No C 85/76 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 4. 86 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards the fixing of 
export refunds on certain milk products by tender 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/44) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, in particular Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas 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 , and in particular Article 17 thereof, provides that 
the difference between prices ruling in international trade 
and prices ruling in the Community may be made up by an 
export refund; skimmed-milk powder and butter exported in bulk being 
fixed by tender, in view of the particular situation on the 
world market in these products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The following subparagraph is hereby added to Article 17(2) 
of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68: 
'The refund may be fixed by tender for skimmed-milk 
powder falling within subheading 04.02 A II b) 1 of the 
Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk and for butter 
falling within subheadings 04.03 A and 04.03 B of the 
Common Customs Tariff exported in bulk.' 
Whereas on 20 March 1984 the Commission sent the 
Council a proposal (2) for fixing the refunds on many 
agricultural products by tender; whereas the Council has not 
yet adopted that proposal; 
Whereas for reasons of commercial policy it is necessary to 
provide immediately for the possibilitiy of refunds on 
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No C 88, 30. 3. 1984, p. 9. Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 as regards the fixing of 
export refunds on certain milk products by tender 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/45) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 
Having regard to 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 , and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (3), laid down 
(^ OJNoL 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJNoL 155,3.7. 1968, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 264, 23. 11. 1972, p. 1. 
14. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 85/77 
general rules for granting export refunds on milk and milk 
products and criteria for fixing the amount of such 
refunds; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 should be amended 
following the latest amendment to Article 17 (2) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The following Article 5 a is hereby added to Regulation 
(EEC) No 876/68: 
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in 
beef and veal^), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
No , and in particular Articles 3(3) and 6(4) 
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, when the guide price for adult bovine animals is 
fixed, account should be taken both 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 common 'Article 5 a 
Article 5 shall not apply where the amount of the refund is 
fixed by tender.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
agricultural policy aims inter alia to ensure a fair standard of 
living for the agricultural community, to guarantee the 
availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach 
consumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the guide price must be fixed in accordance with the 
criteria laid down in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 
805/68; 
Whereas, in view of the current economic situation on the 
beef and veal market, the intervention price for adult bovine 
animals for the 1986/87 marketing year should be fixed at 
the same level in relation to the guide price as that adopted for 
the preceding marketing year; 
Whereas under Article 68 of the Act of Accession of Spain 
and Portugal a price level differing from that of the common 
prices has been applied in Spain; whereas, pursuant to Article 
70 (1) of the Act of Accession, Spanish prices are to be 
aligned with Community prices in stages occurring each year 
at the beginning of the marketing year; whereas the rules on 
this alignment give the Spanish prices set below; 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1208/81 (2) laid 
down a Community scale for the classification of carcases of 
adult bovine animals for recording market prices and 
applying intervention measures; whereas, by Council Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the guide price and the intervention price for adult bovine 
animals for the 1986/87 marketing year 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/46) 
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. (2) OJNoL 123,7.5. 1981, p. 3.