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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)85final
Brussels,1March1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)•
extendingRegulation(EEC)No1078/77introducingasystemof.
premiumsforthenon-marketing ofmilkandmilkproductsand
fortheconversionofdairyherds
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownatransitional measurefortheCommunityfinancing
ofaconsumersubsidyforbutterreferredtoinRegulation(EEC)
No880/77
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
CCM(78)85final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In-theeventoftheCouncilnotfixingprioesforthe1978/79marketing
yearandtheproposedrelatedmeasuresuntilafter1April1978t
a)premiumspursuanttoRegulation(EEC)Ho1078/77introducinga
systemofpremiumsforthenon-marketing ofmilkandmilkproducts
andfortheconversionofdairyherdscouldnotbeappliedfor
from1April1978untilthedateonwhichtherelevantamendments
toheproposedtakeeffect,
b)theapplicationintheUnitedKingdomofRegulation(EEC)No880/77
onthegrantingofaconsumersubsidyforbutterwouldbecalledinto
questionintheabsenceofspecificprovisionsrelatingtoCommunity
finanoingofthesubsidygrantedintheUnitedKingdom.
ItisthereforeproposedthattheCounciladopttheenoloseddraft
Regulations,before1April1978,soastofilltheabovementioned
legalvacuum.

Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
extending Regulation (EEC)No1078/77introducing asystem ofpremiums for
thenon-marketing ofmilk andmilk produots andfortheconversion ofdairy
herds
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No1078/77of17May1977 introducing
asystem ofpremiums forthenonr-marketing ofmilk andmilk products andfor
theconversion ofdairy herds (l),andinparticular Artiole 13(2 )thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Article 9ofRegulation (EEC)No1078/77provides that thefinal date for
theapplication ofitsmeasures is31March 1978 ;whereas ,under
Article 13thereof ,theCommission intends topropose tothe
Council that themeasure hecontinued subject tocertain amendments ;
Whereas pending thepossible adoption ofthis proposal ,thecurrent provisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No1078/77should beextended until theendofthe1977/78
milk year ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION !
Article 1
InArtiole 9 Regulation (EEC)Ho1078/77ftheseoond sentence ishereby
amended toread asfollows :
■Themeasures provided forinthis Regulation shall beapplied until theend
ofthe1977/78milk year".
(1)OJHo L131,26.5.1977 ,p.1

Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1April 1978 .
This Regulation shall be "binding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States *
Done atBrussels . For the Commission

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) "
laying down atransitional measure fortheCommunity financing ofa
consumer subsidy forbutter referred toinRegulation (EEC)NO880/77
THE COMMISSION OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community
and inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO804/68of27June 1968 onthe
common organization ofthemarket inmilkandmilkproducts ^\aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No andinparticular Article 12
(2)thereof *
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ^\
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)No880/77of26April 1977 on "thegranting
(4)ofaconsumer subsidy forbutter ,authorizes Member States togrant ,in
favour offinal private consumers ,asubsidy forbutter which maynotexceed
determines themethod ofcalculating theCommunity financing ofthesaid
"subsidy bywayofderogation from thearrangements referred toinArticle 3
ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No729/70of21April 1970 onthefinancing of
thecommon agricultural policy^\aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)
No2788/72^' :
Whereas special financing rules ,applioable until 31Deoember 1978 ,exist
fortheUnited Kingdom ;
>,<OJNo L148,28.6.1968 ,p.3
OJNo L
OJNoCWOJNoL106,9.4.1977 »P.31
(5)OJNoL94,28.4.1970 ,p.13
(6)OJNoL295»3O.i2.i972 ,p.l ,

Whereas fortheperiod iron 1April to31December 1978 thelevel of
Community financing must "bedetermined soasprogressively toalign these
special financing rules with theCommunity financing ofthesubsidy }whereas
adecision inthis area *forthewhole oftheabovementioned period ,will bo
taken aspart >,ofthefixing ofprioes forthe1978/79milk year ;
whereas consequently ,asatransitional measure ,anadhooprovision Bhould
belaid down covering only theperiod from 1April 1978 totheendofthe
;1977/78milk year j
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
During theperiod from 1April 1978 totheendofthe1977/78milk year ,
theCommunity financing ofthesubsidy granted totheUnited Kingdom referred
toinArticle 3(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No880/77shall amount :
-inrespect ofthat portion ofthesubsidy noteioeeding 28units ofaccount
per100kilograms tto100^,
-inrespect ofthat portion ofthesubsidy inexoess of28units ofaccount
per100kilograms tto25&
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1April 1978 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly
applicable inallMember States *
Done atBrussels , For the Council