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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 18 .

( 2 ) SEE PAGE 10 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 3 ) OJ NO C 62 , 5 . 3 . 1984 , P . 64 .

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

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

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

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

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 862/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1269/79 AS REGARDS THE CONDITIONS FOR THE MARKETING OF REDUCED-PRICE BUTTER FOR DIRECT CONSUMPTION DURING THE 1984/85 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 856/84 ( 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 1208/83 ( 7 ) , APPLIES ONLY UNTIL THE END OF THE 1983/84 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 ALSO DURING THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR AND TO EXTEND THE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS HITHERTO APPLICABLE TO THE UNITED KINGDOM ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE TIGHT BUDGET OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE LOW COST-EFFICIENCY RATIO OF THIS AID AND OF THE DECREASE IN THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR BUTTER , THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY FINANCING FOR THE 1984/85 MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE REDUCED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

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

1 . " DURING THE 1983/84 MILK YEAR " IS REPLACED BY " DURING THE 1984/85 MILK YEAR " .

2 . IN POINTS ( A ) AND ( B ) , " 51 ECU " IS REPLACED BY " 12,75 ECU " .

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