Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products
Date: 1999-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common agricultural policy, educational institution, milk, milk product, sales aid

C 89 E/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.3.2000

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common
organisation of the market in milk and milk products

(2000/C 89 E/07)

COM(1999) 608 final (cid:151) 1999/0246(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 10 December 1999)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37 thereof,

amounts borne by the Community. Member States should
further have the possibility to finance their part of the
measure through a contribution charged against the dairy
sector on their territory;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Article 1

Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is replaced by the
following:

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

(cid:145)Article 14

Whereas:

(1) Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 (1) on the common organisation of the market in
the milk and milk products sector provides for Community
aid for supplying certain milk and milk products to pupils
in educational establishments, the stated objective of which
is to stimulate the consumption of milk by young people.
An evaluation of this measure has shown that the school
milk scheme has an impact, albeit limited, on the dairy
market balance. The evaluation further underlines that if
the measure were withdrawn and the onus for providing
subsidised milk to schoolchildren consequently placed on
Member States, availability and, thus, consumption of milk
products in schools would decrease further. It is therefore
the common agriculture
in line with the objectives of
policy to continue the measure, although with a reduced
level of Community aid;

establishments

Aid shall be granted for supplying to pupils in
1.
processed milk
educational
products falling within CN codes 0401, 0403, 0404 90,
0406 and 2202 90 at a maximum quantity of 0,25 litre
of milk equivalent per pupil and per day.

certain

In the

case of whole milk,

the Community’s
2.
contribution to financing the aid shall be equal to 50%
of the target price for milk.
In the case of other milk
products,
it shall be determined taking into account the
milk components of the products concerned.

Payment of the Community’s contribution shall be
3.
conditional on Member States making a contribution of
an amount at
the Community.
Member States may finance all or part of their contribution
from amounts collected from the dairy sector on their
territory.(cid:146)

least equal

to that of

Article 2

(2) Moreover, the evaluation mentioned above demonstrates
that, besides its impact on the dairy market balance, the
measure also plays a role within broader general and health
or nutritional objectives.
It is therefore appropriate that
Member States participate in the financial burden of the
measure and that their participation is at least equal to the

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of 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.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.