CELEX: 31976R0562
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 562/76 of 15 March 1976 on the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter

No L 67/ 16                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              15 . 3 . 76
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 562/76
                                                       of 15 March 1976
                                       on the granting of a consumer subsidy for butter
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                                                             Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 43 thereof,                                                Member States shall to the advantage of private
                                                                   ultimate consumers (from 1 May 1976 until the end
                                                                   of the 1976/77 milk year) be authorized to grant aid
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/                  for butter. However, this aid shall not exceed 50
 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of                  units of account per 100 kg.
the market in milk and milk products (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
 particular Article 12 (2) thereof,                                                          Article 2
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                Member States shall take the measures appropriate
                                                                   to ensure that the aid is granted only for butter
                                                                   bought for private consumption and that the aid
Having regard to the opinion of the European                       benefits the ultimate consumer through reduction of
Parliament (3),                                                    the final sales price.
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and
Social Committee (4),                                                                        Article 3
                                                                   1 . Notwithstanding the system referred to in
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1191/73 of                     Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of
8 May 1973 laying down general rules for the                       21 April 1970 on the financing of the common
granting of a consumer subsidy for butter (5 ), as last            agricultural policy (7), as last amended by the Act of
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 470/75 (6), has                     Accession (8), the Guarantee Section of the European
authorized the Member States, until the end of the                 Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund shall
1975/76 milk year, to grant private ultimate                       contribute :
consumers aid for butter up to 45 units of account
per 100 kg;
                                                                   — for any part of the aid less than or equal to 10
                                                                       units of account per 100 kg butter : 50% ;
Whereas, in view of the situation in the Community
butter market, it would seem appropriate to                        — for any part of the aid greater than 10 but less
maintain that measure during the 1976/77 milk year                     than 35 units of account per 100 kg of butter :
so as to increase the consumption of butter in view                    0% ;
of the existing surpluses ; whereas, it is necessary to
adapt the maximum amount of aid and the system of                  — for any part of the aid not less than 35 units of
calculating the aid financed by the Community                          account per 100 kg butter : 75% .
further to the increase in the price of butter,
                                                                   2. However, the aid financed by the Community as
                                                                   specified in paragraph 1 shall be limited to butter
0 ) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                             originating in the Community.
(2) See page 9 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ No C 53 , 8 . 3 . 1976, p. 24.
(<) OJ No C 50, 4. 3 . 1976, p . 19.
(•) OJ No L 122, 9. 5 . 1973 , p. 5 .                              (7) OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 13 .
(•) OJ No L 52, 28. 2. 1975, p. 19.                                (8) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.
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                       Article 4                                                      Article 5
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/73 the              1976.
phrase 'during the 1975/76 milk year' is replaced by
the phrase 'until 30 April 1976'.                            Articles 1 , 2 and 3 shall apply as from 1 May 1976.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 15 March 1976.
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                       R. VOUEL