CELEX: 31973R1191
Language: en
Date: 1973-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1191/73 of the Council of 8 May 1973 laying down general rules for the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter

9 . 5 . 73                           Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 122/5
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1191 /73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 8 May 1973
                 laying down general rules for the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                          Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43               Member States shall from 14 May 1973 to 31 March
 thereof ;                                                       1975 be authorized to grant to private ultimate
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   consumers an aid for butter amounting at most to 10
 804/68 ( l) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­            units of account per 100 kilogrammes.
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
                                                                                          Article 2
 amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties and in            Member States shall take the measures appropriate to
 particular Article 12 thereof ;                                ensure that the aid is granted only for butter bought
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;            for private consumption and that the aid benefits the
                                                                ultimate consumer through reduction of the final sales
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­           price.
 ment ;
                                                                                          Article 3
Whereas, since there are still considerable surpluses of
butter on the market, all appropriate means should be           Notwithstanding the system referred to in Article 3 of
employed to increase butter consumption ;                       Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (3) of 21 April
Whereas the reduction of the price to the ultimate               1970 on the financing of the common agricultural
 private consumer is an effective means of achieving            policy, as last amended by the Act of Accession, the
this objective ; whereas, for this purpose, it ought to be      Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guid­
 possible to grant aid which has the effect of reducing         ance and Guarantee Fund shall finance only 50 % of
the price of butter to the ultimate private consumer ;          the aid granted for butter purchases for private
                                                                consumption.
Whereas it is opportune to authorize the Member
States to grant certain aid and to restrict the participa­                                Article 4
tion of the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund to 50 % of the corresponding                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May
expense ;                                                        1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 8 May 1973 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                               A. LAVENS
(!) OJ No L 148, 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
(2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                            (3 ) OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 13 .