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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 C 97 , 21 . 4 . 1980 , P . 33 .

( 4 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 5 ) OJ NO L 161 , 29 . 6 . 1979 , P . 8 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 203 , 11 . 8 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 136 , 1 . 6 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1362/80

OF 5 JUNE 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 IN RESPECT OF THE CONDITIONS FOR MARKETING REDUCED-PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION DURING THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

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 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 3 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 4 ),

WHEREAS THE SYSTEM SET UP BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 OF 25 JUNE 1979 ON THE MARKETING OF REDUCED-PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION ( 5 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1768/79 ( 6 ), APPLIES ONLY UP TO THE END OF THE 1979/80 MILK YEAR ;

WHEREAS THERE ARE STILL LARGE QUANTITIES OF BUTTER ON THE MARKET ; WHEREAS THE MEASURES WHICH LOWER THE PRICE OF BUTTER TO THE FINAL PRIVATE CONSUMER SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE MAINTAINED ; WHEREAS , IT IS THEREFORE PROPER , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COMMUNITY ' S BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS AND RESOURCES , TO AUTHORIZE THE MEMBER STATES TO CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT SCHEME A GIVEN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 FOR THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR , WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO A SUBSEQUENT DECISION CONCERNING SCHEME B AND TO EXTEND THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS SO FAR APPLIED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ;

WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENT APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 MAY 1980 HAVING BEEN KEPT IN APPLICATION BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1390/80 ( 7 ), AS A PRECAUTION AND SUBJECT TO NEW PROVISIONS , THE NEW ARRANGEMENT SHOULD BE APPLIED WITH RETROACTIVE EFFECT AS FROM 1 JUNE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 :

' DURING THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR :

( A ) THE MEMBER STATES ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE USE OF SCHEME A REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO A DECISION CONCERNING SCHEME B TO BE TAKEN BEFORE 1 DECEMBER 1980 TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION OF BUTTER STOCKS ;

( B ) HOWEVER , THE UNITED KINGDOM MAY CONTINUE TO APPLY THE SCHEME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ). '

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY AS FROM 1 JUNE 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA