Commission Regulation (EC) No 1231/2004 of 1 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1231/2004of 1 July 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheesesTHE 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. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6)., and in particular Article 10(b) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2659/94OJ L 284, 1.11.1994, p. 26. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 830/2003 (OJ L 120, 15.5.2003, p. 13). lays down the amounts of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses. In order to take account of the development in storage costs and of market price forecasts, it is necessary to amend those amounts.(2)Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 should be amended accordingly.(3)The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 is hereby replaced by the following:"1.The amount of private storage aid for cheese shall be as follows:(a)EUR 10 per tonne for the fixed costs;(b)EUR 0,25 per tonne per day of storage under contract for the warehousing costs;(c)for the financial costs, per day of storage under contract:EUR 0,32 per tonne for Grana padano;EUR 0,52 per tonne for Parmigiano-Reggiano;EUR 0,26 per tonne for Provolone."Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 1 July 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission