THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 (EC) No 1538/95 ( 2 ), and in particular Articles 6 (6), 7 (5), 7a (1) and (3), 10 (3) and 12 (3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 of 24 July 1990 laying down additional general rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products as regards cheese ( 3 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 ( 4 ), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 1 and Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments ( 5 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 ( 6 ), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part ( 7 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 ( 8 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part ( 9 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/93 ( 10 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part ( 11 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 ( 12 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural products ( 13 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, and in particular Articles 10 and 24 (6) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 739/93 of 17 March 1993 on the application of the common price for milk powder in Portugal ( 14 ), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products ( 15 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 ( 16 ), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3641/93 of 20 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria of the other part ( 17 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas the value in ecus of certain prices and amounts was modified, with effect from 1 February 1995, by virtue of Article 13 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy ( 18 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 ( 19 ), in order to cancel the effects of abolishing the correction factor of 1,207509, which applied until 31 January 1995 to conversion rates used in agriculture; whereas the new ecu values of the prices and amounts concerned were established from 1 February 1995 in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 and in Article 18 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates ( 20 ), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1053/95 ( 21 );

Whereas, in accordance with Article 18 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 in order to avoid confusion and facilitate the application of the common agricultural policy, it is necessary to replace the value in ecus of the prices and amounts concerned where they are applicable at least from:

which appear in regulations that came into force before 1 January 1995;

Whereas, in order to facilitate administration of the measures concerned, it is necessary in respect of certain amounts in the milk and milk products sector to provide for a rounding-off reducing the number of decimal places referred to in Article 18 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93;

Whereas, therefore, the following Regulations should be amended:

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: