Council Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1587/96 of 30 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (4) provides that the milk year begins on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year; whereas since 1992 the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder have been fixed for periods running from 1 July to 30 June, taking account of the link between those prices and those in other sectors whose marketing year covers the same period; whereas that link should be maintained in the future and, in the interests of coherence, the milk year should be aligned with the same period; whereas the deadline for fixing the target price provided for in Article 3 of that Regulation should therefore be changed;
Whereas certain agreements concluded between the Community and third countries allow the Community to participate in the management of quotas of milk products imported from the Community into third countries; whereas in order to make full use of those opportunities, a specific procedure should be laid down for adopting appropriate management methods,