COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) No 816/92   of 31 March 1992   amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization  of the market in milk and milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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),
Whereas the additional-levy arrangements introduced by Article 5c of Council Regulation (EEC) No  804/68  (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 374/92  (3), expire on 31 March 1992; whereas  new arrangements applicable until the year 2000 are to be adopted as part of the reform of the  common agricultural policy (CAP); whereas it is necessary in the meantime to continue the present  arrangements for a ninth period of 12 months; whereas, under the Commission proposals, the total  quantity set by this Regulation may be reduced, in return for compensation, for the said period so  that the rationalization efforts already begun can be continued;
Whereas because of the market situation it was necessary temporarily to suspend part of the  reference quantities from the fourth to the eighth 12-month period, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No  775/87  (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3643/90  (5); whereas owing to persisting  surpluses, 4,5  % of the reference quantities for deliveries are not included for the ninth period  in the guaranteed total quantities; whereas in the course of the reform of the CAP, the Council  will decide definitively what is to happen with these quantities; whereas, on this assumption, the  amount for each Member State of the quantities concerned should be specified;
Whereas it has been agreed that application of the arrangements to control milk production must  not jeopardize the restructuring of agricultural holdings in the territory of the former German  Democratic Republic; whereas the difficulties encountered make it necessary to extend for a further  period the flexibility introduced into those arrangements for that territory, while ensuring that  it remains the sole beneficiary,
Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No  804/68 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, 'during eight periods` shall be replaced by 'during  nine periods`;
2.  the following paragraph shall be added:
'1b.  In the case of agricultural holdings situated in the territory of the former German  Democratic Republic, the reference quantity may be allocated provisionally for the ninth period,  provided that the quantity thus allocated is not modified during that period.`;
3.  the following point shall be added to paragraph 3:
'(g)  for the 12-month period from 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1993, and without prejudice during  that period, taking account of the Commission proposals in connection with the reform of the CAP,  to a 1  % reduction calculated on the basis of the quantity referred to in the second subparagraph  of this paragraph, the total quantity, expressed in thousands of tonnes, shall be:
Belgium 2  881,036    Denmark 4  369,390    Germany 27  154,205  (1)   Greece 520,615    Spain 4  361,750    France 23  042,430    Ireland 4  725,600    Italy 8  224,210    Luxembourg 237,175    Netherlands 10  709,205    Portugal 1  743,420    United Kingdom 13  702,993.    The quantities referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 775/87 which are not included in the first  subparagraph are as follows in thousands of tonnes:
Belgium 144,495    Denmark 219,690    Germany 1  360,215  (2)   Greece 24,165    Spain 209,250    France 1  153,530    Ireland 237,600    Italy 395,910    Luxembourg 11,925    Netherlands 539,055    United Kingdom 689,831     (1)  Including 6  157,620 for deliveries to buyers established in the territory of the former  German Democratic Republic.
(2)  Including 306,18 in the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.
The Council shall take a final decision on the future of these quantities in the context of the  reform of the CAP.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its  publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.