NoL158/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1402/77
of28June1977
amendingRegulation (EEC)No1089/77ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
grantingspecialaidforskimmedmilkforuseasfeedforanimalsotherthan
youngcalves
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle10(3)thereof,
Whereasthegrantingofthespecialaidprovidedfor
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1089/77of25
May1977(3)issubjecttotheconclusionofasupply
contractbetweenthedairyandthefarmerwhich
meetstheconditionslaiddowninArticle4ofthe
saidRegulation ;whereastheapplicationofthe
measurehasshowntheneedtoadjustsomeofthese
conditions ;
Whereasinordertoensureefficientcontrolitshould
bespecifiedthatinprincipleasupplycontract
involvingonefarmcanonlybeconcludedwitha
singledairyandthatthecontractcannotbecarried
outuntilithasbeendepositedwiththecompetent
authority;whereasMemberStatesshouldbeallowed
tolaydown,supplementary termsrelatingtothedates
onwhichperformanceofthecontractsshouldbegin,
inlinewiththeirrespectiveadministrative require­
ments;Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1089/77is
herebyamendedtoreadasfollows:
'1.Thesupplycontractshallbeconcludedonly
withafarmermanagingafarmwithinthe
meaningofArticle2(1)(a)or(b).Thefarmto
whichtheskimmedmilkisdeliveredshallbein
theterritoryofthesameMemberStateasthedairy
concerned .
Whereonefarmisinvolved,thecontractmay
onlybeconcludedwithasingledairy.Member
States,however,mayderogatefromthisprovision
inrespectofspecializedfarmsprovidedthatthey
laydownadditionalconditionstoensureefficient
control.
Thecontractshallbeconcludedforaminimumof
threemonthsandforaperiodwhichdoesnotgo
beyond31December1980.
Acontractmaynotstarttobecarriedoutuntil
afterthedateonwhichitisdepositedforregistra­
tionasprovidedforinparagraph5,undercondi­
tionstobedeterminedbytheMemberState
concerned .
However,inthecaseofasupplycontract
concludedbefore30June1977,thequantitiesof
skimmedmilkdeliveredtothefarmconcernedon
orafter1June1977shallbedeemedtohavebeen
deliveredunderthatcontract.Inthiscasethe
minimumquantityasreferredtointhesecond
indentofparagraph2(b)specifiedinthecontract
shallapplytotheperiodinquestionandshallnot
benefitfromspecialaid.'\ >
Whereasinordertoavoidcontroldifficultiesitshould
bespecifiedthatthefarmusingtheskimmedmilk
andthedairysupplyingitshouldbesituatedinthe
territoryofthesameMemberState;whereasthis
limitationdoesnotexcludethepossibilitythatthe
dairyconcernedmayobtainsuppliesofskimmed
milk,ifnecessary,fromadairyinanotherMember
State;
Whereas,onaccountoftherelativelyshortdelay
betweenpublicationofRegulation (EEC)No1089/77
anditsapplication,provisionshouldbemadefora
transitionalmeasureenablingthepartiesconcernedto
receivethespecialaidwitheffectfrom1June1977;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
\
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(J)OJNoL131,26.5.1977,p.34.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President