Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1645/78 of 13 July 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1645/78  of 13 July 1978  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1421/78 (2), and in particular Articles 10 (3) and 28 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 541/76 (4), provides that to qualify for aid skimmed milk and buttermilk intended for use as feed may not be diluted in any way which is not normally part of the production methods used ; whereas, in the absence of sufficiently precise data, compliance with this provision has so far and for a transitional period been ensured by the Member States;
Whereas, in view of the experience acquired in the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68, the existing provisions should be supplemented by standards concerning the minimum defatted dry matter content applicable within the Community to skimmed milk and buttermilk qualifying for aid, account being taken of the de facto situation in certain regions during certain periods of the year ; whereas account should also be taken of the special circumstances covered by Article 2 (1) (b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use in feed (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1042/78 (6), of producers who use their skimmed milk solely for feeding the animals on their own farms;
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the aid scheme it is necessary to fix conversion rates to be used when the quantity of skimmed milk concerned is expressed in litres rather than kilograms;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,