No L 330/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 11. 87 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3500/87 of 20 November 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 568/87 continuing the promotional and publicity measures in respect of milk and milk products referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 723/78 : THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the markets in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1894/87 (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No $568/87 (3) provides for the continued implementation of the promo- tional and publicity measures in respect of milk and milk products referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 723/78 () ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 568/87, the competent authorities must, before 1 August 1987, conclude contracts for the measures selected with the parties concerned ; whereas some of the parties concerned have, for reasons beyond their control, been unable to meet that deadline ; whereas, in the light of the importance of the measures in question the dead- line for the conclusion of the contracts should be put back four months ; whereas the date specified in Article § (3) of the Regulation should therefore be replaced by ‘1 December 1987 ; : 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 In Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 568/87, ‘1 August 1987 is replaced by ‘1 December 1987’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European - Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 August 1987. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 November 1987. () OJ No L 131, 26. S. 1977, p. 6. () OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 32. () OJ No L 57, 27. 2. 1987, p. 22. ¢ O J No L 98, 11. 4. 1978, p. 5. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President