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— 50 % for that portion of the aid which does not 
exceed 200 ECU per hectare, per annum; 
25 % for that portion of the aid between 200 
ECU and 400 ECU per hectare, per annum; 
15 % for that portion of the aid between 400 
ECU and 600 ECU per hectare, per annum; 
— and in the case of authorization as provided for in 
the third subparagraph of paragraph 3: 
50 % for that portion of the aid which does not 
exceed 100 ECU per hectare, per annum; 
25 % for that portion of the aid between 100 
ECU and 200 ECU per hectare, per annum; 
15 % for that portion of the aid between 200 
ECU and 300 ECU per hectare, per annum. 
5. In Article 32(1), the following subparagraph is inserted 
after the first subparagraph: 
'Where Titles 01, 02 and 03 are concerned, Member 
States shall bring into force the measures necessary to 
comply with this Regulation before ... 1988 (1).' 
6. The following Article 32a is inserted: 
(!) Three months from the entry into force of the proposed 
Regulation. ' 1. On receipt of a reasoned application, the Commis­
sion, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 5, may authorize a Member State not to apply 
the aid schemes provided for in Titles 01, 02 and 03 in 
those regions or areas where, because of natural 
conditions or the threat of depopulation, production 
should not be reduced. In the case of Spain the 
Commission may also take account of the particular 
socio-economic situations of certain regions or areas. 
The Commission, acting in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 25, shall adopt the 
criteria for defining the regions or areas referred to in 
the first subparagraph. 
2. Portugal is hereby authorized not to apply the 
schemes referred to in paragraph 1 until 31 December 
1995.' 
Article 2 
Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 are 
hereby repealed. 
Article 3 
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. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 
on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products 
COM(88) 84 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 February 1 
(88/C 84/12) 
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, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/ 
68 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No .../88, introduced for a period of five years, with the aim of 
restoring equilibrium on the milk market, an arrangement 
for an additional levy on quantities of milk delivered or 
purchased exceeding a reference quantity established in 
respect of the milk producer or purchaser whereas it is now 
clear that the results obtained from these arrangements will 
not suffice to achieve the objective of adaptation of supply 
to demand by the end of the five-year period; whereas the 
duration of the additional-levy arrangement must now be 
extended to eight 12-month periods; 
(!) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. Whereas the guaranteed overall quantities for the sixth, 
seventh and eight periods of application of the additional-
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levy arrangements should be set at the level taken for the 
fifth 12-month period; 
Whereas Article 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 makes 
provision, during the application of the additional-levy 
arrangements, for adoption of measures to reduce 
quantities bought in; whereas the reasons for extending 
these arrangements entail extension of the provisions of 
Article 7a for the same duration; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. In the first subparagraph of Article 5c(l), 'during five 
periods' is replaced by 'during eight periods'. 
2. Subparagraph (c) of Article 5c(3), is replaced by the 
following: 
'(c) for each of the four 12-month periods from 1 April 
1988 to 31 March 1992, the guaranteed total 
quantity shall be (in thousands of tonnes): Belgium: 
Denmark: 
Germany: 
Greece : 
Spain: 
France: 
Ireland: 
Italy: 
Luxembourg: 
Netherlands: 
United Kingdom: 3 121,861 
4 735,540 
22 753,310 
520,890 
4 560,500 
24 964,982 
5 121,600 
8 534,060 
257,050 
11 619,630 
14 869,687' 
3. In the first subparagraph of Article 7a(l), 'until the end 
of the fifth 12-month period of application of the 
additional-levy arrangements' is replaced by 'until the 
end of the eighth 12-month period of application of the 
additional-levy arrangements'. 
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. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 adopting 
general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) 
No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector 
COM(88) 84 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 25 February 1988) 
(88/C 84/13) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No .../88, lays down the 
general rules for the application of the additional levy 
referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68; 
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 .../88, and in particular Article 5c(6) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 
authorizes, for the five 12-month periods, regional and 
national reallocations of unused quantities with variation 
according to the levy-payers and the regions; whereas, 
(i) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 13.