Commission Regulation (EC) No 735/2006 of 16 May 2006 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 735/2006of 16 May 2006amending 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 Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)., 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 826/2005 (OJ L 137, 31.5.2005, p. 15). lays down the amounts of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses. In view of the financial resources available and taking account of the development in storage costs and of market price forecasts, it is necessary to amend those amounts. As for the fixed costs, the aid measure should no longer compensate for other than daily storage costs and financial costs, as storage does not give raise to supplementary fixed costs, being part of the normal manufacturing process of those cheeses.(2)Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 should be amended accordingly.(3)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: