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

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 25 AND 26 MARCH 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

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

( 5 ) OJ NO L 140 , 5 . 6 . 1980 , P . 14 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 854/81

OF 1 APRIL 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 AS REGARDS THE CONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF REDUCED-PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION DURING THE 1981/82 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 THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ),

WHEREAS THE SYSTEM ESTABLISHED BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 OF 25 JUNE 1979 ON THE MARKETING OF REDUCED PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1362/80 ( 5 ), APPLIES ONLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR ON THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 OF THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THE SITUATION OF THE BUTTER MARKET , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PURSUE MEASURES WHICH REDUCE THE PRICE OF BUTTER TO THE FINAL PRIVATE CONSUMER ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE TO AUTHORIZE THE MEMBER STATES TO CONTINUE TO APPLY , ON A PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY BASIS , SCHEME A , REFERRED TO IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 , DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR , AND TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HITHERTO APPLICABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE COMMUNITY BUDGETARY POSSIBILITIES AND CONSTRAINTS IT IS HOWEVER NECESSARY TO ADAPT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY FINANCING FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE THIRD SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' DURING THE 1981/82 MILK YEAR :

( A ) THE MEMBER STATES ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE USE OF SCHEME A , REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ), EITHER ON A PERMANENT BASIS OR FOR SUCH PERIODS AS THEY MAY DETERMINE , THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY FINANCING BEING HOWEVER LIMITED TO 40 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS OF BUTTER FROM 1 JANUARY 1982 ;

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

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 6 APRIL 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS