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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1089/77
of25May1977
ondetailedrulesofapplicationforgrantingspecialaidforskimmedmilkfor
useasfeedforanimalsotherthanyoungcalves
milkforuseasfeed(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No541/76(6),shouldbeadapted;whereas,to
ensurethattheskimmedmilkisusedforthepurpose
intended,provisionshouldbemadeforitsdenaturing
orforanequivalentadministrative controlinaddition
tothetreatmentprescribedinArticle2(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No986/68;whereasspecialrulesshould
bemadeforskimmedmilksuppliedtomixedfarms
wherecalvesarealsokept;whereas,moreover,under
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No1105/68,Member
Statesshalltakethesupervisorymeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethattheconditionsgoverningthegrantingof
thespecialaidarefulfilled;whereasanybreach
shouldbepunishedbypenaloradministrative
measureslaiddownbytheMemberStates;whereasit
isdesirablethattheseconsequences shouldbe
mentionedinthecontracts ;
Whereasthespecialaidmayalsobegrantedfor
skimmedmilkusedtofeedanimalsotherthanyoung
calvesonthefarmwhereithasbeenmanufactured ;
whereasspecialprovisionshouldbemadeforthis
typeofcasetoensurethatthisuseofskimmedmilk
iscompliedwith;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(•),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles10(3)and28thereof,
WhereasArticle2a(4)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No986/68of15July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgranting^idforskimmedmilkandskimmed-milk
powderforuseasfeed(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No876/77(4),providesthat,inorderto
encouragetheuseofskimmedmilk,aspecialaidmay
begrantedfortheproductslistedinArticle2(1)(a)
and(b)ofthatRegulationifusedasfeedforanimals
otherthanyoungcalves;whereas,becauseofthe
presentsituationonthemarketinskimmed-milk
powder,theabovementioned provisionsshouldbe
appliedandtherelevantdetailedrulesofapplication
laiddown;
Whereas,inthecaseofskimmedmilksuppliedby
dairiestofarmers,thegrantingofthespecialaid
shouldbesubjecttotheconclusionofacontract
betweenthedairyandthefarmerwhichmeetscertain
conditions ;whereassuchsuppliesshouldbesubject
toamaximumprice;
Whereas,toensuretheeffectiveness ofthismeasure,
farmersshouldbegivensomeassuranceastothe
stabilityofthelevelofthespecialaidandthesaid
maximumpricebyprovidingforthemtobeadjusted
intheeventofachangeintheinterventionpricefor
skimmed-milk powderorinthepricesofcompeting
proteins;
Whereas,inordertoascertainthequantitiesof
skimmedmilksuppliedbyadairyunderthisRegula­
tion,themonthlyrecordprescribedbyArticle5of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1105/68of15July
1968ondetailedrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedWhereas,sinceCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1807/76
of20July1976onthegrantingofspecialaidfor
liquidskimmedmilkforuseasfeedingstuffs for
certainanimalsinregionsaffectedbydrought(7),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No877/77(8),applies
onlyuntil31May1977,Commission Regulation
(EEC)No2067/76of20August1976ondetailed
rulesforthegrantingofspecialaidforskimmedmilk
foruseasfeedinregionsparticularlyaffectedby
drought(9),shouldberepealed;
Whereas,asregardstheinformationconcerningaids
forskimmedmilktobecommunicated bythe
MemberStates,Commission Regulation (EEC)No
210/69of31January1969oncommunications
betweenMemberStatesandtheCommission with
regardtomilkandmilkproducts(10),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No706/77("),shouldbe
amendedaccordingly ;
(s)OINoL1X4,29.7.1968,p.24.
(»)O"!NoL64.12.3.1976,p.11.
(7)O'lNoL202,28.7.1976,p.1.
(s)O'}NoL106,29.4.1977,p.26.
OO'lNoL230,21.8.1976,p.9.
(10)Ó|NoL28.5.2.1969,p.1.
")OlNoI.86.2.4.1977,p.13.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(■')OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.4.
HOJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.24.

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or whereasth£ManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Specialaidshallbegrantedforskimmedmilk
referredtoinArticle2(1)(a)and(b)ofRegulation
(EEC)No986/68,ifitisusedasfeedforanimals
otherthanyoungcalves.
2.Theamountofthespecialaidshallbe5-5units
ofaccountper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk.—subjecttoanadministrative controlgiving
guaranteesequivalenttotheabovementioned
denaturing ;
(d)ifthedairycompliedwithamaximumex-dairy
sellingpricefortheskimmedmilksuppliedunder
suchacontractof
—2unitsofaccountper100kilogramsfor
skimmedmilksuppliedtospecializedfarms
andinthecaseofmixedfarms,forskimmed
milkotherthanthatforuseasfeedforyoung
calves,
—3-5unitsofaccountper100kilogramsfor
skimmedmilksuppliedtomixedfarmsforuse
asfeedforyoungcalvesundertheprovisions
referredtounder(b).
2.Therecordofmilksoldbythedairyprovided
forinArticle5(2)(e)ofRegulation(EEC)No1105/68
shallshowseparatelythequantitiessoldunderthis
Regulationandshallspecifythequantitiescorres­
pondingtoeachlevelofaid.Article2
1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'specializedfarm'meansafarmkeepingpigs
and/oranyotheranimalsexceptyoungcalves;
(b)'mixedfarm'meansafarmkeepingbothyoung
calvesandotheranimals;
(c)'youngcalves'meanscalvesnotmorethanfive
monthsold.
2.TherulescontainedinRegulation (EEC)No
1105/68shallapplytothegrantingofthespecialaid,
withoutprejudicetothespecialprovisionscontained
herein.Article4
Article31.Thesupplycontractshallbeconcludedonly
withafarmermanagingafarmwithinthemeaningof
Article2(1)(a)or(b).
Thecontractshallbeconcludedforaminimumof
threemonthsandforaperiodwhichdoesnotgo
beyond31December1980.Atthechoiceofthe
MemberStateconcerned ,itmayonlystarttobe
carriedoutonthefirstdayofamonthoronthefirst
Mondayofamonth.
2.Thecontractshallcontain :1.Thefollowingspecialprovisionsshallapplyto
thespecialaidforskimmedmilkreferredtoinArticle
2(1)(a)ofRegulation (EEC)No986/68:
Thespecialaidshallonlybegrantedtoadairy
(a)ifithasenteredintoasupplycontractwitha
farmerwhichmeetstheconditionsreferredtoin
Article4;
(b)inrespectoftheskimmedmilksuppliedunder
suchacontract,afterdeductingthequantity
referredtointhesecondindentofArticle4(2)(b)
orinArticle4(4)(b);
(c)ifalltheskimmedmilksuppliedundersucha
contractis,atthechoiceoftheMemberState
concerned ,
—denaturedbyacidification and,depending
uponthemethodofanalysisused,the
minimumdegreeofacidityis:(a)thesellingpriceorpricesoftheskimmedmilk
agreedwithinthemaximumpricelimitslaid
downinArticle3(1)(d)andwithoutprejudiceto
anyadjustmentsunderArticle6(2);
(b)anundertakingbythefarmer:
SoxhletHenkel:-20SH,
Dornic:45Domic,
Kruisher :50°N,—touseskimmedmilksuppliedunderthe
contractexclusivelyasanimalfeedonhisfarm,
—inthecaseofmixedfarms,totakedelivery
duringthedurationofthecontractofa
minimumquantityofskimmedmilkfor
youngcalveswhichdoesnotqualifyforspecial
aid;thisminimumquantityshallbecalculated
onthebasisofadailyconsumption of8kilo­
gramsperheadandanumberequaltothe
maximumnumberreferredtointhefirst
indentofparagraph3(c).BritishStandard1741:0-45%'lacticacid,
—ordenaturedbytheadditionof1gramofE
122(Azorubin)per1000kilogramsof
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—toforwardtothedairy,beforethe10thdayof
eachmonth:
—astatementofthesizeofhisherdonthe
lastdayofthepreviousmonth,showing
wherenecessarycalvesnotmorethanfive
monthsoldseparatelyfromotheranimals,
—anestimateofhisherdforthecurrent
month;
(c)thepenaloradministrative consequences fixedby
theMemberStateconcernedtowhichthedairy
andthefarmerareliableinthecaseofabreachof
thisRegulation .farmerundertakesnottokeepthecalves
referredtounder(a)onhisfarmformorethan
25daysaftertheirbirth,iftheyaremade;or
—30%ofofthemilkdeliveredbythefarmto
thedairyduringthesaidperiodofvalidity,if
hedoesnotgivesuchanundertaking .
5.Thecontractshallbedrawnupinatleastthree
copies,oneofwhichshall,within10daysofits
conclusion ,bedepositedbythedairywiththecompe­
tentauthorityintheMemberStateconcernedforregis­
tration.
Thestatementsreferredtointhethirdindentofpara­
graph2(b)shallbekeptbythedairyforatleasttwo
years.3.Thecontractshallalsocontain :
Article5(a)anestimateofthequantitytobesuppliedbythe
dairy,eitherperweekorpermonthorduringthe
firstthreemonthsofthecarryingoutofthe
contract,includingwhereappropriatethequantity
referredtointhesecondindentofparagraph2
(b);
(b)inthecaseofspecializedfarms,anestimateofthe
minimumnumberofanimalsconcernedduring
thefirstthreemonthsofthecarryingoutofthe
contract ;
(c)inthecaseofmixedfarms,1.Withregardtothespecialaidforskimmedmilk
referredtoinArticle2(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
986/68,
(a)thefarmersconcernedshallforwardtothecompe­
tentbodyintheirMemberState:
—anapplicationinwhichisgiventheinforma­
tionreferredtoinArticle4(3)(b)or(c),
—anundertakingimmediately tonotifyany
changeinthisinformationwhichmight
involveachangeintherateofaid;
(b)theundertakingsreferredtoinArticle4(2)(b)
shallapplybyanalogy,withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1105/68.
2.However,forthedairiesreferredtoinArticle5a
ofRegulation (EEC)No1105/68,MemberStatesmay
dispensewiththeundertakingsreferredtoinArticle4
(2)(b)if,withoutprejudicetothesaidArticle5a,the
dairiesundertake,
(a)tokeeponlyapigherdand—themaximumnumberofyoungcalveswhich
thefarmerundertakesnottoexceedduringthe
firstthreemonthsofthecarryingoutofthe
contract,
—anestimateoftheaveragenumberofeach
speciesofanimalconsumingskimmedmilk
thatwillbekeptduringthefirstthreemonths
ofthecarryingoutofthecontract.
Ifthecontractwasconcludedforaperiodexceeding
threemonths,thefarmer,atleast15daysbeforethe
endofeachquarter,shallmaketothedairyadeclara­
tionwhichshallbecomeanintegralpartofthe
contractindicatingthefigures,referredtounder(a),
(b)and(c)validforthefollowingquarteror,asthe
casemaybe,fortheremainderoftheperiodif
shorter.
4.MemberStatesmaydecidenottoapplytheprovi­
sionsreferredtointhesecondandthirdindentsof
paragraph2(b)andinparagraph3formixedfarms
wherethefarmerundertakesinthecontract :
(a)nottokeepcalvesotherthanthosefromhisown
dairycows;and
(b)duringthevalidityofthecontract,totakedelivery
ofaquantityofskimmedmilknotbenefiting
fromthespecialaid,equalto
—15%ofthemilkdeliveredbythefarmtothe
dairyduringthesaidperiodofvalidity,ifthe(b)tousetheskimmedmilkoftheirownproduction
asfeedexclusivelyforthisherd.
Article6
1.TheamountoftheaidreferredtoinArticle1(2)
andthelevelofthemaximumpricesreferredtoin
Article3(1)(d)shallremainunchangedatleastuntil
30September1977.Witheffectfromthisdate,taking
particularaccountofthepricedevelopments for
competingproteinsandofanychangestotheinter­
ventionpriceofskimmed-milk powder,theyshallbe
reviewedeverythreemonthsand,ifnecessary,
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Article8 2.Inthecaseofanamendmentunderparagraph 1,
thecontractsbetweenthedairiesandthefarmersshall
beadaptedaccordinglywitheffectfromthedateof
applicationofthesaidamendment .Regulation(EEC)No2067/76isherebyrepealedwith
effectfrom1June1977.
Article7 Article9
InArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No210/69there
shallbeaddedunderA.I.(a)1.thewords:'indicating
separatelythequantitiesofskimmedmilkbenefiting
fromthespecialaidprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No1089/77'.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1June1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25May1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President