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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 17 .

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 90 , 4 . 4 . 1981 , P . 16 .

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

( 6 ) OJ NO L 256 , 11 . 10 . 1979 , P . 21 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/81

OF 5 MAY 1981

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 THE ACT OF ACCESSION OF GREECE ( 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 PRICES TO SCHOOLCHILDREN ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 856/81 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF MILK PRODUCTS SOLD TO PUPILS ARE FIXED IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2212/79 ( 6 ); WHEREAS AS A RESULT OF THE AMENDMENT OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1080/77 , THE AMOUNTS OF THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION MUST ALSO BE CHANGED ;

WHEREAS THE MAXIMUM DAILY QUANTITY OF 0.40 LITRE PER DAY AND PER PUPIL LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1598/77 IS NO LONGER CONSONANT WITH MARKETING PRACTICES FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION ; WHEREAS IT SHOULD THEREFORE BE INCREASED TO 0.50 LITRE ;

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 HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) THE QUANTITY ' 0.40 LITRE ' IS REPLACED BY ' 0.50 LITRE ' .

2 . IN ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ):

- THE DATE ' 1 SEPTEMBER 1979 ' IS REPLACED BY ' 1 MAY 1981 ' ,

- THE AMOUNT ' 21.40 ECU ' GIVEN UNDER ( A ) IS REPLACED BY ' 24.26 ECU ' ,

- THE AMOUNT ' 12.35 ECU ' GIVEN UNDER ( B ) IS REPLACED BY ' 14.00 ECU ' ,

- THE AMOUNT ' 5.30 ECU ' GIVEN UNDER ( C ) IS REPLACED BY ' 6.01 ECU ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 MAY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 5 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION