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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1188/82

of 18 May 1982

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 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 1183/82 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 26 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 856/81 (4), provides for a Community contribution to be made to the financing of programmes in the Member States to supply milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildren;

Whereas Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 provides that the financial contribution of the Member States must be at least 25 % of that of the Community; whereas experience has shown that some Member States have difficulty in observing this figure; whereas, in order to take account of these difficulties and introduce more flexibility into the operation of the scheme, the level of this contribution should be lowered;

Whereas the reduction of the level of the contribution of the Member States brings with it an increase in the financial participation of the schoolchildren; whereas in order to limit this participation, it is appropriate that the Community contribution be increased,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1080/77 shall be amended as follows:

1. Article 1 (2) shall be replaced by the following:

'2. In the case of whole milk, the Community contribution shall be equal to 112;5 % of the target price of milk applicable to the milk year concerned.'

2. In Article 2 (5), '25 %' shall be replaced by '12;5 %'.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 May 1982.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 1982.

For the Council

The President

P. de KEERSMAEKER

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 8.

(4) OJ No L 90, 4. 4. 1981, p. 16.