3. 4. 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 82/37 
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 1989/90 milk year 
(89/C 82/30) 
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 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 ... (2) and in particular Articles 3(4), 5(1) and 
5b(l) 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 fixing the common agricultural prices, 
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 develop­
ment of world trade; whereas the objectives of the common 
agricultural policy are in particular to secure a fair standard 
of living for the agricultural community and to ensure that 
supplies are available and that they reach the 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, in fixing that price, 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 powder 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 disposal of butter and 
skimmed-milk powder on the Community and world 
markets; 
(!) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L ... 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, under Article 5b of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, 
the Council, when fixing the target price for milk and the 
intervention prices, fixes a guarantee threshold for milk; 
whereas, however, the initial objective in fixing a guarantee 
threshold is achieved inter alia by means of the system of 
quotas, which entails an additional levy on deliveries of 
milk or milk products which exceed the reference 
quantities determined; 
Whereas under 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 of this Regulation, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1989/90 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: 
— of an age of 
between 30 and 
60 days 
— of an age of 
at least 6 months 
Parmigiano Reggiano 
cheese of an age of at 
least 6 months Community 
27,84 
306,94 
174,04 
388,93 
480,33 
529,19 Spa,„ 
27,84 
328,40 
220,12 
No C 82/38 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 4. 89 
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 as from the beginning of the 1989/90 milk year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at... 
For the Council 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ... 
of... 
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 in respect of the co-responsibility levy on milk 
and milk products 
(89/C 82/31) 
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 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 (*), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No ... (2), introduced a co-
responsibility levy to apply until the end of the 1989/90 
milk year and covering, in principle, all milk supplied to 
dairies and certain sales of milk products at the farm; 
Whereas the object of that levy was to establish a better 
balance on the market for milk by creating a more direct 
connection between production and the scope for disposal 
of milk products, in view of the importance of the public interests involved; whereas the data and forecasts at 
present available show that the abovementioned objectives 
will probably not be reached before the end of the period 
laid down; whereas it is therefore necessary to fix the rate 
of the levy for the milk year 1989/90 at 2 % of the target 
price for milk, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The following paragraph 10 is added to Article 2 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77: 
'10. For the 1989/90 milk year, the levy shall be 2 % 
of the target price for milk.' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
(!) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6. 
(2) OJ No L ... It shall apply from the beginning of the 1989/90 milk year.