24. 6. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 169/9 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1597/92 of 23 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1822/77 laying down detailed rules for the collection of the co-responsibility levy introduced in respect of milk and milk products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, -Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the markets in milk and milk products (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1374/92 (3, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas, in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1373/92 of 21 May 1992 fixing the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed- milk powder and Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses for the 1992/93 milk year (°), the target price for milk has been maintained unchanged for 1992/93 milk year ; whereas the amounts in Articles 2 (1) and 5 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1822/77 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1869/91 (%), should be maintained accordingly ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 fixes the reduced rate of the co-responsibility levy for the 1992/93 milk year at 1 % of the target price for milk as received by producers whose real reference quantity available is less than or equal to 60 000 kilograms ; whereas it should be specified that the reduced rate is to apply for the ninth period of the additional levy arrangements ; 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 Regulation (EEC) No 1822/87 is hereby amended as follows : 1. Article 2 (1) and (2) is replaced by the following : ‘1. During the 1992/93 milk year, the levy per 100 kilograms of cow’s milk shall be : () OJ No L 131, 26. S. 1977, p. 6. () O] No L 147, 29. 5. 1992, p. 3. () OJ No L 147, 29. 5. 1992, p. 1. () O] No L 203, 9. 8. 1977, p. 1. () OJ No L 168, 29. 6. 1991, p. 55. (a) as regards the general rate referred to in Article 2 (13) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77, ECU 0,4021 ; (b) as regards the reduced rate resulting from the application of Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77, ECU 0,2681. 2. For the purpose of applying the first subpara- graph of Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77, the reduced rate referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall be charged on quantities of milk delivered by producers who, on the first day of the ninth period of application of the additional levy or where a specific reference quantity is allocated during the period pursuant to Article 3 (2) of and Article 3 (a) Regulation (EEC) No 857/84, have on the date of such allocation an indivi- dual reference quantity less than or equal to 60 000 kilograms. 2. The first subparagraph of Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following : ‘2. During the 1992/93 milk year, the levy per 100 kilograms of skimmed milk or buttermilk in respect of which the aid referred to in paragraph 1 is granted shall be: (a) as regards the general rate referred to in Article 2 (13) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77, ECU 0,4423 ; (b) as regards the reduced rate resulting from the application of Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77, ECU 0,2949. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply with effect from 1 June 1992.