COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1110/88 of 25 April 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) 857/84 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector

THE COUNCIL 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1889/87 (5), laid down the general rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;

Whereas Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 authorized, for the five additional levy application periods, regional and national allocations of non-utilized reference quantities with adjustment according to the levy payers and the regions; whereas, given its flexibility, this arrangement should be retained, in view of certain situations, as long as the said levy is chargeable;

Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 5c (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 introduces the additional levy system for eight consecutive 12-month periods; whereas the amount of the guaranteed overall quantity of direct sales by Member States until 31 March 1992 should be established accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 is amended as follows:

1. In Article 4a (1) ´For the five additional levy application periods' is replaced by ´For the eight additional levy application periods'.

2. In the first subparagraph of Article 9 (4), ´For the five additional levy application periods' is replaced by ´For the eight additional levy application periods'.

3. The Annex is replaced by the following:

´ANNEX Quantities referred to in Article 6 (2) (milk producers selling directly to the consumer) of this Regulation and periods of application referred to in Article 5c (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1 000 tonnes) 2. 4. 1984 to 31. 3. 1985 1. 4. 1985 to 31. 3. 1986 1. 4. 1986 to 31. 3. 1987 1. 4. 1987 to 31. 3. 1988 1. 4. 1988 to 31. 3. 1989 1. 4. 1989 to 31. 3. 1990 1. 4. 1990 to 31. 3. 1991 1. 4. 1991 to 31. 3. 1992 Belgium 480 450 400 387,660 380,809 380,809 380,809 380,809 Denmark 1 1 1 0,980 0,970 0,970 0,970 0,970 Germany 305 130 130 94,400 93,100 93,100 93,100 93,100 Greece 116 116 46 45,080 44,620 44,620 44,620 44,620 Spain - 750 750 685,000 677,500 677,500 677,500 677,500 France 1 183 1 014 874 756,520 747,780 747,780 747,780 747,780 Ireland 16 16 16 15,680 15,520 15,520 15,520 15,520 Italy 1 116 1 116 1 116 1 093,680 1 082,520 1 082,520 1 082,520 1 082,520 Luxembourg 1 1 1 0,980 0,970 0.970 0,970 0,970 Netherlands 145 95 95 93,100 92,150 92,150 92,150 92,150 United Kingdom 398 395,426 395,426 387,517 383,563 383,563 383,563 383,563' Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 1988.

For the Council The President H.-D. GENSCHER (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) See page 27 of this Official Journal. (3) OJ No C 84, 31. 3. 1988, p. 23. (4) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1985, p. 13. (5) OJ No L 182, 3. 7. 1987, p. 39.