CELEX: 51976PC0528
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-07
Title: Proposal for COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the supply of milk at reduced prices to pupils in schools (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---                               PROPOSAL FOR
             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No             h6
                        of
oil the supply of milk at reduced prices to pupils in schools
THE COUNCIL OP 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^^. as last
                                           2)
amended "by Regulation ( EEC ) No 559/ 76     , and in particular the second sub­
paragraph of Article 26 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 26 of
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 804/68 a decision may be taken to make a
Community contribution to the financing of programmes to supply milk at
reduced prices to pupils in schools provided these programmes fulfil
certain conditions ;
Whereas , in view of the situation on the market in milk and milk product's
and in order to widen sales opportunities , the introduction of such
programmes should be encouraged and a Community contribution made towards
their financing ; whereas the beneficiaries , the maximum daily Quantity
and the type of milk distributed should be laid down at Community level
to give the measure maximum effectiveness ;
Whereas the Community outlay should be matched by        an important
contribution by the Member States either from the national budget or from
the budget of the regional or local authorities concerned ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
( 1 ) OJ No L 148 . 28 . 6.1968 , p. 13
( 2 ) OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3.1976 , p. 9
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                             Article 1
1 * The Community shall contribute from the start of the 1977/ 78 r.ill: -car
    to the financing of programmes "by the Member States for the supply of
    milk at reduced prices to pupils in schools .
2 . The Community contribution shall be equal to 50 1°     ~ of the target
    price of the milk.
                             Article 2
The Community contribution shall be subject to the following conditions :
1 . The programme shall be drawn up and implemented by the Kember State or
    by a regional or local authority.
2 . The beneficiaries of the programme shall be pupils attending a pre-school
    establishment , a school or an apprenticeship training centre , not
    including establishments of higher education.
3 . The Community contribution shall relate only to whole milk and to
    chocolate-flavoured , U.H.T. treated whole milk . Other requirements . in
    particular as regards the cruality at the time of utilization , may be
    adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 3 .
4 . The milk supplied to the school shall not amount to more than 0.2p litre ;:
    per pupil per school day .
5 . The financial contribution of the national public authorities shall be
    at least ^ 7° of \ that of the Community. Subject to conditions to be
    determined according to the procedure referred to in Article 3 . it may
    consist of a grant towards eauipping schools with the necessary means
    of storing and distributing the milk.
                                Article 3
Rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 804/68.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Kember States .
Done at Brussels ,                             For the Commission