31.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL239/47
REGULATION (EEC)No2263/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of30August1974
introducing ,inrespectofthe1974/75milkyear,privatestorageaidforpecorino
romanocheese
rinoromanocheesemanufactured intheCommunity
whichsatisfiestherequirements ofArticles2and3.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles9(3)and28thereof;
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation (EEC)No508/71
(3)of8March1971layingdowngeneralruleson
privatestorageaidforlong-keeping cheeses,where
thereisaseriousimbalanceofthemarketwhich
couldbeeliminatedorreducedbyseasonalstorage,
privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforcheeseswhich
aremanufactured fromsheep'smilkandrequireat
leastsixmonthsformaturing;
Whereasthemarketinpecorinoromanocheese,
whichistraditionallyexportedlargelytotheUnited
States,isparticularlyhardhitbytheabolitionofthe
refundonexportstothatdestination ;whereasaboli­
tionoftherefundisprovokingasharpdropinprices
andamarkedincreaseinstocks;whereasseasonal
storageshouldthereforebeintroducedwithaviewto
improvingthesituationandallowingproducersto
findotheroutletsfortheircheese;
Whereasdetailedrulesforgrantingprivatestorage-aid
forthistypeofcheeseshouldbelaiddown;whereas
contractsshouldcontainprovisionscalculatedto
ensurethatthesystemfunctionsproperlyandthatits
operationcanbeeffectivelychecked;
Whereas,inorderthatitmaykeeptheoperationof
thismeasureunderreview,theCommissionmustbe
informedregularlyofthequantitiesofcheesecovered
bystoragecontracts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Storagecontractsmaybeconcludedwherethe
followingconditionsaresatisfied:
(a)thebatchofcheesetowhichthecontract
relatesmustcompriseatleast2metrictons;
(b)thecheesemusthavebeenmanufactured at
least90daysbeforethedatespecifiedinthe
contractasbeingthedateofcommencement of
storage,andafter1January1974;
(c)thecheesemusthaveundergonetestswhich
establishedthatitsatisfiestheconditionlaid
downin(b)andthatitisoffirstquality;
(d)thestorershallundertake :
—tokeepthecheeseduringtheentireperiod
ofstorageinpremiseswherethemaximum
temperatureis+6°C;
—not,duringthetermofthecontract,to
alterthecompositionofthebatchcovered
bythecontractwithoutauthorizationfrom
theinterventionagency;
—tokeepstockrecordsandtoinformthe
intervention agencyeachweekofthe
cheesesputintoandwithdrawnfrom
storageduringthepreviousweek.
2.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedbeforethecheese
hasbeenputintostorage.
3.Contractsmaynotbeconcludedforperiods
extendingbeyond31March1975.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheremainderofthe1974/75milkyearaidshall
begrantedinrespectoftheprivatestorageofpeco­Article3
1.Aidshallbegrantedonlyforcheeseputinto
storageduringtheperiod1Septemberto31
December1974.
2.Noaidshallbegrantedinrespectofstorageforless
than90days.
3.Themaximumaidpayableshallbeanamount
corresponding to180days'storage,suchstoragetobe
terminatedbefore1April1975.(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.$OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
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Article4
1.Theamountofaidshallbe1-29unitsofaccount
permetrictonperday.
2.Theperiodonwhichcalculationofaidistobe
basedshallrunfromthedateonwhichthebatchof
cheesetowhichthecontractrelateswasputinto
storage.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasuresneces­
sarytoensurethatchecksarekeptonthebatches
coveredbystoragecontracts.Itshallinparticular
makeprovisionforthecheesescomprisedinthose
batchestobemarked.Article6
MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
onorbeforetheTuesdayofeachweekparticularsas
tothefollowing :
(a)thequantitiesofcheeseforwhichstoragecontracts
havebeenconcludedduringtheprecedingweek;
(b)anyquantitiesinrespectofwhichtheauthoriza­
tionreferredtointhesecondindentofArticle2
(d)hasbeengiven.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI