COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1335/86 of 6 May 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products

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 the proposal from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Whereas Article 5c (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (4), lays down, for each Member State, the total quantity of deliveries of milk and milk equivalent to undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products, during the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 and during the four following periods of 12 months; Whereas market trends have shown that the level of guaranteed total quantities is higher than that to be deemed desirable for the purposes of striking a balance between supply and demand; whereas, therefore, the guaranteed total quantities should be reduced by 3 %; whereas this reduction should be carried out in two stages; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that the difference between prices ruling in international trade and prices ruling in the Community may be made up by an export refund; Whereas, on 20 March 1984, the Commission sent the Council a proposal (5) for fixing the export refunds on a number of agricultural products by tender; whereas the Council has not yet adopted that proposal; Whereas, for reasons of commercial export policy, it is necessary to provide immediately for the possibility of export refunds to be fixed, by tender, for skimmed-milk powder and butter exported in bulk, in view of the world market situation peculiar to these products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 5c (3) the second and third subparagraphs shall be replaced by the following:'This guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 161Denmark4 882Germany23 423Greece467Spain4 650France25 494Ireland5 280Italy8 798Luxembourg265Netherlands11 979United Kingdom15 329,574However: (a) for the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 163Denmark4 932Germany23 487Greece472France25 585Ireland5 280Italy8 798Luxembourg268Netherlands12 052United Kingdom15 487(b)for the period from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 097,780Denmark4 784,360Germany22 954,540Greece457,660Spain4 557,000France24 984,120Ireland5 174,400Italy8 622,040Luxembourg259,700Netherlands11 739,420United Kingdom15 022,983 (c)for the period from 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium3 066,170 Denmark4 735,540 Germany22 720,310 Greece452,990 Spain4 510,500 France24 729,180 Ireland5 121,600 Italy8 534,060 Luxembourg257,050 Netherlands11 619,630 United Kingdom14 869,687' 2.The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 17 (2):'The refund may be fixed by tender for skimmed-milk powder falling within subheading 04.02 A II b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk and for butter falling within subheadings 04.03 A and 04.03 B of the Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk.'

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, 6 May 1986. For the Council The President P. H. van ZEIL

(1) OJ No C 85, 14. 4. 1986, p. 76.

(2)Opinion delivered on 17 April 1986 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(4) OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8.

(5) OJ No C 88, 30. 3. 1984, p. 9.