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( 1 ) OJ NO L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 90 , 4 . 4 . 1981 , P . 17 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 203 , 9 . 8 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 140 , 5 . 6 . 1980 , P . 59 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1171/81

OF 30 APRIL 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1822/77 AS REGARDS COLLECTION OF THE CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY IN THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS SECTOR DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 ON A CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY AND ON MEASURES FOR EXPANDING THE MARKETS FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 857/81 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE GENERAL RATE OF THE CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY APPLICABLE DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR IS FIXED AT 2.5 % OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK VALID FOR THAT YEAR AND THE REDUCED RATE , COLLECTED WITHIN AN ANNUAL LIMIT OF 60 000 KILOGRAMS PER PRODUCER IN LESS-FAVOURED AREAS , THEREFORE AMOUNTS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 , TO 2 % OF THE SAID TARGET PRICE ;

WHEREAS IT IS ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY TO ALTER THE FIGURES GIVEN IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) AND IN ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1822/77 OF 5 AUGUST 1977 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY INTRODUCED IN RESPECT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1381/80 ( 4 );

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1822/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF THE LEVY PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF COW ' S MILK SHALL BE :

( A ) AS REGARDS THE GENERAL RATE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 : 0.6065 ECU ;

( B ) AS REGARDS THE REDUCED RATE GIVEN BY APPLYING ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 : 0.4852 ECU . '

2 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ):

' FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ABOVE SUBPARAGRAPH , THE BEGINNING OF THE MARKETING YEAR SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST PERIOD , WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 3 ), FROM WHICH THE LEVY FIXED FOR THE MARKETING YEAR IN QUESTION IS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7 . '

3 . THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR , THE AMOUNT OF THE LEVY PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF SKIMMED MILK OR BUTTERMILK ELIGIBLE FOR THE AID REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE :

( A ) AS REGARDS THE GENERAL RATE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 : 0.6671 ECU ;

( B ) AS REGARDS THE REDUCED RATE GIVEN BY APPLYING ARTICLE 1 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 : 0.5337 ECU . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY 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 BRUSSELS , 30 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION