Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/96 of 2 February 1996 on transitional measures in Finland for the application of the additional levy arrangements in the milk and milk products sector

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 204/96 of 2 February 1996 on transitional measures in Finland for the application of the additional levy arrangements in the milk and milk products sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Whereas the first paragraph of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992, establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1552/95 (2), provides that the sum of the individual reference quantities of the same type may not exceed the corresponding total quantities for each Member State; whereas the sum of the individual reference quantities held by Finnish producers before accession is superior to the total guaranteed quantity for Finland; whereas, at this stage, a linear reduction of the individual quantities would have harmful consequences for dairy production structures in Finland;
Whereas, under the transitional measures necessary to facilitate the transition from the national scheme for the control of dairy production to the application of Community rules, it is appropriate to give Finland the time and the means to reduce the quantities allocated; whereas, in accordance with the principles of the Community additional levy arrangements, the date of application of this Regulation should be fixed at 1 April 1995;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,