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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)315final.
Brussels,6July1978«
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
onthegrantingofaidfortheconsumptionof
"butterinItaly
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COlí(78)315final.

J
EXPLANATORY HSKORAMDOH
I.Atitsmeetingfrom12to16MaytheCouncilapprovedtheCommission's
proposalthatanadditionalamounjof50millionuabeassignedtothe
financingofsupplementary measurestoencouragetheconsumptionof
butterintheCommunity -inthe1978/79milkyear*TheCouncil,atthe
sametimenotedtheCommission'sIntentionthatthemoneybeusedfor
twopraoticalalternatives offeredtotheMemberStates.Thebutter
tobedisposedofcomesfromintervention orhasbeenstoredunder
privatestoragecontracts.
II.Specialdifficulties withregardtotheimplementation ofthesemeasures
ariseinthecaseofItaly.TheItalianbuttermarketischaracterized
bytheabsenoeofpubliostooksandofquantitiesunderprivatestorage
contractsandbydomesticproductionwhichcannotbesoldtointervention
andthenormalsaleofwhiohwouldbejeopardized bytheadmissionunder
theproposedmeasuresoflargeadditionalquantitiesofbutter.Toprevent
discrimination againstItalianconsumerscomparedwiththoseintheother
MemberStatesandatthesame.timeavoiddisturbingtheItalianmarket
itisneoessarytosubsidizeacorresponding quantityofbutterproduced "
inItalyonthesametermsasthebuttersoldintheotherMemberStates
underthesupplementary measures.
III.ThepurposeoftheattachedproposalforaCouncilRegulationistoprovide
forthistobedoneonthebasisofArticle12(2)ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68..
IV.Astheexpenditureinvolvedwillbemetfromthe50millionuamentioned
inIthisproposalinvolvesnoadditionalexpenditure.

Proposal fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No
of
onthegrantingofaidfortheconsumption ofbutterinItaly
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN V•
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)Nol038/q2),andin
particularArticle12(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasthesituationonthebuttermarketischarac­
terizedbylargequantitiesavailableanditistherefore
advisabletoincreasetheconsumptionofbutterbyall
appropriatemeans;
Whereasthereductionoffinalconsumerpricesisan
efficientmeansofattainingthisobjective;whereasto
thisendtheCommissionenvisagestheadoptionof
adhocmeasurebasedonArticle6(7)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68involvinganadditionalreductionin
thepriceofbutterboughtfordirectconsumption.
Whereastheimplementation ,oftheabovementioned
measurepresentsparticularproblemsinItaly;
whereas,infact,theItalianbuttermarketischaracter­
izedontheonehandbytheabsenceofpublicstocks
andofquantitiesunderprivatestoragecontracts,and
ontheotherhand,byanindigenousproduction
whichcannotbesoldtointervention andthenormal
salesofwhichwouldbejeopardizedbytheadmission,
undertheabovementioned measure^oflargesupple­
mentaryquantitiesofbutter;whereas,inordertoavoidsuchdisturbances ontheItalianmarketandto
avoiddiscrimination againsttheconsumersinItalyin
comparisonwithconsumersintheotherMember ,>.
States,itisnecessarytoprovideforthepossibilityof .
subsidizingacorresponding quantityofbutter
producedinItalyonthesameconditionsasthebutter
soldintheotherMemberStatesintheframeworkof
thesaidmeasures, '
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.AidshallbegrantedinItalyforthedirect
consumption ofbutterproducedinthatMember
"State.
2.Theamountof"thisaidandthemaximum
quantityof"butterwhichmay"benefit'fromitshallTofixedinaccordancewiththesamecriteriaasth.oseapplicabletothesalesatreducedpricesinother
MemberStatesof"butterfrompublicstockswhicharsunderprivatestoragecontractsandintendedfordirectconsumption.
3.Furthermore ,thedetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofthisRegulationshalllaydown,i;-particular,
atimelimitforthepackagingofthetterin
smallpacketsandalsotheprovisionsguarantee­ingthatthe"butterconcernedwill"beconsumedinItaly.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
,DoneatBrussels,
>2^OJNoL-148,28.6.1968,,p.13
k;OJNoL134,22.5.1978,p.4FortheCouncil