8.5.86 Official Journal of the European Communities NoL119/19 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1335/86 of 6 May 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (*), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas Article 5¢ (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (*), lays down, for each Member State, the total quantity of deliveries of milk and milk equivalent to undertakings treating or processing milk or other milk products, during the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985 and during the four following periods of 12 months; Whereas market trends have shown that the level of guaranteed total quantities is higher than that to be deemed desirable for the purposes of striking a balance between supply and demand; whereas, therefore, the guaranteed total quantities should be reduced by 3 %; whereas this reduction should be carried out in two stages; Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that the difference between prices ruling in international trade and prices ruling in the Community may be made up by an export refund; Whereas, on 20 March 1984, the Commission sent the Council a proposal (°) for fixing the export refunds on a number of agricultural products by tender; whereas the Council has not yet adopted that proposal; Whereas, for reasons of commercial export policy, it is necessary to provide immediately for the possibility of export refunds to be fixed, by tender, for skimmed-milk powder and butter exported in bulk, in view of the world market situation peculiar to these products, (*) OJ No C 85, 14. 4. 1986, p. 76. (*) Opinion delivered on 17 April 1986 (not yet published in the Official Journal). ") OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 362, 31. 12. 1985, p. 8. (*) OJ No C 88, 30. 3. 1984, p. 9. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 is hereby amended as follows: 1. In Article 5¢ (3) the second and third subparagraphs shall be replaced by the following: “This guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium 3161 Denmark 4 882 - Germany 23 423 Greece 467 Spain 4 650 France 25 494 Ireland 5280 Italy 8798 Luxembourg 265 Netherlands 11979 United Kingdom 15 329,574 However: (a) for the period from 2 April 1984 to 31 March 1985, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium 3163 Denmark 4932 Germany 23 487 Greece 472 France 25585 Ireland 5280 Italy 8798 Luxembourg 268 Netherlands 12 052 United Kingdom 15 487 (b) for the period from 1 April 1987 to 31 March 1988, the guaranteed total quantity shall be as follows, expressed in thousands of tonnes: Belgium 3 097,780 Denmark 4 784,360 Germany 22 954,540 Greece 457,660 Spain 4 557,000 France 24 984,120 Ireland 5 174,400 Italy 8 622,040 Luxembourg 259,700 Netherlands 11 739,420 United Kingdom 15 022,983