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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 140 , 20 . 5 . 1982 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 56 .

( 4 ) OJ NO C 96 , 11 . 4 . 1983 , P . 54 .

( 5 ) OJ NO C 81 , 24 . 3 . 1983 , P . 6 .

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

( 7 ) OJ NO L 140 , 20 . 5 . 1982 , P . 5 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1208/83 OF 17 MAY 1983 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 AS REGARDS THE CONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF REDUCED-PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION DURING THE 1983/84 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 REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1183/82 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 12 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 3 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 4 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 5 ) ,

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 ( 6 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1186/82 ( 7 ) , APPLIES ONLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1982/83 MILK YEAR ON THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH 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 1983/84 MILK YEAR , AND TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HITHERTO APPLICABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ADJUSTING THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY FINANCING ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

- THE WORDS " DURING THE 1982/83 MILK YEAR " ARE HEREBY REPLACED BY THE WORDS " DURING THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR " ,

- IN POINTS ( A ) AND ( B ) THE FIGURE " 45 ECU " SHALL BE REPLACED BY " 51 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 23 MAY 1983 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 MAY 1983 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

I . KIECHLE