CELEX: 31985R1305
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1305/85 of 23 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector

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31985R1305

Council Regulation (EEC) No 1305/85 of 23 May 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 adopting general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector  

Official Journal L 137 , 27/05/1985 P. 0012 - 0013 Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 34 P. 0208  Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 34 P. 0208 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N°  1305/85of 23 May 1985amending Regulation (EEC) N° 857/84 adopting general rules for the  application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68 in the milk and  milk products sectorTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the  Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N°  804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as  last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1298/85 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6),Having regard to  the proposal from the Commission,Whereas certain producer groups and associations thereof,  recognized under Regulation (EEC) N° 1360/78 (3), should be treated in the same way as the producer  within the meaning of Article 12 (c) of Regulation (EEC) N° 857/84 (4), as last amended by  Regulation (EEC) N° 590/85 (5); whereas, in order to obtain equivalence in the effects of the  arrangements for managing milk production, a higher levy should be fixed when it is due by these  groups or their associations; whereas, moreover, for reasons of sound administration, the levy  should in this case be paid to a body designated by the Member State concerned;Whereas in order to  take into account the particular situation of certain producers a system for the adjustment of  reference quantities is provided for in Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 857/84; whereas in  Italy there are economic structures which are more than usually fragmented into small production  units; whereas that situation is the source of considerable difficulties for the implementation of  the aforesaid adjustment system; whereas that Member State should therefore be permitted to  postpone temporarily the application of certain aspects of the said adjustment system in such  regions;Whereas the difficulties encountered for the implementation of the arrangements for  managing milk production are likely to become worse in several Member States because of the  reduction in the overall guaranteed quantities for deliveries in the second period of 12 months;  whereas consequently it is appropriate to extend, for this period, the application of Article 4a of  Regulation (EEC) N° 857/84, authorizing Member States to allocate on a temporary basis to  producersor purchasers the quantities not used by other producers or purchasers;Whereas  Article 5c (7) of Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68 provides for a procedure for the adjustment of overall  guaranteed quantities for deliveries to purchasers; whereas provision should be made for a similar  and complementary measure enabling the total quantities relating to direct sales to be adjusted  according to the same procedure;Whereas experience has shown that the provisional quarterly levies  should be abolished and provision made for one annual payment only; whereas, however, the  obligation to make periodical statements must be retained, in order to follow the trend in  deliveries and to allow producers to exercise better control over their production;Whereas during  the period of application of Article 4a, Member States who have adopted programmes of aid for the  definitive abandonment of milk production should be authorized to finance those programmes by using  the revenue from the levies collected; whereas, however, such authorization can be valid only to  the extent that the quantities actually delivered to purchasers and the quantities of direct sales  actually effected do not exceed, for the Member State concerned, the overall quantity established  respectively for deliveries and direct sales,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article  1Regulation (EEC) N° 857/84 is hereby amended as follows: 1The following subparagraph is added to  Article 1 (1):'However, the levy shall be fixed at 100 % of the target price for milk, where  formula A is applied, whenthe reference quantities are allocated to producergroups and  associations thereof as referred to inArticle 12 (c).' 2In Article 3 (3) the following  subparagraph is added:'For the first three periods of 12 months, Italy shall be authorized to  postpone application of the first subparagraph.' 3In Article 4a (1) 'For the first period of 12  months' is replaced by 'For the first two periods of 12 months'. 4The following subparagraph is  added toArticle 6 (2): 'These last-mentioned quantities shall, in so far as is necessary, be adjusted according to the  conditions referred to in the second and third subparagraphs of Article 5c (7) of Regulation (EEC)  N° 804/68, according to the procedure provided for in Article 30 of the said Regulation.' 5The following point  is added to Article 8:'3.  The provisions referred to in points 1 and 2 shall also be applicable,  where formula A is applied, when the reference quantities are allocated to the producer groups and  associations thereof referred to in Article 12 (c).' 6Article 9 (1) is replaced by the  following:'1.  Where formulas A and B are applied, the levy shall be collected by means of annual  payments. To this end there shall be adopted, for each person liable, an account after the end of  the 12-month period concerned, on the basis of actual excess during this same period beyond his  annual reference quantity. Provisional half-yearly statements shall be established according to a  procedure to be determined.' 7The following subparagraph is added to Article 9 (2):'However, when  the reference quantities are allocated to the producer groups and associations thereof as referred  to in Article 12 (c), the levy shall be paid to the body designated by the Member State, according  to a procedure to be determined.' 8The following paragraph is added to Article 9:'4.  Member States  shall be authorized, for thefirst two periods of 12 months, to allocate the levycollected to  financing of the measures referred to inArticle 4 (1) (a). This provision shall be applicable only  to the extent that the quantities actually delivered to purchases and the quantities of direct  sales actually effected do not exceed, respectively, the overall guaranteed quantity referred to in  Article 5 (c) (3) of Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68 and the total quantity referred to in Article 6 (2)  of this Regulation for the Member State concerned. Where one or other of those quantities is exceeded, the amount of the levy collected corresponding  to the amount of the excess recorded shall be paid over to the Community.' 9The first subparagraph  of Article 10 is replaced by the following:'Where formula B is applied, the purchaser liable for  the levy shall recover it through the price paid to the producers for the period concerned, by  reference to the quantity of milk or milk equivalent by which each of the producers has exceeded a  quantity corresponding to that taken for the purposes of establishing the purchaser's reference  quantity.'10The following subparagraph is added to Article 12 (c): 'Producer groups and associations thereof, recognized under Regulation (EEC) N° 1360/78 and the  statutes of which provide, in respect of associated producers, for the obligation referred to in  the first indent ofArticle 6 (1) (c) of the said Regulation, shall be deemed to be  producers.'Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities. (1) OJ N° L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) See page 5 of this Official Journal. (3) OJ N° L 166, 23. 6. 1978, p. 1. (4) OJ N° L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 13. (5) OJ N° L 68, 8. 3. 1985, p. 1.