22. 6. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 158/49 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1768/91 of 21 June 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 on aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed-milk 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 Regula- tion (EEC) No 1630/91 (%), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 of 24 April 1970 on granting aid for skimmed-milk processed into casein and caseinates (*) was repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 (%) ; whereas, at the time of its repeal, certain special measures were adopted to facilitate the release of the guarantees lodged pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 ; whereas it has been shown that, with regard to quantities reaching their desti- nation by 14 October 1990, the said measures do not * produce the intended result through no fault of the opera- tors concerned ; whereas, therefore, it is necessary to adopt new measures to permit those concerned to obtain the release of the guarantees by presenting supporting docu- ments other than those now required ; 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 2921/90 is hereby amended as follows : 1. In Article 6: (a) the second sentence of the second paragraph is deleted ; (b) the following third, fourth and fifth paragraphs are added : No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 19. No L 91, 25. 4. 1970, p. 28. No L 279, 11. 10. 1990, p. 22. ‘Where the destinations referred to in the second paragraph have been reached by 14 October 1990, those concerned shall obtain release of the guaran- tees by submitting to the competent authority an application accompanied by the following sup- porting documents which must show the exact quantities of casein and caseinates involved and give the relevant production batch numbers : — for exports : proof that the casein or caseinates concerned have left the customs territory of the Community, — for deliveries to an establishment bound by the undertaking referred to in Article 4 (5) of Regu- lation (EEC) No 756/70 : copy of the shipping document and/or delivery note and a copy of the invoice. The competent authority shall only accept the application referred to in the third paragraph on condition that it includes a commitment by the person concerned to pay to the competent au- thority a sum equal to the securities released if it is discovered, during any control that the public authorities may carry out during the 12 months following the date of signature of the commitment, that the caseins or caseinates concerned had a destination other than that indicated in the sup- porting documents submitted in accordance with the third paragraph. To facilitate administration of the release of guarantees, Member States shall, where required, assist in identifying the establishments bound by the commitment referred to in Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 located on their terri- tory.” 2. In Article 7, the second paragraph is replaced by the following : ‘It shall apply to casein and caseinates produced from 15 October 1990, subject to the provisions of Article 6’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 1 (1) (b) shall apply to casein and caseinates produced before 15 October 1990.