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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 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , P . 8 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 134 , 22 . 5 . 1978 , P . 5 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1637/79

OF 24 JULY 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 ON THE SUPPLY OF MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS AT REDUCED PRICES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN

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 THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 26 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 ON THE SUPPLY OF MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS AT REDUCED PRICES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1039/78 ( 4 ), PROVIDES FOR A COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO THE COST OF MEMBER STATES ' PROGRAMMES FOR THE SUPPLY OF MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS AT REDUCED PRICES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSUMPTION OF MORE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS , IT IS ADVISABLE TO BRING ABOUT A FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRICES BY INCREASING THE SAID COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION WITHOUT ALTERING IN ABSOLUTE TERMS THE AMOUNT OF THE MANDATORY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN THE MEMBER STATES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) THE AMOUNT ' 13 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER 100 KILOGRAMS ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 21.40 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS ' .

2 . IN ARTICLE 2 ( 5 ) THE EXPRESSION ' 33 % ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 25 % ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 JULY 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . GIBBONS