Commission Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 of 11 December 2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments
Modified by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 816/2004of 29 April 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, 32004R0816, June 30, 2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005of 21 December 2005amending Regulations (EC) No 174/1999, (EC) No 2771/1999, (EC) No 2707/2000, (EC) No 214/2001 and (EC) No 1898/2005 in the milk sector, 32005R2107, December 22, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 943/2006of 26 June 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, 32006R0943, June 27, 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/2007of 21 June 2007amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, 32007R0704, June 22, 2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1544/2007of 20 December 2007amending Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000 laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, 32007R1544, December 21, 2007
Commission Regulation (EC) No 657/2008of 10 July 2008laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishments, 32008R0657, July 11, 2008
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2707/2000of 11 December 2000laying down rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards Community aid for supplying milk and certain milk products to pupils in educational establishmentsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk productsOJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10., and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 replaced Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21., and inter alia Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83OJ L 183, 7.7.1983, p. 1., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1958/97OJ L 277, 10.10.1997, p. 1., on the supply of milk and certain milk products to schoolchildren. The new Community aid scheme and experience acquired call for the amendment and simplification of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3392/93 of 10 December 1993 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1842/83 laying down general rules for the supply of milk and certain milk products at reduced prices to schoolchildrenOJ L 306, 11.12.1993, p. 27., as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/97OJ L 306, 11.11.1997, p. 11.. For the sake of clarity that Regulation should be recast.(2)The aid should be targeted at nursery and primary schools, with Member States left to decide for themselves whether or not to include secondary schools. To simplify management, consumption by pupils in residence at school holiday camps should be excluded.(3)There are policing difficulties over the use of subsidised milk products in the preparation of meals served to pupils, and this seems moreover not to be an effective way of attaining the purposes of the aid scheme. Aid should therefore be restricted to products distributed to pupils.(4)The list of products qualifying for aid must give priority to some basic milk products consumption of which is essential for market balance. To take account of varying consumption habits in the Community, Member States should have the option of including certain low fat products and certain cheeses.(5)Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000, specifies a new aid rate for whole milk of 75 % of the target price and for other products a rate set in line with the milk components of the product. The aid for the various products under these rules should be specified.(6)As regards payment of the aid, the requirements to be met by applicants should be specified and rules on the lodging of applications, the checks to be made by the competent authorities and the payment procedure should be laid down. For the purposes of management and policing of the aid there should be an approval procedure for applicants. To simplify management of the scheme, the use of organisations that apply on behalf of a number of schools should be encouraged.(7)Under Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, the maximum daily quantity per pupil on which aid can be granted is the equivalent of 0,25 litres of milk. Equivalences between milk and the various other products should be specified.(8)Policing rules for the aid scheme must be laid down, in order to guarantee that the aid is duly reflected in the price paid by recipients and that subsidised products are not deflected from their intended use.(9)This Regulation should apply from 1 January 2001, since that is the date on which the new aid amount comes into force and this will give the competent authorities time to prepare the application of the new provisions.(10)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: