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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 134 , 22 . 5 . 1978 , P . 9 .

( 5 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 6 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 31 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 134 , 22 . 5 . 1978 , P . 7 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .

( 9 ) OJ NO L 295 , 30 . 12 . 1972 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 640/79

OF 29 MARCH 1979

EXTENDING THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR AND AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 880/77 AND ( EEC ) NO 1078/77

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

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 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 AND 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1078/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 INTRODUCING A SYSTEM OF PREMIUMS FOR THE NON-MARKETING OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS AND FOR THE CONVERSION OF DAIRY HERDS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1041/78 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 13 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 5 ),

WHEREAS IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO FIX THE PRICES VALID FOR THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR IN TIME ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR ;

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 880/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE GRANTING OF A CONSUMER SUBSIDY FOR BUTTER ( 6 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1040/78 ( 7 ), PROVIDES FOR SPECIAL FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 MARCH 1979 IN RESPECT OF THE SUBSIDY GRANTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THE EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT MILK YEAR , PROVISION SHOULD BE MADE TO EXTEND UNTIL THE END OF THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR THESE SPECIAL FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS WHICH , AS REGARDS THE SUBSIDY OF 18 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS ACTUALLY GRANTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM , ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 3 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 729/70 OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 8 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2788/72 ( 9 );

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1078/77 , THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THAT REGULATION ARE TO APPLY UNTIL 31 MARCH 1979 ; WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 13 OF THE SAID REGULATION , THE COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE MEASURES BE MAINTAINED ; WHEREAS , PENDING THE ADOPTION OR OTHERWISE OF THIS PROPOSAL , THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1078/77 SHOULD BE EXTENDED UNTIL THE END OF THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR SHALL END ON 1 JULY 1979 AND THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR SHALL BEGIN ON 2 JULY 1979 .

ARTICLE 2

IN POINT ( D ) OF THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 880/77 , THE WORDS ' DURING THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1979 ' ARE REPLACED BY ' DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 UNTIL THE END OF THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR ' .

ARTICLE 3

IN ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1078/77 , THE SECOND SENTENCE IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR . '

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 29 MARCH 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . MEHAIGNERIE