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( 1 ) OJ NO C 32 , 7 . 2 . 1983 , P . 57 .

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

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

( 4 ) OJ NO L 131 , 26 . 5 . 1977 , P . 6 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 140 , 20 . 5 . 1982 , P . 8 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1209/83 OF 17 MAY 1983 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 IN RESPECT OF THE CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY ON MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS

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 THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 ( 4 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1189/82 ( 5 ) , INTRODUCED A CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY TO APPLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR AND COVERING , IN PRINCIPLE , ALL MILK SUPPLIED TO DAIRIES AND CERTAIN SALES OF MILK PRODUCTS AT THE FARM ;

WHEREAS THE OBJECT OF THAT LEVY WAS TO ESTABLISH A BETTER BALANCE ON THE MARKET FOR MILK BY CREATING A MORE DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND THE SCOPE FOR DISPOSAL FOR MILK PRODUCTS , IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTS INVOLVED ; WHEREAS , THE DATA AND FORECASTS AT PRESENT AVAILABLE SHOW THAT THE ABOVEMENTIONED OBJECTIVES WILL PROBABLY NOT BE REACHED AT THE END OF THE PERIOD LAID DOWN ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY , FIRST , TO EXTEND APPLICATION OF THE SAID LEVY TO COVER THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR AND , SECONDLY , TO MAINTAIN FOR THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR THE RATE OF THE LEVY AT ITS CURRENT LEVEL ;

WHEREAS , TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF VARYING CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION , IT SEEMS EQUITABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF MEASURES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE INCOMES OF SMALL-SCALE MILK PRODUCERS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) , THE EXPRESSION " DURING THE 1980/81 , 1981/82 , 1982/83 AND 1983/84 MILK YEARS " SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE EXPRESSION " DURING THE 1980/81 , 1981/82 , 1982/83 , 1983/84 AND 1984/85 MILK YEARS " .

2 . THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 :

" 5 . FOR THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR , THE LEVY SHALL BE 2 % OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK . "

3 . ARTICLE 2 A SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" ARTICLE 2 A

FOR THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR , THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , SHALL ADOPT MEASURES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE INCOMES OF SMALL-SCALE MILK PRODUCERS . THE EXPENDITURE ON SUCH MEASURES MAY NOT EXCEED 120 MILLION ECU . BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 6 , THE RULES OF APPLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION . "

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