Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2004 of 7 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2004of 7 July 2004amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powderTHE 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 15 thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1079/2004 (OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 13). fixes the amount of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed taking into account the factors set out in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999. In view of reduction in the intervention price of skimmed-milk powder from 1 July 2004, the amount of aid should be reduced.(2)Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 should therefore 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 1In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:"1.Aid is fixed at:(a)EUR 3,97 per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract;(b)EUR 3,51 per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein content of not less than 31,4 % but less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract;(c)EUR 49,22 per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a protein content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract;(d)EUR 43,41 per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a protein content of not less than 31,4 % but less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract."Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 7 July 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission