31978R0999

No L 130/6 18 . 5. 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 999/78 of 12 May 1978 fixing the threshold prices for certain milk products for the 1978/79 milk year

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1 . For the 1978/79 milk year the threshold prices Economic Community, shall be as follows :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Pilot product u.a./ 100 kg of the group of products of the market in milk and milk products (l), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, 1 2700 2 112.11 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 3 172.57 4 68.30 Whereas threshold prices should be fixed so that, 5 88-72 taking account of the protection required for the 6 256-34 Community processing industry, the prices of 7 253-10 imported milk products correspond to the level of the 8 205.26 target price for milk ; whereas, consequently, the 9 * 336.56 threshold price should be fixed on the basis of the 10 220-91 11 203.16 target price for milk, taking into account the relation­ 12 53.70 ship desired between the value of milk fat and that of skimmed milk, as well as the standardized costs and yields for each of the milk products in question ; 2. The pilot products referred to in paragraph 1 are whereas a fixed amount should be included to ensure those described in Annex I to Council Regulation adequate protection of the Community processing (EEC) No 823/68 of 28 June 1968 determining the industry ; groups of products and the special provisions for calcu­ lating levies on milk and milk products (3), as last Whereas threshold prices should be fixed for the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 . marketing stage at which imported milk products first Article 2 come into competition with milk products manufac­ tured within the Community, i.e. the 'delivered free This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 May wholesaler' stage, 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 12 May 1978 .

For the Council

The President P. DALSAGER

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p . 13 . (2) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 151 , 30 . 6 . 1968 , p. 3 .