CELEX: 51997PC0432
Language: en
Date: 1997-09-03
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                              Brussels, 03.09.1997
                                              COM(97)432 final
                               Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply
    of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren
                      (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The attached proposal for a Regulation includes the product "viili/fil" (a type of fermented
milk) in the list of milk products qualifying for the aid for school milk under Regulation (EEC)
No 1842/83. This product accounts for a major part of milk consumption in Finland and
Sweden, where it occupies a position similar to yoghurt in the rest of the Community.
The proposal is designed to comply with the compromise adopted in the context of the price
package for the 1997/98 marketing year.
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 ---pagebreak---                                            Proposal for a
                                    Council Regulation (EC) No
                                                of
      amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply
            of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common
organisation of the market in milk and milk products1, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1587/962, and in particular Article 26(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission3,
Whereas Article 26(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides for the grant of Community
aid for supplying certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, including those
falling within CN code 0403;
Whereas the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 of
30 June 19834, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2748/935, sets out the list of milk
products qualifying for Community aid; whereas the product "viili/fil" made from whole milk,
which falls within CN code 0403, should be included in that list, in order to take account of
consumption habits in certain Member States,
1
     OJNoL 148,28.6.1968, p. 13.
2
     OJ No L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.
3
     OJ No C
4
     OJ No L 183,7.7.1983, p. 1.
5
     OJ No L 249, 7.10.1993, p. 1.
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 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                             Article 1
The following is hereby added to the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 1842/83:
«(d)    "viili/fil" made from whole milk.».
                                             Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at
                                                                     For the Council
 ---pagebreak---          FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1.    BUDGET HEADING : B1 -2061                                                          APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 131,2m
      TITLE:
      Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply of
      milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren.
3.    LEGAL BASIS:
      Article 26 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
      AIMS:
      Inclusion of the product "viili/fil" in the list of milk products qualifying for Community aid for school milk
5.    FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS                                             PERIOD OF              CURRENT             FOLLOWING
                                                                         12 MONTHS             FINANCIAL              FINANCIAL
                                                                                                YEAR (97)             YEAR (98)
                                                                        (ECU million)         (ECU million)          (ECU million)
5.0   EXPENDITURE                                                             p.m.                p.m.                   p.m.
      - CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET
         (REFUNDS/INTERVENTION)
      - NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
      - OTHER
5.1.  REVENUE
      - OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC
          (LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES)
      - NATIONAL
                                                                           1999            2000            2001             2002
                                                                          (ECU            (ECU             (ECU            (ECU
                                                                         million)        million)         million)        million)
5.0.1 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE                                                p.m.            p.m.             p.m.            p.m.
5.1.1 ESTIMATED REVENUE
5.2   METHOD OF CALCULATION:
6.0   CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE                                                        YES/N©
      RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET?
      CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE
      CURRENT BUDGET?
6.2   WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY?                                                                             Y-ES/NO
6.3   WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY?                                                                       Y-E&/NO
 OBSERVATIONS:
       The impact of the measure on the budget should bs negligible. This product should replace other milk products, with no
       impact on the total quantity subsidized.
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