No L 111/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5.93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1089/93 of 4 May 1993 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses 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 ('), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 2071/92 (%) and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28 thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 of 8 March 1971 laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses (°) permits the grantmg of private storage aid for sheep’s-milk cheeses requmng at least six months for maturing where a serious market imbalance could be eliminated or reduced by seasonal storage ; ' Whereas the market in Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses is at present disturbed by the existence of stocks which are difficult to sell and which are causing a lowering of prices; whereas seasonal storage should therefore be introduced for these quantities to improve the situation and allow producers time to find outlets for their cheese ; Whereas the detailed rules for the application of such measures should essentially be the same as those laid down for similar measures during previous years; whereas, however, in view of recent developments on the market for the cheeses concerned, it is appropriate to fix the aid rate as well as the maximum quantity to benefit from it at lower levels than those previously applied ; Whereas experience shows that provisions on checks should be laid down, particularly as regards the docu- ments to be submitted and checks to be made on the spot; whereas, therefore, it should be provided that Member States require the costs of checks be fully or partly borne by the contractor; Whereas it is approriate to guaranteee the continuation of the storage operations in question ; Whereas 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 : Article 1 Aid shall be gmnted in respect of the private storage of 3 200 tonnes of Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses made from (') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 64. - () OJ No L $8, 11. 3. 1971, p. 1. Community-produced ewes’ or goats’ milk or a mixture of the two and satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 3. Article 2 1. The intervention agency shall conclude storage contracts only when the following conditions are met: (a) the quantity of cheese to which the contraét relates is not less than two tonnes; (b) the cheese was manufactured at least 90 days before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage, and after 30 November 1992; (c) the cheese has undergone'tests which show that it meets the condition laid down in (b) and that it is of first quality ; (d) the storer undertakes : — to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage in premises where the maximum temperature is + 16°C, : — not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the batch which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the intervention agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity fixed for each batch continues to be met, the intervention agency may authorize an alteration which is limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses which are found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored. In the event of release from store of certain quanti- ties : (i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the intervention agency, the contract is deemed not to have undergone any alteration ; (ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract is deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity permanently retained. Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer, — to keep stock accounts and to inform the intervention agency each week of the quantity of cheese put into storage during the previous week, and of any planned withdrawals.