CELEX: 31985R1302
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1302/85 of 23 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 in respect of the co-responsibility levy on milk and milk products

27 . 5 . 85                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                     No L 137 / 9
                                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1302 / 85
                                                               of 23 May 1985
                     amending Regulation (EEC) No 1079/ 77 in respect of the co-responsibility levy on milk and
                                                                 milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                   quantities guaranteed under the arrangements for controlling
                                                                            milk production provided for in Article 5d of Regulation
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       (EEC ) No 804 / 68 ( s ), as last amended by Regulation (EEC )
Economic Community , and in particular Article 43                           No 1298 / 85 ( 6 ),
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (*),                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having       regard      to    the     opinion  of the     European
Parliament ( 2 ),                                                                                          Article 1
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1079 / 77 ( 3 ), as last amended              Regulation (EEC ) No 1079 / 77 is hereby amended as
                                                                           follows :
by Regulation ( EEC) No 1206 / 84 ( 4 ), introduced a
co-responsibility levy to apply until the end of the 1984 / 85              1 . In Article 1 ( 1 ), 'during the 1980 / 81 , 1981 / 82 ,
milk year and covering , in principle , all milk supplied to                      1982 / 83 , 1983 / 84 and 1984 / 85 milk years' is replaced
dairies and certain sales of milk products at the farm ;                          by 'during the 1980 / 81 , 1981 / 82 , 1982 / 83 , 1983 / 84 ,
                                                                                  1984 / 85 and 1985 / 86 milk years'.
Whereas this levy was designed to establish a better balance
on the milk market by creating a more direct link between                  2 . The following is added to Article 2 :
production and outlets for milk products while taking                             '7 .   As from 1 April 1985 and until the end of the
account of the importance of the interests of the public;                         1985 / 86 milk year , the levy shall be 2% of the target
whereas the information and forecasts currently available                         price for milk .'
indicate that the aforesaid aims will probably not be reached
at the end of the period provided for ; whereas it is necessary
on the one hand to extend the application of the said levy for                                            Article 2
the 1985 / 86 milk year and on the other hand to fix the rate of
the levy at 2 % of the target price for milk ; whereas provision           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
should be made for application of the said rate from 1 April               publication in the Official Journal of the European
1985 , the date on which a reduction was made in the total                 Communities .
                     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                     States .
                     Done at Brussels , 23 May 1985 .
                                                                                              For the Council
                                                                                                The President
                                                                                               C. SIGNORILE
(0   OJ  No  C 67 , 14 . 3 . 1985 , p. 62 .                                ( 5 ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(2 ) OJ  No  C 94 , 15 . 4 . 1985 .                                        ( 6 ) See page 5 of this Official Journal .
(3)  OJ  No  L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , p . 6 .
(«)  OJ  No  L 115 , 1 . 5 . 1984 , p . 73 .