NoL110/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.4.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No954/76
of27April1976
layingdowndetailedrulesforthegrantingofprivatestorageaidforlong­
keepingcheesesduringthe1976/77milkyear
(b)thecheesesshallbeindeliblymarkedwithanindi­
cation(whichmaytaketheformofanumber)of
theundertakinginwhichtheyweremanufactured
andofthedayandmonthofmanufacture ;
(c)thecheesesmusthavebeenmanufactured atleast
30daysbeforethedatespecifiedinthecontractas
beingthedateofcommencement ofstorage,and
after30April1976;
(d)thecheesesmusthaveundergonequalitytests
whichestablishedthattheirclassification after
maturingcouldbeexpectedtobe:
—classAinFrance,
—MarkenkaseorKlasseFeininGermany,
—1stqualityinDenmark;
(e)thestorershallundertake :
—tokeepthecheesesduringtheentireperiodof
storageinpremiseswherethemaximum
temperatureisasindicatedunder(f);
—not,duringthetermofthecontract,toalter
thecompositionofthebatchwhichisthe
subjectofthecontractwithoutauthorization
fromtheinterventionagency;
—tokeepstockrecordsandtoinformtheinter­
ventionagencyeachweekofthecheesesput
intoandwithdrawnfromstorageduringthe
previousweek;
(f)themaximumtemperatureinthestoragepremises
shallbe+6°CforEmmentalerand4-10°Cfor
Gruyere.WheretheEmmentalertowhichthe
contractrelateshasalreadybeenmatured,Member
Statesmaypermitamaximumtemperatureof
4-10°C.
2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedbeforethe
cheesehasbeenputintostorage.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles9(3)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No508/71of8
March1971layingdowngeneralrulesonprivate
storageaidforlong-keepingcheeses(3),providesthat
privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforcertainlong­
keepingcheeseswherethereisaseriousimbalanceof
themarketwhichmaybeeliminatedorreducedby
seasonalstorage;
Whereas,inviewofpricetrendsandoftheconsider­
ableincreaseinstocksofEmmentalerandGruyere
cheeses,provisionshouldbemadeforrecourseto
suchstorageduringthecomingmonths;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
measureshouldinthemainbethoselaiddownfora
similarmeasureappliedduringthe1975/76milkyear
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1519/75of13
June1975(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2319/75(5);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Aidshallbegrantedinrespectoftheprivatestorage
ofEmmentalerandGruyerecheesesmanufactured in
theCommunitywhichsatisfytherequirementsofArti­
cles2and3hereof.
Article2
1.Storagecontractsmaybeconcludedwherethe
followingconditionsaresatisfied:
[a)thebatchofcheesestowhichthecontractrelates
mustcompriseatleast100wholecheeses;Article3
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforsuchcheesesasare
putintostorageduringthestoringperiod.Thisperiod
shallbeginon1June1976andendonorbefore15
Octoberofthesameyear.'•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
'2)-OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
,})OJNoL58,11.3.1971,p.1.
:")OJNoL154,14.6.1975,p.67.
;5)OJNoL230,11.9.1975,p.16.

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2.Storedcheesemaybewithdrawnfromstorage
onlyduringtheperiodforwithdrawal .Thisperiod
shallbeginon16October1976andendon31March
ofthefollowingyear.
Article4
1.Theamountoftheaidshallbe1-25unitsof
accountpermetrictonperday.
2.Theperiodonwhichcalculationofaidistobe
basedshallrunfromthedateonwhichthebatchof
cheesetowhichthecontractrelateswasputinto
storage.Noaidshallbegrantedinrespectofstorage
forlessthan90days.Themaximumaidpayableshall
beanamountcorresponding to180days'storage.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatchecksarekeptonthebatcheswhicharethesubjectofcontracts.Itshallinparticular
seetoitthatthecheesescomprisedinthosebatches
aremarked.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate tothe
CommissiononorbeforetheTuesdayofeachweek
particularsastothefollowing:
(a)thequantitiesofcheeseforwhichstoragecontracts
havebeenconcludedduringtheprecedingweek;
(b)anyquantitiesinrespectofwhichtheauthoriza­
tionreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle2
(1)(e)hasbeengiven.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission