Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2969/86 of 26 September 1986 amending for the thirteenth time Regulation (EEC) No 1371/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68

COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2969/86
of 26 September 1986
amending for the thirteenth time Regulation (EEC) No 1371/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
THE COMMISSION 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 1335/86 (2), and in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1371/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2737/86 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the additional levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68;
Whereas, for the purposes of determining the quantities of milk delivered or purchased, which are needed in order to calculate the levy, Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/84 lays down that the characteristics of the milk considered to be representative shall be those recorded during the 12-month period in question; whereas, when the fat content of the milk is determined, a tolerance is allowed in calculating the quantities of milk delivered or purchased; whereas the objective of control of milk production pursued by the additional levy scheme would be better served by elimination of the said tolerance and the fixing of a reference period; whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1371/84 should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas, in order not to give an undue advantage to producers or purchasers having exceeded the tolerance allowed for the fat content of the milk delivered or purchased during the reference period thus fixed, it should be stipulated that, in the case of these producers or purchasers, the fat content considered to be representative of the milk delivered or purchased shall be the average content recorded during the reference period referred to in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2316/86 (6);
Whereas this Regulation should be applied as soon as possible; whereas to this effect; the date of 1 October 1986 appears the most appropriate; whereas, in view of this date, transitional measures of application should be taken;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,