Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/89 of 11 December 1989 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

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3880/89 of 11 December 1989 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
THE COUNCIL OF 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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3879/89 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1117/89 (4), fixes the additional levy and specifies the rules for determining the reference quantities for purchasers and producers;
Whereas an analysis of the way the additional levy arrangements operate has shown an increasing tendency to produce more than the allocated reference quantities; whereas this tendency is due to the weakening of the binding effect of the arrangements;  whereas the additional levy should be raised so as to strengthen the dissuasive effect;
Whereas the special situation of certain producers may be taken into account by the Member State for the allocation of additional or special reference quantities; whereas an analysis of the way the additional levy arrangements operate has also shown  that the abovementioned provisions must be supplemented either for certain producers whose situation continues to cause concern, such producers being determined in each Member State on the basis of the objective criteria, or for all the producers in the  Member States where, owing in particular to a linear reduction in the reference quantities, the implementation of Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 has been effected by using the national reserve; whereas to that end the Community reserve  has been increased as a result of a reduction of 1 % in the guaranteed total quantities; whereas, in addition, where special or additional reference quantities have been allocated to producers with priority by the Member State concerned in excess of its  guaranteed total quantity, the quantities which the Member State may have at its disposal in the Community
(5) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.
(6) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(7) OJ No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 13.
(8) OJ No L 118, 29. 4. 1984, p. 10.
reserve should not be allocated to the abovementioned producers but the overrun recorded should be reduced;
Whereas, under the terms of Article 4 (1) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 857/84, Member States may introduce national programmes for the purchase of reference quantities; whereas the Community provisions for the conditions of access of producers to these  programmes set certain requirements with regard to the quantities to be discontinued; whereas it appears necessary after six years of application of the additional levy arrangements to relax these requirements, since otherwise the effectiveness of the  said programmes would be impaired,