PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AND NOT EXCEEDING :
( A ) SIX MONTHS FOR GRANA PADANO CHEESE ,
( B ) TWELVE MONTHS FOR PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESE .
2 . SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 12 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 971/68 , THE STORE SHALL CEASE TO QUALIFY FOR THE AID IF THE QUANTITIES OF CHEESE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT ARE WITHDRAWN FROM STORAGE IN WHOLE OR IN PART BEFORE THE DATE OF EXPIRY OF THE CONTRACT .
ARTICLE 18
THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 29 JULY 1968 .
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JULY 1968 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
THE PRESIDENT
JEAN REY