CELEX: 51983PC0287
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down general rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                           Proposal for a
                                     COUN CIL R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
  laying d o w n g e n e r a l rules for the s u p p l y of m i l k and c e rt ain milk products
                               at redu ced p r i c e s to s c h o o l c h i l d r e n
                        (submitted to the Council b y the Commission)
C0M(83) 287 final
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                                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 on the supply of milk and certain milk
products at reduced prices to schoolchildren provides for a Community
contribution towards the financing of Member States' school milk programmes.
Since this scheme has not been successful in attaining in full the objectives
pursued, the Commission has presented to the Council a proposal for amending
Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in order to provide a legal basis for
introducing a Community aid system for school milk.
The purpose of this proposal for a Regulation is to lay down general rules
governing the new system and in particular to determine the period during
which the aid may be granted and the products may qualify for it.
T h e f i n a n c i a l e f f e c t s of t h i s m e a s u r e h a v e b e e n e x p l a i n e d in t h e c o n t e x t
 of t h e " p r i c e s p a c k a g e " .
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                                               C O U N C I L R E G U L A T I O N (EEC)
                   laying down general rules for the supply of milk and certain
                      milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren
  THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the
  common organization of the market in milk and milk products (l), as last
  amended by Regulation (EEC) No                                      (2), and in particular Article 26(3)
  thereof,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 Whereas Article 26(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides for the adoption
 by the Council of general rules governing the aid scheme for the supply to
 schoolchildren of milk and certain milk products falling within headings
 04*01 or 04*04 or subheading 22.02 B or of y o g h u r t falling; w i t h ^ s u b h e a d i n g s
 04*02 B, 18.06 D and 21.07 D of the Common Customs Tariff;                                             "
 W h e r e a s the b e n e f i c i a r i e s of t h e C o m m u n i t y a i d , t h e m a x i m u m d a i l y q u a n t i t i e s and
 the character;?tics of the products distributed must be determined at
 Community level;
Whereas for financing purposes this measure may be treated as one of the
measures referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of
17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the
market in milk and milk products (3)> as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No             (4);
(1)     OJ    No  L 148, 28. 6.1968, p. 13
(2)     OJ    No  L
(3)     OJ    No  L 131, 26. 5-1977, p. 6
(4)     OJ    No  L
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Whereas, as a result of the amendment of Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No
804/68, Council Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 of 17 May 1977 on the supply of
milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren (5), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1188/82 (6), should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                       Article 1
1. The aid referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be
    granted for a period of not less than 5 years as from the 1983/84 milk year.
2- The b e n e f i c i a r i e s of t h e C o m m u n i t y a i d s h a l l b e s c h o o l c h i l d r e n a t t e n d i n g a
    s c h o o l to be d e f i n e d in d e t a i l e d i m p l e m e n t i n g r u l es.
3· In the case of whole milk, the Community aid shall not exceed 125$ of the
    target price of milk applicable for the milk year concerned.
    In the case of the other milk products referred to in Article 2(l),
    the amounts of aid shall be determined taking into account the value of the
    products concerned.
(5) OJ No L 131, 26. 5*1977, p.                     8
(6 ) OJ No L 140, 20. 5*1982, p.                    7
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                                                    Article 2
1. The Community aid referred to in Article 1 shall apply only to:
   (a) whole milk which has been pasteurized or subjected to a UHT process;
   (b) chocolate-flavoured or flavoured whole milk which has been pasteurized,
       sterilized or subjected to a UHT process;
   (c) yoghurt falling within heading No. 04*01 of the Common Customs Tariff.
   However, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of
   Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, the following may be included in the list of
   products distributed:
   (a) untreated whole milk;
   (b) semi-skimmed milk;
   (c) chocolate-flavoured or flavoured semi-skimmed milk which has been
       pasteurized, sterilized or subjected to a UHT process;
   (d) skimmed milk;
   (e) chocolate-flavoured or flavoured skimmed milk which has been
       pasteurized, sterilized or subjected to a UHT process;
   (f) buttermilk;
   (g) yoghurt containing sugar, cocoa or fruit in a maximum proportion to be
       determined;
   (h) certain cheeses to be determined in the detailed i m p l e m e n t i n g                              rules.
   The C o m m i s s i o n m a y in t h e d e t a i l e d i m p l e m e n t i n g r u l e s lay d o w n s p e c i a l
   requirementr, in particular regarding quality, and permit derogations
   regarding tee treatment of t h e milk.
2. The products referred to in paragraph 1 supplied to a school shall amount
   to not more than 0.25 1 of milk equivalent per pupil per school d a y .                                          This
   maximum may, however, be increased in accordance with the procedure laid
   down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 where the nature of the
   school enables any change in the destination of the products in question to
   be avoided.
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                                   Article 3
This measure shall, to an extent to he determined in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, constitute
one of the measures referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77·
                                   Article 4
Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 is hereby repealed.
                                   Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1983·
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States.
Do n e at Br ussels,                                F o r the C o un cil