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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , P . 8 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 192 , 31 . 7 . 1979 , P . 1

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 856/81

OF 1 APRIL 1981

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 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 THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 26 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1637/79 ( 3 ), 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 SCHOOL-CHILDREN ;

WHEREAS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS , IT IS ADVISABLE TO BRING ABOUT A FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRICES BY ADJUSTING THE SAID COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK FOR THE MILK YEAR IN QUESTION ;

WHEREAS IT IS ALSO APPROPRIATE TO EXTEND THE MINIMUM PERIOD FOR WHICH ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 GUARANTEES THE CONTINUATION OF THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS FINANCING THE PROGRAMMES IN QUESTION ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), THE EXPRESSION ' 1977/78 MILK YEAR ' IS REPLACED BY THE EXPRESSION ' 1981/82 MILK YEAR ' ;

2 . IN ARTICLE 1 , PARAGRAPH 2 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . IN THE CASE OF WHOLE MILK , THIS COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE TARGET PRICE OF THE MILK APPLICABLE TO THE MILK YEAR IN QUESTION . '

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