# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 750/2008

of 30 July 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the granting of private storage aid for certain cheeses in the 2008/09 storage period

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) [^1] , and in particular Article 43 thereof, in conjunction with Article 4,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 [^2] sets up in its Annex the list of the cheeses eligible for private storage aid in the 2008/09 storage period.

**(2)** Romanian authorities requested the participation in the private storage aid scheme for certain cheeses in the 2008/09 storage period.

**(3)** On basis of the Romanian request and the current market situation for long-keeping cheeses, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should include some Romanian long-keeping cheeses whose market situation may be supported by the private storage, for a quantity which may stabilise the cheese market.

**(4)** Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.

**(5)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 414/2008 shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

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

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2008. *For the Commission* Mariann FISCHER BOEL *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_299_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 ( [OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 61](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2008_149_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 125, 9.5.2008, p. 17](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2008_125_R_TOC) .

‘ANNEX Categories of cheeses Quantities eligible for aid Minimum age for cheeses Period of entry into storage Period of removal from storage French long-keeping cheeses: — protected designation of origin Beaufort and Comté cheeses, — “Label Rouge” Emmental grand cru, — class A or B Emmental and Gruyère cheeses, 16 000 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 German long-keeping cheeses: “Markenkäse” or “Klasse fein” Emmentaler/Bergkäse 1 000 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Irish long-keeping cheeses: Irish long-keeping cheese Emmental, special grade 900 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Austrian long-keeping cheeses: 1. Güteklasse Emmentaler/Bergkäse/Alpkäse 1 700 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Finnish long-keeping cheeses: “I luokka” 1 700 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Swedish long-keeping cheeses: “Västerbotten/Prästost/Svecia/Grevé” 1 700 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Polish long-keeping cheeses: “Podlaski/Piwny/Ementalski/Ser Corregio/Bursztyn/Wielkopolski” 3 000 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Slovenian long-keeping cheeses: “Ementalec/Zbrinc” 200 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Lithuanian long-keeping cheeses: “Goja/Džiugas” 700 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Latvian long-keeping cheeses: “Rigamond, Ementāles tipa un Ekstra klases siers” 500 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Hungarian long-keeping cheeses: “Hajdú” 300 t 10 days From 1 June to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009 Pecorino Romano 19 000 t 90 days and produced after 1 October 2007 From 1 June to 31 December 2008 Before 31 March 2009 Kefalotyri and Kasseri made from sheep's or goat's milk or a mixture of the two 2 500 t 90 days and produced after 30 November 2007 From 1 June to 30 November 2008 Before 31 March 2009 Romanian long-keeping cheeses: Cașcaval Dobrogea, Cașcaval Rucăr, Cașcaval Dalia, Brânza Trapist, Brânza Cedar and Emmental 500 t 10 days From 1 August to 30 September 2008 From 1 October 2008 to 31 March 2009’

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 ().
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