COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN CO&to!UNITIES 
C0M(91) 73 final 
Brussels, 11 March 1991 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REFLATION (EgC) 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 fixing compensation 
for the definitive discontinuation of milk production 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
In 1986 a programme for the voluntary discontinuation of milk production was 
introduced in the Community to bring about a 3% reduction in the guaranteed total 
quantities for milk. Where the voluntary take-up of the programme was 
insufficient to bring about a 3% reduction, the Member States had to apply an 
across-the-board reduction in the reference quantities of all producers. 
This proposal authorises Germany to apply this programme only by means of the 
obligatory across-the-board reduction, which seems, as things stand, to 
correspond better to the economic and administrative requirements of the eastern 
part of Germany. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No /91 
of 
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 fixing compensation 
for the definitive discontinuation of milk production 
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 3641/90(2), and in particular Article 5c(6) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(3), 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 of 4 December 1990(4) lays down the 
transitional measures and adjustments required in the agricultural sector as a 
result of German unification; 
Whereas, pursuant to the said measures and adjustments, provision was made to 
apply Council Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 of 6 May 1986 fixing compensation for 
the definitive discontinuation of milk production^), as last amended by 
Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90, in the territory of the former German Democratic 
Republic; whereas it would not be in the general interest to bring about the 3% 
reduction in overall production through a voluntary programme of cessation of 
activities; whereas, therefore, Germany should be authorized to reduce 
immediately and by an equal amount each of the reference quantities, without 
prejudice to applications already submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) 
No 2321/86 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3776/90 (7); 
(1) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L 362, 27.12.1990, p. 5. 
(3) Not yet published. 
(4) OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 23. 
(5) OJ No L 119, 8.5.1986, p. 21. 
(6) OJ No L 202, 25.Î.Iff*, p. 13. 
(7) OJ Mo L 364, 28.12.1990, p. 4. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Article 4a(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 is hereby replaced by the following: 
"c). Save for applications submitted before 31 January 1991, the Federal Republic 
of Germany is authorized, by way of derogation from the first subparagraph of 
Article 1(1), to grant such compensation for an equal reduction in the 
relevant part of the production of each party concerned in relation to 
previous production.". 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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. 
Done at Brussels, For the Council 
The President 
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FICHE FINANCIERE 
(MC791/FF/006) 
DATE : 05.02.1991 
1. LIGNE BUDGETAIRE : Article B01-2066 CREDITS 303 Mio ECU 
2. INTITULE" DE LA MESURE : 
Proposition de règlement modifiant le règlement (CEE) n" 1336/86 du Conseil fixant 
une indemnité à l'abandon définitif de la production laitière. 
3. BASE JURIDIQUE : Article 5 quater, paragrphe 6 du règlement (CEE) n" 804/68 
4. OBJECTIFS DE LA MESURE : 
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Autoriser l'Allemagne d'opérer la réduction globale de production laitière de 3% 
prévue pour le territoire de l'ancienne RDA sous forme d'une réduction immédiate 
et uniforme de chacune des quantités de référence. 
5. INCIDENCES FINANCIERES PERIODE DE 
12 MOIS EXERCICE EN 
COURS (91) EXERCICE 
SUIVANT (92) 
5.0 DEPENSES A LA CHARGE 
- DU BUDGET DES CE 
(REST ITUT IONS/I ! ERVEHTIONS) 
- DES BUDGETS NATIONAUX 
'- D'AUTRES SECTEURS 
5.1 RECETTES 
- RESSOURCES PROPRES DES CE 
(PRELEVEMENTS/DROITS DE DOUANE) 
- SUR LE PLAN NATIONAL 
5.0.1 PREVISIONS DES DEPENSES 
5.1.1 PREVISIONS DES RECETTES 1993 1994 1995 
5.2 MODE DE CALCUL 1996 
6.0 FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR CREDITS INSCRITS AU CHAPITRE CONCERNE DU BUDGET 
EN COURS D'EXECUTION OUI/NON 
6.1 FINANCEMENT POSSIBLE PAR VIREMENT ENTRE CHAPITRES DU BUDGET EN COURS 
D'EXECUTION OUI/NON 
6.2 NECESSITE D'UN BUDGET SUPPLEMENTAIRE 
6.3 CREDITS A INSCRIRE DANS LES BUDGETS FUTURS OUI/NON 
OUI/NON 
OBSERVATIONS 
S'agissant des modalités pour la répartition de la réduction globale de 3%, cette mesure 
n'a pas d'incidence sur le montant total de l'indemnité à verser pour I'ex RDA de 
98 Mio ECU (B) en 1991, et qui est déjà prévu au budget. 
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IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM 
THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL ON BUSINESS 
with special reference to small ond modioli sized enterprises (SMEs) 
Title of proposal : Proposition de règlement (CEE) n* du Conseil Modifiant le règlement (CEE) 
n* 1336/t* du Conseil fixant une Indemnité 4 l'abandon définitif de le 
production laitière 
Reference Number (Répertoire) : VI/1440/S1 
The proposai 
1. Toklnf occount of the principle of subsidiarity, why Is Community legislation nocessory in 
this area and what are its main aims T 
Octroi d'une aide communautaire à la reduction do la production laitière on ex RDA en relation 
avec l'instauration du régime des quotas laitiers. 
The Impact on business : 
2. Who will be affected by the proposal ? producteurs de lait. 
- which sectors of business : voir ci-dessus. 
. - which sizes of business (what is the concentration of small ond medium sized firms) 
- are there particular geographical areas of the Community whore those businesses are found 
3. What will business have to do to comply with the proposal ? 
4. What economic effects is the porposal likely to have ? 
- on employment : positif . 
- on investment and the creation of new businesses _ 
- "on"the"competitive position of businesses — 
5. Does the proposal contain measures to take account of the specific situation of small and 
medium sized firms (reduced or different requirements etc) ? 
Non, réduction linéaire. 
Consul tot ion 
6. List the organisations which have been consulted about the proposal ond outline their main 
views 
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