9.5.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL122/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No1188/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of8May1973
fixingthetargetpriceformilkandtheinterventionpricesforbutter,skimmed-milk
powderandGranapadanoandParmigianoReggianocheeseforthe1973/74milkyear
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(*)concerningthe
AccessionofthenewMemberStatestotheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtotheEuropean
AtomicEnergyCommunity ,andinparticularthe
firstsubparagraph ofArticle52(3)oftheActan­
nexedthereto;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(2)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheaforesaidAct,andinparticular
Article3(4)andArticle5(1)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereas,whenthetargetpriceformilkisfixed,
accountshouldbetakenbothoftheobjectivesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicyandofthecontribu­
tionwhichtheCommunitydesirestomaketothe
harmoniousdevelopmentofworldtrade;whereas
theobjectivesofthecommonagriculturalpolicyare
inparticulartoensureareasonablestandardof
livingfortheagriculturalcommunity,toensurethat
suppliesareavailableandthattheyreach
consumersatreasonableprices;
Whereas,therefore,accountshouldbetakenofthe
importanceofmilktotheCommunity'sagricultural
economyandconsequently tofarmers'incomes;
whereas,moreover,theremustbeabalancedrela­
tionshipbetweenthetargetpriceformilkandthe
pricesofotheragriculturalproductsandinparti­
cularthatofbeefandveal,reflectingthedesired
movementtowardsstock-breeding ;Whereas,furthermore ,whenthetargetpriceis
fixed,theCommunity'sendeavourstoestablisha
long-termbalancebetweensupplyanddemandon
themilkmarket,takingintoaccountexternaltrade
inmilkandmilkproducts,shouldbebornein
mind;
Whereastheinterventionpricesforbutterand
skimmed-milk powderareintendedtocontributeto
theachievementofthetargetpriceformilk;
whereastheirlevelshouldbedeterminedinthelight
bothofthegeneralsituationofsupplyanddemand
ontheCommunitymilkmarketandofthepossibili­
tiesfordisposalofbutterandskimmed-milk
powderontheCommunityandworldmarkets;
Whereastheparticularsituationobtainingincertain
MemberStatesdoesnotatpresentpermitofthe
applicationofauniforminterventionpricefor
skimmed-milk powder;whereasitisthereforeneces­
sarytosubjectthesaidpricetoacorrective;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheeffectofthese
correctivesiscarriedoverintothemarketpricesof
thesaidMemberStateswithoutleadingtodistor­
tionsofcompetition ,itisnecessarytocompensate
forpricedifferencesintradeinskimmed-milk
powder;
WhereastheinterventionpricesforGranapadano
andParmigianoReggianocheesesmustbefixedat
levelswhichwillgivemilkproducersinareasofthe
Communitywheresuchcheesesareproducedand
qualifytobearthedesignationoforiginthesame
long-termsecurityasregardsproductionpricesfor
milkasthatprovidedbytheinterventionmeasures
inrespectofskimmedmilkandbutter;
Whereas,sincetheinterventionpricesforskimmed­
milkpowderinforceinthenewMemberStates
wereinlinewiththecommonpricesalreadyinthe
1972/73milkyear,onlytheinterventionpricefor
butterinforceinthenewMemberStatesmustbe0)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.

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'Batch'meansamanufacturer'sproductionduring
theperiod1Aprilto11Novemberinagivenyear.
Article2alignedinthe1973/74milkyearwiththecommon
priceinaccordancewithArticle52(2)(a)ofthe
ActofAccession;
Whereastheeffectofthemodification inprices
wouldbetodisrupttheprocessoftheUnitedKing­
dom'sintegrationintheCommunity ;whereasthere­
foreitisadvisabletolimitthealignmentofthe
interventionpriceforbutterobtaininginthat
MemberState,inaccordancewithArticle52(3)of
theaforesaidAct,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :1.BywayofderogationtoArticle7(1)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68,thepriceatwhichtheinter­
ventionagenciesinBelgium,Germany,Luxembourg
andtheNetherlandsbuyinskimmed-milk powder
shallbeequaltotheinterventionprice,lessacorrec­
tiveof2unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes . Article1
Forthe1973/74milkyear,thetargetpriceformilk
andtheinterventionpricesformilkproductsshall
befixedasfollows:
Unitsofaccount
per100kg
12-42 (a)Targetpriceformilk
(b)Interventionprice:2.Thecorrectivementionedinparagraph1shall
beapplied,fortheproductinquestion,inthetrade
ofeachoftheMemberStatesreferredtoinpara­
graph1withotherMemberStatesandthirdcoun­
tries,theBeneluxcountriesbeingconsideredasone
MemberState.
Forthispurpose,theamountsleviedatimportation
andthosegrantedatexportationwithintheframe­
workofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,shallbe
reducedbytheamountofthecorrective .Butter
3.Themethodsofimplementation ofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
providedforinArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68.171-50
160-25
87-96
176-00
66-00
157-55
183-55
197-95—inDenmark
—inIreland
—intheUnitedKingdom
—intheotherMemberStates
Skimmed-milk powder
Granapadanocheese
—from30to60days
—inbatchesofanaverageage
ofsixmonths
ParmigianoReggianocheesein
batchesofanaverageageofsix
monthsArticle3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14May
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8May1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS