Council Regulation (EEC) No 590/85 of 26 February 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 laying down general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector

• Published date: 08 March 1985
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 68, 8 March 1985

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 590/85 of 26 February 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 laying down general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector

Official Journal L 068 , 08/03/1985 P. 0001 - 0004
Spanish special edition: Chapter 03 Volume 33 P. 0247
Portuguese special edition Chapter 03 Volume 33 P. 0247

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 590/85

of 26 February 1985

amending Regulation (EEC) No 857/84 laying down general rules for the application of the levy referred to in Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 in the milk and milk products sector

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (EEC) No 1557/84 (2), and in particular Article 5c (6) thereof,

Whereas Article 5c of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 lays down a system for the control of milk production based on the determination of individual reference quantities for producers or purchasers of milk and milk products in accordance with the formula chosen by the Member State; whereas a levy is payable by the producer or purchaser in the form of provisional advances where, for each quarter, he exceeds the corresponding production or collection figure of a reference year; whereas the aforesaid individual reference quantities are determined so as not to exceed a total quantity guaranteed by the Member State corresponding to the collection for 1981 plus 1 % or, for the first year of application of the system, the collection for that year plus 2 %; whereas, given the rate of increase in milk production recorded generally in the last few years, the fixing of such production thresholds and the amount of the additional levy applicable oblige producers and pruchasers to make serious efforts to restrain and adapt their production; whereas, in the first year of application, such adaptation is made more difficult for each producer or purchaser by belated notification of the individual reference quantities, due to difficulties generally encountered with regard to the implementation of the system in the various Member States;

Whereas, in order to enable those subject to the levy to adapt more gradually, especially in regions experiencing a considerable increase in their milk production, the Community mechanisms should be made less rigorous for the first year of application; whereas this desired objective may be attained by allowing Member States to grant, on a temporary basis and within one region, to producers or purchasers, those quantities which have not been used by other producers or purchasers of the same region because of the drop in deliveries or purchases by the latter as compared with those of their reference year; whereas the remaining non-used quantities may be allocated, likewise on a temporary basis, to producers or purchasers of other regions; whereas in the context of deliveries and direct sales, such mechanism...