COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) N° 3643/90 of 11 December 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) N° 775/87 temporarily withdrawing a proportion of the reference quantities mentioned in Article 5c (1) of Regulation (EEC) N° 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,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 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) N° 3641/90(2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pursuant to the Act of Accession, from 1 January 1991 Portugal is to apply all the rules governing the common organizations of agricultural markets, including that concerning the additional levy scheme provided for in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) N° 804/68; whereas, in accordance with Protocol 25 annexed to the Act of Accession, the specific situation of Portugal and, in particular, its low productivity in the milk sector, should be taken into consideration; whereas it therefore appears advisable to amend Council Regulation (EEC) N° 775/87(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3882/89(4), in order not to apply to Portuguese producers the suspension of part of their reference quantity,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The following Article is inserted in Regulation (EEC) N° 775/87:

'Article 4b The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to Portugal.`

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991.

It shall apply from 1 April 1991.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 December 1990.

For the CouncilThe PresidentV. SACCOMANDI

(1)OJ N° L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2)See page 5 of this Official Journal (3)OJ N° L 78, 20. 3. 1987, p. 5.

(4)OJ N° L 378, 27. 12. 1989, p. 6.