NoL206/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1975/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26July1974
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforlong­
keepingcheeses
theCommunitywhichsatisfytherequirements ofArti­
cles2and3.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles9(3)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No508/71(3)of8
March1971layingdowngeneralrulesonprivate
storageaidforlong-keeping cheesesprovidesthat
privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforcertainlong­
keepingcheeseswherethereisaseriousimbalanceof
themarketmaybeeliminatedorreducedbyseasonal
storage;
Whereas,inviewofpricetrendsandoftheconsider­
ableincreaseinstocksofEmmentalerandGruyere
cheeses,provisionshouldbemadefotrecourseto
suchstorage;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
measuresprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No508/71
shouldbelaiddown;whereasprovisionshouldbe
madetoensurethatthestorageperiodiskeptdistinct
fromthatrequiredformaturingthecheese;whereas
contractsshouldcontainprovisionscalculatedto
ensurethatthesystemfunctionsproperlyandthatits
operationcanbeeffectivelychecked;
Whereas,inorderthatitmaykeeptheoperationof
thismeasureunderreview,theCommission mustbe
informedregularlyofthequantitiesofcheesecovered
bystoragecontracts ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Storagecontractsmaybeconcludedwherethe
followingconditionsaresatisfied:
(a)thebatchofcheesestowhichthecontractrelates
mustcompriseatleast100wholecheeses;
(b)thecheesesshallbeindeliblymarkedwithanindi­
cation(whichmaytaketheformofanumber)of
theundertakinginwhichtheyweremanufactured
andofthedayandmonthofmanufacture ;
(c)thecheesesmusthavebeenmanufactured atleast
30daysbeforethedatespecifiedinthecontractas
beingthedateofcommencement ofstorage,and
after1June1974;
(d)thecheesesmusthaveundergonequalitytests
whichestablished thattheirclassification after
maturingcouldbeexpectedtobe:
—classAinFrance,
—MarkenkaseorKlasseFeininGermany,
—1stqualityinDenmark ;
(e)thestorershallundertake :
—tokeepthecheesesduringtheentireperiodof
storageinpremiseswherethemaximum
temperature isasindicatedunder(f);
—not,duringthetermofthecontract,toalter
thecomposition ofthebatchwhichisthe
subjectofthecontractwithoutauthorization
fromtheinterventionagency;
—tokeepstockrecordsandtoinformtheinter­
ventionagency,eachweekofthecheesesput
intoandwithdrawnfromstorageduringthe
previousweek;
(f)themaximumtemperatureinthestoragepremises
shallbe+6°CforEmmentaler and+8°Cfor
Gruyere.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artwit/
Aidshallbegrantedinrespectoftheprivatestorage
ofEmmentaler andGruyerecheesesmanufactured in
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)0'[NoI.58,11.3.1971,p.1.2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedbeforethe
cheesehasbeenputintostorage.

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ArticleJ
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforsuchcheesesasare
putintostorageduringthestoringperiod.Thisperiod
shallbeginon1August1974andendonorbefore15
October1974.
2.Storedcheesemaybewithdrawnfromstorage
onlyduringtheperiodforwithdrawal .Thisperiod
shallbeginon1November1974andendon31
March1975.
Article4
1.Theamountofaidshallbe1-11unitsofaccount
permetrictonperday.
2.Theperiodonwhichcalculationofaidistobe
basedshallrunfromthedateonwhichthebatchof
cheesetowhichthecontractrelateswasputinto
storage.Noaidshallbegrantedinrespectofstorage
forlessthan90days.Themaximumaidpayableshall
beanamountcorresponding to180days'storage.Article5
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatchecksarekeptonthebatches
whicharethesubjectofcontracts.Itshallinparticular
makeprovisionforthemarkingofthecheeses
comprisedinthosebatches.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiononorbeforetheTuesdayofeachweek
particularsastothefollowing:
(a)thequantitiesofcheeseforwhichstoragecontracts
havebeenconcludedduringtheprecedingweek;
(b)anyquantitiesinrespectofwhichtheauthoriza­
tionreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle2
(1)(e)hasbeengiven.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI