31988R1545

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1545/88

of 1 June 1988

amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 1634/85 as regards the amount of aid granted for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed

THE COMMISSION 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 1109/88 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,

Whereas Article 2a of the Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 548/87 (4), determines the factors required to fix that aid; whereas paragraph 2 of that Article provides for the possibility of adjusting the aid during a milk year where there is a substantial change in the abovementioned factors;

Whereas in view of recent developments on the market in skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder and the large reduction in public stocks resulting, the aid can be reduced; whereas Article 1a (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 805/88 (6), and Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85 of 17 June 1985 fixing the amount of the aid for skimmed and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 805/88, should accordingly be amended;

Whereas 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 1

In Article 1a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68, '65 ECU' is hereby replaced by '56,9 ECU'.

Article 2

In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85, '6,50 ECU' is hereby replaced by '5,69 ECU' and '80 ECU' by '70 ECU'.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 6 June 1988.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 June 1988.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.

(2) OJ No L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 27.

(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 4.

(4) OJ No L 56, 26. 2. 1987, p. 2.

(5) OJ No L 184, 29. 7. 1968, p. 24.

(6) OJ No L 81, 26. 3. 1988, p. 57.

(7) OJ No L 158, 18. 6. 1985, p. 7.