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( 1 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 65 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 MARCH 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

( 3 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 29 FEBRUARY 1984 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

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

( 5 ) OJ NO L 132 , 21 . 5 . 1983 , P . 6 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 861/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 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 1209/83 ( 5 ) , INTRODUCED A CO-RESPONSIBILITY LEVY TO APPLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR AND COVERING , IN PRINCIPLE , ALL MILK SUPPLIED TO DAIRIES AND CERTAIN SALES OF MILK PRODUCTS AT THE FARM ;

WHEREAS THIS LEVY WAS DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH A BETTER BALANCE ON THE MILK MARKET BY CREATING A MORE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN PRODUCTION AND OUTLETS FOR MILK PRODUCTS WHILE TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC ; WHEREAS THE INFORMATION AND FORECASTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INDICATE THAT THE AFORESAID AIMS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE REACHED AT THE END OF THE PERIOD PROVIDED FOR ; WHEREAS THE RATE OF THE LEVY FOR THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR SHOULD THEREFORE BE FIXED AT 3 % OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 6 IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1079/77 :

" 6 . FOR THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR , THE LEVY SHALL BE 3 % OF THE TARGET PRICE FOR MILK . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF 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 BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD