3.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/15
REGULATION (EEC)No624/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of1March1973
onthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforlong-keepingcheeses
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)
concerningtheAccessionofnewMemberStatesto
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity,signedat
Brusselson22January1972,andinparticularAr­
ticle9(3)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No508/71(4)of
8March1971layingdowngeneralrulesonprivate
storageaidforlong-keeping cheesesprovidesthat
privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforcertainlong­
keepingcheeseswhereaseriousimbalanceofthe
marketmaybeeliminatedorreducedbyseasonal
storage;
Whereas,inviewofpricetrendsandofthecon­
siderableincreaseinstocksofEmmentalerandGruy­
erecheeses,provisionshouldbemadeforthepossi­
bilityofhavingrecoursetosuchstorage;
Whereasrulesfortheimplementation ofmeasures
providedforinRegulation (EEC)No508/71should
belaiddown;whereasitshouldbestipulatedthat
thetimerequiredformaturingthecheeseshould
notcountasstorage;
Whereascontractsshouldcontainprovisionswhere­
byproperfunctioningofthesystemcanbeensured
andeffectiveinspectionintroduced ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;munitywhichsatisfytherequirementsofArticles2
and3.
Article2
1.Storagecontractsmaybeconcludedwherethe
followingconditionsaresatisfied:
(a)Thelotofcheesestowhichthecontractrelates
mustcompriseatleast100wholecheeses;
(b)Thecheesesshallbeindeliblymarkedwithan
indication (whichmaytaketheformofanum­
ber)oftheundertakinginwhichtheyweremanu­
facturedandofthedayandmonthofmanu­
facture;
(c)Thecheesesmusthavebeenmanufactured at
least30daysbeforethedatespecifiedinthe
contractasbeingthedateofcommencement of
storage,andafter1April1973;
(d)Thecheesesmusthaveundergonequality
testswhichestablishedthattheirclassification
aftermaturingcouldbeexpectedtobe:
—classAinFrance
—MarkenkaseetKlasseFeininGermany
—1stqualityinDenmark;
(e)Thestorershallundertake :
—tokeepthecheesesduringtheentireperiod
ofstorageatatemperaturenotexceeding
+4°C;
—not,duringthetermofthecontract,toalter
thecompositionofthelotwhichisthesub­
jectofthecontractwithoutauthorization
fromtheinterventionagency;
—tokeepstockrecordsandtoinformthein­
terventionagency,eachweek,ofthecheeses
putintoandwithdrawnfromstorageduring
thepreviousweek.
2.Contractsshallnotbeconcludedbeforethe
cheesehasbeenputintostorage.
Article3
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforsuchcheesesas
areputintostorageduringthestorageperiod.This
periodshallbeginon1May1973andendon30
September1973.
2.Storedcheeseshallbewithdrawnfromstorage
onlyduringtheperiodforwithdrawal .ThisperiodHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
PrivatestorageaidshallbegrantedforEmmentaler
andGruyerecheesesmanufactured intheCom­
t1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
HOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL58,11.3.1971,p.1.

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Article5
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasures
necessarytoensureinspectionofthelotswhichare
thesubjectofcontracts.Itshallinparticularmake
provisionforthemarkingofcheesescomprisedin
contracts .shallbeginon1November1973andendon31
March1974.
Article4
1.Theamountofaidisfixedat0*86unitofac­
countpermetrictonperday.
2.Theperiodonwhichcalculationofaidisto
bebasedshallrunfromthedateonwhichthelot
ofcheesewhichisthesubjectofthecontractwas
putintostorage.Noaidshallbegrantedinrespect
ofstorageforlessthan90days.Themaximum
amountofaidshallnotexceedtheamountcorres­
pondingto180days'storage.Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1March1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI