NoL117/56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.4.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No895/78
of28April1978
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforlong­
keepingcheesesduringthe1978/79milkyear
Article2
1.Storagecontractsmaybeconcludedwherethe
followingconditionsaresatisfied:
(a)thebatchofcheesestowhichthecontractrelates
mustcompriseatleast100wholecheeses;
(b)thecheesesshallbeindeliblymarkedwithanindi­
cation(whichmaytaketheformofanumber)of
theundertakinginwhichtheyweremanufactured
andofthedayandmonthofmanufacture ;
(c)thecheesesmusthavebeenmanufacturedatleast
30daysbeforethedatespecifiedinthecontractas
beingthedateofcommencement ofstorage;
(d)thecheesesmusthaveundergonequalitytests
whichestablishedthattheirclassification after
maturingcouldbeexpectedtobe:
—classAinFrance,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(2),andin
particularArticles9(3)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No508/71of8
March1971layingdowngeneralrulesonprivate
storageaidforlong-keepingcheeses(3)providesthat
privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforcertainlong­
keepingcheeseswherethereisaseriousimbalanceof
themarketwhichmaybeeliminatedorreducedby
seasonalstorage;
Whereas,inviewofpricetrendsandoftheincrease
instocksofEmmentalerandGruyerecheeses,provi­
sionshouldbemadeforrecoursetosuchstorage
duringthecomingmonths;
Whereasthedetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
measureshouldessentiallybethesameasthoselaid
downforasimilarmeasureduringpreviousmilk
years,inparticular1977/78,byCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No968/77of5May1977ondetailedrules
forthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforlong-keeping
cheesesduringthe1977/78milkyear(4);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—MarkenkaseorKlasseFeininGermany,
-—1stqualityinDenmark;
(e)thestorershallundertake :
—tokeepthecheesesduringtheentireperiodof
storageinpremiseswherethemaximum
temperatureisasindicatedunder(f),
—not,duringthetermofthecontract,toalter
thecomposition ofthebatchwhichisthe
subjectofthecontractwithoutauthorization
fromtheinterventionagency,
—tokeepstockrecordsandtoinformtheinter­
ventionagencyeachweekofthecheesesput
intoandwithdrawnfromstorageduringthe
previousweek;
(f)themaximumtemperatureinthestoragepremises
shallbe-4-6°CforEmmentaier and-I-10°Cfor
Gruyere.InthecaseofEmmentalerwhichhas
alreadybeenmatured,MemberStatesmaypermit
amaximumtemperatureof+10°C.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Aidshallbegrantedinrespectoftheprivatestorage
ofEmmentalerandGruyerecheesesmanufactured in
theCommunitywhichsatisfytherequirementsofArti­
cles2and3hereof.
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL58,11.3.1971,p.1.
(4)OJNoL115,6.5.1977,p.10.2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedbeforethe
cheesehasbeenputintostorage.

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Article3
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforsuchcheesesasare
putintostorageduringthestoringperiod.Thisperiod
shallbeginon1May1978%ndendonorbefore30
Septemberofthesameyear.
2.Storedcheesemaybewithdrawnfromstorage
onlyduringtheperiodforwithdrawal.Thisperiod
shallbeginon1October1978andendon31March
ofthefollowingyear.
Article4
1.Theamountoftheaidshallbe1-37unitsof
accountpertonneperday.
Conversionintonationalcurrencyshallbecarriedout
usingtherateapplicableonthedayofwithdrawal
fromstorage.
2.Theperiodonwhichcalculationofaidistobe
basedshallrunfromthedateonwhichthebatchof
cheesetowhichthecontractrelateswasputinto
storage.Noaidshallbegraftedinrespectofstorage
forlessthan90days.Themaximumaidpayableshall
beanamountcorresponding to180daysstorage.Article5
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatchecksarekeptonthebatches
whicharethesubjectofcontracts.Itshallinparticular
seethatthecheesescomprisedinthosebatchesare
marked.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiononorbeforetheTuesdayofeachweek
particularsastothefollowing:
(a)thequantitiesofcheeseforwhichstoragecontracts
havebeenconcludedduringtheprecedingweek;
(b)anyquantitiesinrespectofwhichtheauthoriza:
tionreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle2
(1)(e)hasbeengiven.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President