Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments (OJ L 153, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid recipient, educational institution, milk, milk product, terms for aid

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC)
No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid
for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments

(Official Journal of the European Union L 153 of 30 April 2004)

Regulation (EC) No 816/2004 should read as follows:

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 816/2004
of 29 April 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in
educational establishments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 15 and Article 47,
second indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

During stays at holiday camps pupils are not authorised to
benefit from the aid granted in accordance with Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 (2). In order to clarify
the application of this provision it should be stressed that
pupils should benefit from the aid during school days.
Moreover, the total number of school days should be con-
firmed by the educational authority or by the educational
establishment of each Member State, excluding holidays.

In order to ensure that the products eligible for an aid pur-
suant to Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 offer a high level
of health protection, those products should be prepared in
line with the requirements laid down in Council Directive
92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules
for the production and placing on the market of raw milk,
heat-treated milk and milk-based products (3), and carry
the health mark required by that Directive.

In view of the accession of new Member States certain new
products should be made eligible, taking into account of
the need to ensure market balance and of consumption
habits in those Member States. The aid rates should be
fixed taking into account the value of the milk components
of those products.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

A transitional provision should be included in order to
facilitate national administrations and those charged with
implementing the scheme to process the aid payments in
an appropriate manner in the case of a change in the aid
rate at the end of the school year 2003/04.

In order to simplify administrative work of the Member
States, the calculation of entitlement for the aid on the
basis of applicant’s roll should be made possible where the
aid is applied by the supplier of the products or by organi-
sation acting on behalf of one or more schools or educa-
tion authorities.

The maximum prices set by the Member States, which may
be paid by the beneficiaries are transmitted to the Commis-
sion for monitoring purposes. The periodicity of such
communications should be specified.

Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 provides for reporting of
quantities subsidised but not for reporting maximum per-
missible quantities. The latter should be made available in
order to assess take-up of the scheme.

To ensure uniform application of the aid scheme, it should
that only non-
be clarified, as regards fresh cheese,
flavoured cheese is eligible to the aid. The Annex to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2707/2000 should therefore be amended.
However, the application of the amended provision should
follow the change of school year.

(9)

Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Commis-

sion Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 1.

(10)

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

However, for school year 2003/04, the aid rate in force
on the first day of June may be applied during the month
of July if a school year of the Member State ends in July.’

Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 is amended as follows:

4. Article 5 is replaced by the following:

1. Article 2(2) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

‘2.
The beneficiaries specified in paragraph 1 shall benefit
from the aid during all school days. The total number of
school days shall be confirmed by the educational authority
or by the educational establishment excluding holidays.
Pupils shall not benefit from the aid during stays at holiday
camps organised by the establishment or its education
authority.’

2. Article 3 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

1.
In order to comply with the maximum 0,25 litre quan-
tity referred to in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1255/1999, the total quantity of milk products for which
there is entitlement to the aid during the period covered by
an application shall be calculated on the basis of the number
of pupils entered on the establishment’s roll, or in the cases
of application of Article 6(2)(c) and (d), on the basis of appli-
cant’s roll.

For products of categories VIII to XII listed in Annex I

2.
the calculation shall use the following equivalences:

‘1. Member States shall pay the aid on the Category I
and V products listed in the Annex I

2. Member States may pay the aid on products of cat-
egories II, III, IV and VI to XII listed in Annex I.’

(b) Paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4. Member States may authorise the addition of a
maximum of 5 mg of fluorine per kilogram to Category I
to VII products.’

(c) The following paragraph 6 is added:

(a)

category VIII: 100 kg = 300 kg of whole milk;

(b) category IX: 100 kg = 765 kg of whole milk;

(c)

category X: 100 kg = 850 kg of whole milk;

(d) category XI: 100 kg = 935 kg of whole milk;

(e)

category XII: 100 kg = 750 kg of whole milk.’

5. Article 14(1) is replaced by the following:

the

requirements

‘6.
An aid shall only be granted on the products listed
in the Annex I to this Regulation if the products comply
Council Directive
with
92/46/EEC (*), and in particular the requirements con-
cerning preparation in an approved establishment and
the health marking requirements specified in A in Chap-
ter IV of Annex C of that Directive.

of

(*) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992.’

3. Article 4 is amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.
The aid rates for the periods from 1 May 2004 to
30 June 2004, from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005, from
1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, from 1 July 2006 to
30 June 2007 and from 1 July 2007 on are set out in
Annex II to this Regulation.’

‘1. Member States shall take whatever action is necessary
to ensure that the amount of the aid is duly reflected in the
price paid by the beneficiary.

To this end they shall set maximum prices to be paid by
pupils for the various products listed in Annex I that are dis-
tributed on their territory. The Member State shall fix the
maximum prices at the beginning of each school year, or, by
1 October at the latest. In the cases where the Member States
provide these products free of charge, the maximum prices
need not to be fixed.’

6. Article 15(2) is replaced by the following:

(a) Point (a) is replaced by the following:

‘(a)

the quantities on which aid has been paid during the
previous school year as well as maximum permis-
sible quantity;’

(b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

(b)

the following point (c) is added:

‘3.
If an aid rate in euro is altered, the rate in force on
the first day of the month shall apply to all quantities
supplied during that month.

‘(c) The maximum prices referred to in the second sub-
paragraph of Article 14(1) for the current school
year with evidence in support of them.’

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7.

8.

the Annex is replaced by the Annex I to this Regulation;

It shall apply from 1 May 2004.

the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation is added as
Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

However aid granted to flavoured fresh cheese under Category VI
of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000, before the date
of application of the present Regulation, may continue to be
granted until 31 August 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

List of products eligible for Community aid

Category I

(a)

heat-treated whole milk which, with respect to fat content, meets the requirements provided for in Article 3(1)b of
Regulation (EC) No 2597/97

(b) heat-treated whole milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of milk indicated

in (a)

(c) whole milk yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

Category II

(a)

heat-treated milk with a 3 % minimum fat content

(b) heat-treated milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of the milk indicated in (a)

(c)

Piimä/filmjölk or yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

Category III

(a)

heat-treated milk with a 2,5 % minimum fat content

(b) heat-treated milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of the milk indicated in (a)

(c)

yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

Category IV

(a)

heat-treated milk with a 2,0 % minimum fat content

(b) heat-treated milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of the milk indicated in (a)

(c)

yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

Category V

(a)

heat-treated semi-skimmed milk, which, with respect to fat content, meets the requirements provided for in Article 3(1)c
of Regulation (EC) No 2597/97

(b) heat-treated semi-skimmed milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of semi-

skimmed milk indicated in (a)

(c)

semi-skimmed milk yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

(d)

Piimä/fil with a 1,5 % minimum fat content

Category VI

(a)

heat-treated milk with a 1 % minimum fat content

(b) heat-treated milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of the milk indicated in (a)

(c)

yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

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Category VII

(a)

heat-treated skimmed milk, which, with respect to fat content, meets the requirements provided for in Article 3(1)d of
Regulation (EC) No 2597/97

(b) heat-treated skimmed milk flavoured with chocolate or otherwise, containing at least 90 % by weight of milk indicated

in (a)

(c)

skimmed milk yoghurt processed from milk indicated in (a)

(d)

Piimä/fil with a less than 1,5 % fat content

Category VIII

Non-flavoured (1) fresh and processed cheeses with a fat content by weight in the dry matter of at least 40 %

Category IX

Cheeses other than fresh and processed, with a fat content by weight in the dry matter of at least 45 %

Category X

Grana Padano cheese

Category XI

Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Category XII

Halloumi cheese.

(1) For the purpose of this category, non-flavoured cheese shall mean cheese exclusively derived from milk, it being accepted that substances
necessary for their manufacture may be added, provided that these substances are not used to replace in part or in whole any milk con-
stituent.

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A. Aid rates for the period from 1 May 2004 to 30 June 2004:

ANNEX II

(a)

EUR 23,24/100kg for category I products

(b)

EUR 21,82/100kg for category II products

(c)

EUR 20,41/100kg for category III products

(d)

EUR 19,00/100kg for category IV products

(e)

EUR 17,58/100kg for category V products

(f)

EUR 16,17/100kg for category VI products

(g)

EUR 13,34/100kg for category VII products

(h) EUR 69,72/100kg for category VIII products

(i)

EUR 177,79/100kg for category IX products

(j)

EUR 197,54/100kg for category X products

(k)

EUR 217,29/100kg for category XI products

(l)

EUR 174,30/100kg for category XII products

B. Aid rates for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005:

(a)

EUR 21,69/100kg for category I products

(b)

EUR 20,39/100kg for category II products

(c)

EUR 19,08/100kg for category III products

(d)

EUR 17,78/100kg for category IV products

(e)

EUR 16,47/100kg for category V products

(f)

EUR 15,17/100kg for category VI products

(g)

EUR 12,56/100kg for category VII products

(h) EUR 65,07/100kg for category VIII products

(i)

EUR 165,93/100kg for category IX products

(j)

EUR 184,37/100kg for category X products

(k)

EUR 202,80/100kg for category XI products

(l)

EUR 162,68/100kg for category XII products

C. Aid rates for the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006:

(a)

EUR 20,16/100kg for category I products

(b)

EUR 18,95/100kg for category II products

(c)

EUR 17,76/100kg for category III products

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(d)

EUR 16,57/100kg for category IV products

(e)

EUR 15,39/100kg for category V products

(f)

EUR 14,17/100kg for category VI products

(g)

EUR 11,78/100kg for category VII products

(h) EUR 63,48/100kg for category VIII products

(i)

EUR 161,87/100kg for category IX products

(j)

EUR 179,86/100kg for category X products

(k)

EUR 197,85/100kg for category XI products

(l)

EUR 158,70/100kg for category XII products

D. Aid rates for the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007:

(a)

EUR 18,61/100kg for category I products

(b)

EUR 17,52/100kg for category II products

(c)

EUR 16,43/100kg for category III products

(d)

EUR 15,34/100kg for category IV products

(e)

EUR 14,25/100kg for category V products

(f)

EUR 13,16/100kg for category VI products

(g)

EUR 10,97/100kg for category VII products

(h) EUR 55,83/100kg for category VIII products

(i)

EUR 142,37/100kg for category IX products

(j)

EUR 158,19/100kg for category X products

(k)

EUR 174,00/100kg for category XI products

(l)

EUR 139,58/100kg for category XII products

E. Aid rates for the period from 1 July 2007 on

(a)

EUR 18,15/100kg for category I products

(b)

EUR 17,12/100kg for category II products

(c)

EUR 16,10/100kg for category III products

(d)

EUR 15,07/100kg for category IV products

(e)

EUR 14,04/100kg for category V products

(f)

EUR 13,01/100kg for category VI products

(g)

EUR 10,96/100kg for category VII products

(h) EUR 54,45/100kg for category VIII products

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(i)

EUR 138,85/100kg for category IX products

(j)

EUR 154,28/100kg for category X products

(k)

EUR 169,70/100kg for category XI products

(l)

EUR 136,13/100kg for category XII products