28. 2. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 49/47 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No . . . 
of . . . 
fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder 
and Grana padano and Parmigiano reggiano cheeses for the 1990/91 milk year 
(90/C 49/34) 
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 Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, 
and in particular Article 89 (1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas Articles 3 (4) and 5 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of 
the market in milk and milk products (*), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), provides for the target 
price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, 
skimmed-milk powder and Grana padano and Parmigiano 
reggiano cheeses to be fixed annually in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Articles 43 (2) of the Treaty; 
Whereas, when the common agricultural prices are fixed, 
account should be taken of the objectives of the common 
agricultural policy and of the contribution which the 
Community wishes to make to the harmonious development 
of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common 
agricultural policy are, in particular, to guarantee a fair 
standard of living for the farming community and to ensure 
that supplies are available and that they reach consumers at 
reasonable prices; 
Whereas the target price for milk should therefore bear a 
balanced relationship to the prices for other agricultural 
products, and in particular to the prices for beef and veal, 
that is consistent with the desired general pattern of cattle 
farming; whereas it is also necessary, when that price is fixed, 
to take account of the Community's efforts to establish a 
long-term balance between supply and demand on the milk 
market, allowing for external trade in milk and milk 
products; 
Whereas the intervention prices for butter and for 
skimmed-milk powders are intended to contribute to the 
achievement of the target price for milk; whereas it is 
necessary to determine price levels in the light of the overall 
supply and demand situation on the Community market in 
milk and the opportunities for disposing of butter and 
(M OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L 378, 11. 12. 1989, p. 1. skimmed-milk powder on the Community and world 
markets; 
Whereas the intervention prices for Grana padano and 
Parmigiano reggiano cheeses must be fixed in accordance 
with the criteria laid down in Article 5 (2) of Regulation 
(EEC) No 804/68; 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5b of Regulation (EEC) No 
804/68, when fixing the target price for milk and the 
intervention prices, the Council is to fix a guarantee 
threshold for milk; whereas, however, the initial objective in 
fixing a guarantee threshold is achieved inter alia by means of 
an additional levy on deliveries of milk or milk products 
which exceed the reference quantities determined; 
Whereas, pursuant to Article 68 of the Act of Accession of 
Spain and Portugal, prices in Spain have been set at a level 
differing from that of the common prices; whereas, pursuant 
to Article 70 (1) of the Act, the Spanish prices should be 
aligned with the common prices in annual steps at the 
beginning of each marketing year; whereas the criteria for 
this alignment give the Spanish prices set out in Article 1, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1990/91 milk year, the target price for milk and the 
intervention prices for milk products shall be as follows: 
(ECU/100 kg) 
(a) target price for milk: 
(b) intervention price: 
butter 
skimmed-milk powder 
Grana Padano cheese: 
* — between 30 and 60 
old 
— at least six months ok days 
Parmigiano reggiano cheese of 
at least six months old Community 
27,84 
300,80 
174,04 
388,93 
480,33 
529,19 Sp,,„ 
27,84 
322,26 
220,12 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from the beginning of the 1990/91 milk 
year. 
No C 49/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 2. 90 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, . . . 
For the Council