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Whereas the situation warrants recourse to the spe­
cific measures provided for in Article 13(1) of 
Regulation (EEC) No 727/70, namely reducing the 
level of the intervention price; whereas, in order to 
restore market balance, the said measures will have 
to be applied to several successive crops, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1984, 1985 and 1986 crops the intervention 
prices for tobacco of varieties No 23 Tsebelia, and 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) 
No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organ­
ization of the market in milk and milk products ('), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
1600/83 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (4), 5 (1) and 
5b (1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
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 contri­
bution which the Community wishes to make to the 
harmonious development of world trade; whereas 
the objectives of the common agricultural policy are 
in particular to secure a fair standard of living for 
(') OJNoL148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 56. No 24 Mavra, shall be reduced to 80 % of the corres­
ponding norm prices. 
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. 
the agricultural community and to ensure that sup­
plies are available and that they reach the con­
sumers at reasonable prices; 
Whereas the target price for milk should bear a bal­
anced relationship to the prices for other agricul­
tural products and in particular to the prices for beef 
and veal, and be consistent with the desired general 
pattern of cattle farming; whereas it is also neces­
sary, in fixing that price, to take account of the 
Community's efforts to establish a long-term bal­
ance between supply and demand on the milk mar­
ket, 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 oppor­
tunities for disposal of butter and skimmed-milk 
powder on the Community and world markets; 
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, when fixing the target price for milk and Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the target price for milk and the intervention 
prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder and Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano 
cheeses for the 1984/85 milk year 
(84/C 62/36) 
No C 62/62 Official Journal of the European Communities 5. 3. 84 
the intervention prices, the Council fixes a guaran­
tee threshold for milk; whereas, however, the initial 
objective in fixing a guarantee threshold should be 
achieved inter alia by introducing a system of quo­
tas, together with an additional levy on deliveries of 
milk or milk products which exceed certain refer­
ence quantities, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1984/85 milk year, the target price for milk 
and the intervention prices for milk products shall 
be as follows: 
(ECU per 100 kg) 
(a) target price for milk 27,43 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­
pean Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organ­
ization of the market in milk and milk products ('), 
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 
1600/83 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­
sion, 
Whereas threshold prices should be fixed so that, 
taking account of the protection required for the 
Community processing industry, the prices of 
imported milk products correspond to the level of 
the target price for milk; whereas, consequently the 
threshold price should be fixed on the basis of the 
target price for milk, taking into account the rela­
tionship which should be established between the 
value of milkfat and that of skimmed milk, as well 
as the standardized costs and yields for each of the 
milk products in question; whereas a fixed amount (b) intervention price: 
butter 316,95 
skimmed-milk powder 165,88 
Grana Padano cheese: 
— of an age of between 30 to 60 days 368,35 
— of an age of at least six months 446,98 
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese of an age 
of at least six months 487,70 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into forqe on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal 
of the European Communities. 
It shall apply from .... 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
should be included to ensure adequate protection of 
the Community processing industry, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. The threshold prices for the 1984/85 milk year 
shall be as follows: 
Pilot product of the group of 
products 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 ECU/100 kg 
55,99 
186,42 
273,05 
101,65 
133,66 
354,97 
390,39 
322,16 
544,84 
350,57 
321,22 
93,07 (') OJ No L 148, 28.6. 1968, p. 13. 
(2) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 56. Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the threshold prices for certain milk products 
for the 1984/85 milk year 
(84/C 62/37) 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 55,99 
186,42 
273,05 
101,65 
133,66 
354,97 
390,39 
322,16 
544,84 
350,57 
321,22 
93,07