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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 204 , 28 . 7 . 1978 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , P . 3 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 130 , 18 . 5 . 1978 , P . 7 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1268/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

FIXING THE THRESHOLD PRICES FOR CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS FOR THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR

THE COUNCIL 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 1761/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THRESHOLD PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED SO THAT , TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR THE COMMUNITY PROCESSING INDUSTRY , THE PRICES OF IMPORTED MILK PRODUCTS CORRESPOND TO THE LEVEL OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THE THRESHOLD PRICE SHOULD BE FIXED ON THE BASIS OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE RELATIONSHIP DESIRED BETWEEN THE VALUE OF MILKFAT AND THAT OF SKIMMED MILK , AS WELL AS THE STANDARDIZED COSTS AND YIELDS FOR EACH OF THE MILK PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS A FIXED AMOUNT SHOULD BE INCLUDED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY PROCESSING INDUSTRY ;

WHEREAS THRESHOLD PRICES SHOULD BE FIXED FOR THE MARKETING STAGE AT WHICH IMPORTED MILK PRODUCTS FIRST COME INTO COMPETITION WITH MILK PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , I.E . THE ' DELIVERED FREE WHOLESALER ' STAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FOR THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR THE THRESHOLD PRICES SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

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PILOT PRODUCT OF THE GROUP OF PRODUCTS // ECU/100 KG //

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1 // 38.69 //

2 // 135.54 //

3 // 208.63 //

4 // 82.57 //

5 // 107.26 //

6 // 309.90 //

7 // 305.99 //

8 // 248.15 //

9 // 406.89 //

10 // 267.07 //

11 // 245.61 //

12 // 77.37 //

2 . THE PILOT PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE THOSE DESCRIBED IN ANNEX I TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 823/68 OF 28 JUNE 1968 DETERMINING THE GROUPS OF PRODUCTS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CALCULATING LEVIES ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1000/78 ( 4 ).

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 2 JULY 1979 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE