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| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 202/44 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 202/44

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 750/2008

of 30 July 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the granting of private storage aid for certain cheeses in the 2008/09 storage period

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with Article 4,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 (2) sets up in its Annex the list of the cheeses eligible for private storage aid in the 2008/09 storage period. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 (2) sets up in its Annex the list of the cheeses eligible for private storage aid in the 2008/09 storage period.

| (2) | Romanian authorities requested the participation in the private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses in the 2008/09 storage period. |
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(2)

Romanian authorities requested the participation in the private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses in the 2008/09 storage period.

| (3) | On basis of the Romanian request and the current market situation for long-keeping cheeses, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should include some Romanian long-keeping cheeses whose market situation may be supported by the private storage, for a quantity which may stabilise the cheese market. |
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(3)

On basis of the Romanian request and the current market situation for long-keeping cheeses, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should include some Romanian long-keeping cheeses whose market situation may be supported by the private storage, for a quantity which may stabilise the cheese market.

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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(4)

Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, |
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(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61).

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(2)  
  OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 17.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX

| Categories of cheeses | Quantities eligible for aid | Minimum age for cheeses | Period of entry into storage | Period of removal from storage |
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| French long-keeping cheeses:






  — | protected designation of origin Beaufort and Comté cheeses, |

Categories of cheeses

Quantities eligible for aid

Minimum age for cheeses

Period of entry into storage

Period of removal from storage

French long-keeping cheeses:

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protected designation of origin Beaufort and Comté cheeses,

| — | “Label Rouge” Emmental grand cru, |
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“Label Rouge” Emmental grand cru,

| — | class A or B Emmental and Gruyère cheeses, |
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class A or B Emmental and Gruyère cheeses,

16 000 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

German long-keeping cheeses:

“Markenkäse” or “Klasse fein” Emmentaler/Bergkäse

1 000 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Irish long-keeping cheeses:

| | Irish long-keeping cheese |
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Irish long-keeping cheese

| | Emmental, special grade |
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Emmental, special grade

900 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Austrian long-keeping cheeses:

1. Güteklasse Emmentaler/Bergkäse/Alpkäse

1 700 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Finnish long-keeping cheeses:

“I luokka”

1 700 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Swedish long-keeping cheeses:

“Västerbotten/Prästost/Svecia/Grevé”

1 700 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Polish long-keeping cheeses:

“Podlaski/Piwny/Ementalski/Ser Corregio/Bursztyn/Wielkopolski”

3 000 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Slovenian long-keeping cheeses:

“Ementalec/Zbrinc”

200 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Lithuanian long-keeping cheeses:

“Goja/Džiugas”

700 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Latvian long-keeping cheeses:

“Rigamond, Ementāles tipa un Ekstra klases siers”

500 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Hungarian long-keeping cheeses:

“Hajdú”

300 t

10 days

From 1 June to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009

Pecorino Romano

19 000 t

90 days and produced after 1 October 2007

From 1 June to 31 December 2008

Before 31 March 2009

Kefalotyri and Kasseri made from sheep's or goat's milk or a mixture of the two

2 500 t

90 days and produced after 30 November 2007

From 1 June to 30 November 2008

Before 31 March 2009

Romanian long-keeping cheeses:

Cașcaval Dobrogea, Cașcaval Rucăr, Cașcaval Dalia, Brânza Trapist, Brânza Cedar and Emmental

500 t

10 days

From 1 August to 30 September 2008

From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009’

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