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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 192 , 31 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 177 , 16 . 7 . 1977 , P . 22 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 198 , 4 . 8 . 1979 , P . 21 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2212/79

OF 10 OCTOBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE SALE OF MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS AT REDUCED PRICES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN

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 1761/78 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 ON THE SUPPLY OF MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS AT REDUCED TO SCHOOLCHILDREN ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1637/79 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS UNDER REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 ITALY INTENDS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAMME TO SELL AT REDUCED PRICES MILK AND CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS TO SCHOOLCHILDREN ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE PARTICULAR TYPES OF CHEESE CONSUMED IN THAT MEMBER STATE , IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE GRANA PADANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESES AMONG THE PRODUCTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION , A LIST OF WHICH IS LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1717/79 ( 6 ); WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ,

WHEREAS THE AMOUNTS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINANCING OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS ARE FIXED IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 ; WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THE INCREASE IN THIS CONTRIBUTION EFFECTED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1637/79 WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 , THE NEW AMOUNTS APPLICABLE FROM THAT DATE WERE INSERTED INTO THE SAID ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1717/79 ; WHEREAS , FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY , IT SHOULD BE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED THAT DURING THE PERIOD OF THE NEW MARKETING YEAR PRECEDING 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 THE AMOUNTS VALID FOR THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR SHALL REMAIN APPLICABLE ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' 2 . CALCULATION OF THE MAXIMUM QUANTITIES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE MADE , IN THE CASE OF PRODUCTS IN CATEGORIES IV , V , VI AND VII , ON THE BASIS OF THE QUANTITIES SET OUT IN THE SECOND , THIRD , FOURTH OR FIFTH INDENT AS THE CASE MAY BE OF ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) ( D ) ' .

2 . ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' 1 . WITH EFFECT FROM 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE :

( A ) 21.40 ECU PER 100 KG OF PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY I , " WHOLE MILK " ;

( B ) 12.35 ECU PER 100 KG OF PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY II , " SEMI-SKIMMED MILK " ;

( C ) 5.30 ECU PER 100 KG OF PRODUCTS OF CATEGORY III , " SKIMMED MILK " ;

( D ) AS REGARDS PRODUCTS OF CATEGORIES IV , V , VI AND VII , AN AMOUNT CALCULATED PER 100 KG OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION ON THE BASIS OF :

- THE AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN ( A ) FOR WHOLE MILK AND , AS THE CASE MAY BE ,

- 450 KG OF WHOLE MILK FOR CATEGORIES IV AND V ,

OR

- 900 KG OF WHOLE MILK FOR CATEGORY VI 1 ,

OR

- 1 000 KG OF WHOLE MILK FOR CATEGORIES VI 2 AND VII 1 ,

OR

- 1 100 KG OF WHOLE MILK FOR CATEGORY VII 2 .

DURING THE PERIOD OF THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR RUNNING FROM 2 JULY TO 31 AUGUST 1979 , THE AMOUNTS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION VALID FOR THE 1978/79 MILK YEAR SHALL APPLY . '

3 . IN THE ANNEX , THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ARE ADDED :

' CATEGORY VII 1

GRANA PADANO CHEESE .

CATEGORY VII 2

PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESE ' .

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 , 10 OCTOBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT