 (%), provided for the grant by tender of special aid for skimmed-milk powder to be used for feed for animals other than young calves, the purpose being to promote the disposal of skimmed-milk powder in this way and so mitigate a market situation of large stocks and poor outlets ; Whereas, following a drop in stock levels, application of Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 was suspended by Regulation (EEC) No 2306/79 () ; whereas, in view of the present market situation for skimmed-milk powder, Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 should be brought into operation once more and Regulation (EEC) No 2306/79 be repealed; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1187/82(), provided for the grant of special aid for skimmed-milk powder to be used in feeding animals; whereas the definition of skimmed-milk powder given in Article 1 of that Regulation treats skimmed-milk powder, buttermilk and buttermilk powder as equivalent to skimmed milk ; Whereas experience has shown that detection of whey in skimmed-milk powder is very difficult if the powder has been mixed with buttermilk ; whereas, for control purposes in view of the high level of the aid, separate utilization of the two products should be () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. I. () OJ No L 205, 11. 8. 1977, p. 11. () O No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 10. () OJ No L 264, 20. 10. 1979, p. 19. (9 OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 4. () OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 6. prescribed for both denaturing and the manufacture of feedstuffs by direct incorporation of skimmed-milk powder to be used in feeding animals; whereas it is therefore necessary to make reference to certain re- quirements applying to skimmed-milk powder set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2680/82 (°); Whereas, if Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 is to be brought back into effect, the dates of publication of the notice of invitation to tender and of the first invi- tation to tender stated therein must be updated and so also must the references to the denaturing formulas given in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 765/83 ("), since they have been amended, and the reference to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/79 (*?), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 852/83 (¥); Whereas, in view of the difficulties in implementing the control measures, on-the-spot supervision should be replaced by frequent unannounced visits supple- mented by checks on accounts and commercial docu- ments ; 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1844/77 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following : ‘1. Without prejudice to the provisions set out below, special aid shall be granted for skimmed- milk powder that either: o L 84, 31. 3. 1978, p. 19. o L 284, 7. 10. 1982, p. 15. J No L 52, 24. 2. 1977, p. 19. 7 No L 82, 31. 3. 1983, p. 82. J J 00O = ZZ No L 199, 7. 8. 1979, p. 1. No L 93, 13. 4. 1983, p. 8.