CELEX: 51995PC0034(14)
Language: en
Date: 1995-02-17
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No of amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products

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51995PC0034(14)

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No of amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products  /* COM/95/34FINAL - CNS 95/0044 */  

Official Journal C 099 , 21/04/1995 P. 0020

Proposal for aCOUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No . . . of . . . amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk  products(95/C 99/14)THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and 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 Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (), as last amended by the Act of Accession  of Austria, Finland and Sweden, lays down an intervention scheme for skimmed milk powder the  objective of which is to support the enhancement of the value of milk proteins; whereas recent  trends on the milk and milk products market reveal a significant increase in the relative value of  the protein proportion of milk; whereas that trend is reflected both in the level of milk prices  paid to the producer and in the level of prices of milk products sold on the Community and  international markets; whereas, in addition, methods have been developed enabling the protein  content of milk intended for processing to be manipulated; whereas, in order to avoid distortion  between operators tendering for public intervention and in the interests of the proper  administration of Community funds, a minimum requirement should be set for the protein content of  skimmed milk powder bought into intervention; whereas that content should be fixed taking account  of current commercial standards and in such a way that it cannot act as a criterion for exclusion  from intervention; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1014/68 of 20 July 1968 laying down general rules for the  public storage of skimmed milk powder (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (), lays  down provisions concerning the conditions for interrupting and resuming purchases which no longer  conform to the provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68; whereas, for the purposes of  simplification and clarification, the other general rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1014/68  should be incorporated into the said Article 7 and the latter Regulation should therefore be  repealed; Whereas, for the same reasons, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1285/70 of 29 June 1970 laying down a  special measure for the disposal of skimmed milk powder bought in by intervention agencies ()  should also be repealed and its provisions incorporated into Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No  804/68, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby replaced by the following: 'Article 71. The intervention agency designated by each of the Member States shall, under  conditions to be determined, buy in at the intervention price top quality skimmed milk powder made  by the spray process and obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk produced in the  Community which is offered to it during the period 1 March to 31 August and which: - meets a minimum protein content of 35 % by weight, - meets preservation requirements to be laid down, - meets conditions to be determined as regards the minimum quantity and packaging. However, intervention agencies shall also buy in skimmed milk powder whose protein content is  between 30 % and 35 %, provided that the other provisions laid down in subparagraph 1 above are  met. In that case, the buying-in price shall be equal to the intervention price less 2,86 % for  each percentage point by which the protein content is lower than 35 %. The intervention price shall be that in force on the day of manufacture of the skimmed milk powder  and shall apply to skimmed milk powder delivered to the store designated by the intervention  agency. Flat-rate transport costs shall be borne, under conditions to be fixed, by the intervention  agency if the skimmed milk powder is delivered to a store situated at a distance greater than a  distance to be determined from the place where the skimmed milk powder was in store. The skimmed milk powder may only be stored in stores meeting conditions to be fixed. 2. Aid for the private storage of skimmed milk powder of top quality obtained directly and  exclusively from cow's milk produced in the Community may be granted if trends in prices and stocks  of the products indicate a serious imbalance in the market which could be avoided or reduced by  means of seasonal storage. In order to be eligible for aid, the skimmed milk powder must meet  conditions to be fixed. The aid shall be fixed in the light of storage costs and the likely trend in prices for skimmed  milk powder. Private storage aid shall be subject to the drawing-up of a storage contract concluded, in  accordance with provisions to be laid down, by the intervention agency of the Member State on whose  territory the skimmed milk powder qualifying for the aid is stored. Where the market situation so  requires, the Commission may decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30, to  remarket some or all of the skimmed milk powder covered by private storage contracts. 3. Skimmed milk powder bought in by the intervention agency shall be disposed of under conditions  to be determined so as to avoid disturbing the balance on the market and to ensure purchasers equal  treatment and access to the skimmed milk powder to be sold. Purchasers shall be guaranteed equal access to the skimmed milk powder sold by the intervention  agency either by a sale under a tendering procedure, by a sale to any interested party at a fixed  price, or by any other method providing equivalent guarantees. The sale price of the top quality skimmed milk powder may not be lower than a minimum price to be  fixed taking account of the market situation and storage costs, in such a way as to maintain the  possibility of voluntary storage. Where the skimmed milk powder held by the intervention agency is put up for sale with a view to its  export, special conditions may be laid down to ensure that the product is not diverted from its  destination and to take account of requirements specific to such sales. Skimmed milk powder which cannot be disposed of during a milk year under normal conditions may be  sold at a reduced price if it is intended for the feeding of pigs and poultry. 4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the  procedure laid down in Article 30.'Article 2 Regulations (EEC) No 1014/68 and (EEC) No 1285/70  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. It shall apply from 1 March 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at . . . For the Council . . . () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.  () OJ No L 173, 22. 7. 1968, p. 4.  () OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.  () OJ No L 144, 2. 7. 1970, p. 1.