No C 85/68 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 4. 86 
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 1986/87 
milk year 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/36) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 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 (x), as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No and in particular Articles 3 (4), 5 (1) and 
5 b (1) 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 development 
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 bear a balanced 
relationship to the prices for other agricultural products and 
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 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; 
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 5 b 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, together with 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 rules on this alignment laid 
down give the Spanish prices set below, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
For the 1986/87 milk year, the target price for milk and the intervention prices for milk products shall 
be as follows: 
14. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 85/69 
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 
six months 
Parmigiano Reggiano 
cheese of an age of at least 
six months Community of Ten 
27,84 
300,67 
180,09 
392,23 
483,81 
532,67 Spain 
[366,46] 
[261,45] 
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 1986/87 milk marketing year. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 in respect of the 
coresponsibility levy on milk and milk products 
COM(86) 20 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 February 1986) 
(86/C 85/37) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, 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 1302/85 (2), introduced a 
coresponsibility levy to apply until the end of the 1985/86 
milk year and covering, in principle, all milk supplied to 
dairies and certain sales of milk products at the farm; 
(») OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6. 
(2) OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 9. 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 at the end of the period laid down; 
whereas it is therefore necessary, first, to extend application 
of the said levy to cover the 1986/87 milk year and, 
secondly, to fix the rate of the levy for this milk year at 2 % of 
the target price for milk, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 is hereby amended as 
follows: