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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , P . 29 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 211 , 14 . 8 . 1980 , P . 13 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 300 , 27 . 10 . 1978 , P . 24 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1261/81

OF 12 MAY 1981

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1107/68 AND ( EEC ) NO 2496/78 AS REGARDS THE LEVEL OF AID FOR THE PRIVATE STORAGE OF GRANA PADANO , PARMIGIANO REGGIANO AND PROVOLONE CHEESES

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 , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 8 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 17 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1107/68 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2159/80 ( 3 ), AND ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2496/78 ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED ALSO BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2159/80 , FIX THE AMOUNTS OF AID FOR THE PRIVATE STORAGE OF GRANA PADANO , PARMIGIANO REGGIANO AND PROVOLONE CHEESES ;

WHEREAS THE SAID AMOUNTS MUST BE CHANGED SO AS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE TREND OF THE MARKET SITUATION FOR THE CHEESES IN QUESTION ;

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

1 . ARTICLE 17 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1107/68 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . THE AMOUNT OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID FOR CHEESE SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) FOR GRANA PADANO , 2.54 ECU PER TONNE PER DAY ;

( B ) FOR PARMIGIANO REGGIANO , 2.73 ECU PER TONNE PER DAY . '

2 . IN ARTICLE 4 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2496/78 , ' 1.96 ECU ' IS REPLACED BY ' 2.34 ECU ' .

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 WITH EFFECT FROM 1 MAY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION