Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 of the Council of 8 March 1971 laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses

REGULATION (EEC) No 508/71 OF THE COUNCIL  of 8 March 1971  laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses
THE COUNCIL 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 1 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1253/70, 2 and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Article 9 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that intervention measures may be taken, in years when they prove necessary, in respect of long-keeping cheeses, in order to support the market and that such measures shall usually take the form of aid for private storage;
Whereas the production of cheeses, the prices of which are bound within GATT, forms the principal use of milk in mountainous regions ; whereas their production is subject to considerable seasonal fluctuations ; whereas prices do not move in harmony with these fluctuations because of imports made at the prices bound within GATT at a level below the threshold price ; whereas, in the absence of a sufficient seasonal price increase, there is not enough incentive to voluntary storage to stabilise the market in those cheeses over the year ; whereas, to correct this situation and to avoid disturbance of the market, provision should be made for granting aid for private storage;
Whereas certain cheeses manufactured from sheep's milk and needing at least six months for maturing may, because of the long interval between production and sale, suffer a price imbalance that likewise makes aid for private storage necessary;
Whereas the Council must adopt general rules for the granting of aid ; whereas these should relate only to cheeses which reach standards to be laid down ; whereas the intervention agency is responsible for implementation of the provisions of this Regulation ; whereas, to ensure uniformity of the system in the Community, the storage contract should be drawn up in accordance with Community provisions and there should be a uniform method of calculating the amount of aid according to the cost of storage;
Whereas private storage must contribute to the attainment of a balanced market ; whereas Community rules should be provided to ensure the orderly functioning of this form of storage;