COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1600/83 of 14 June 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas, pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (3), Member States may grant aid for the supply to schoolchildren of processed milk products falling within headings No 04.01 and 04.04 or subheading 22.02 B or yoghurt falling within subheadings 04.02 B, 18.06 D and 21.07 D of the Common Customs Tariff ; whereas under paragraph 2 of that Article the Council may decide to make a Community contribution to the financing of aid programmes;

Whereas, in the light of experience acquired, and in order better to achieve the objective concerned, the granting of Community aid should not be subject to financing by the Member State,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 26

1. Subject to the conditions laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4, Community aid shall be granted for supplying to pupils in educational establishments certain processed milk products falling within headings No 04.01 and 04.04 or subheading 22.02 B, or yoghurt falling within subheadings 04.02 B, 18.06 D and 21.07 D of the Common Customs Tariff.

2. In addition to the Community aid, Member States may grant national aid for supplying the products specified in paragraph 1 to pupils in educational establishments.

3. The general rules governing the aid scheme shall be adopted by the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in accordance with the voting procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of Treaty.

4. The detailed rules for the implementation of this Article and the amount of aid shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1983.

For the Council

The President

I. KIECHLE (1) OJ No C 96, 11.4.1983, p. 54. (2) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (3) OJ No L 140, 20.5.1982, p. 1.