14. 6. 78 No L 156/39 Official Journal of the European Communities COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1271/78 of 13 June 1978 concerning measures to improve the quality of milk within the Community 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1001/78 (3), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 measures have been taken to expand the markets for milk products; whereas, in the annual programme of such measures communicated to the Council pursuant to paragraph 3 of the abovemen- tioned Article, the Commission, after consultation with the Advisory Committee for Milk and Milk Products, outlined its intention to adopt inter alia measures designed to improve by means of appro- priate measures the quality of liquid milk within the Community ; whereas detailed rules for the applica- tion of these measures should therefore be laid down ; Whereas the measures qualifying for aid have to be determined ; whereas, in view of the limited funds - available, it appears appropriate to select the measures according to their importance for milk production in the area concerned ; Whereas it appears appropriate to invite those best qualified to propose appropriate programmes for the measures concerned ; whereas it is necessary to lay down criteria for such programmes, together with rules governing financing ; Whereas Community financing should be limited to a proportion of the expenditure incurred ; Whereas rules should be laid down concerning the duration of the measures and the payment of Commu- nity funds to those whose proposals are accepted; whereas, in addition, the Commission should be kept informed of the results of the measures provided for in this Regulation ; whereas these measures should be considered as forming part of intervention pursuant to Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77; whereas it appears necessary to make the intervention (1) OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6. (2) O] No L 130, 18. 5. 1978, p. 11. agencies responsible for supervising the execution of successful proposals and for making the relevant payments ; Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. Measures shall be taken, under the conditions laid down in this Regulation, to encourage : (a) quality control of raw milk ; namely : — sampling, — collection and transport of sample, — quantitative analysis of raw milk, — evaluation of the results recorded ; (b) testing in relation to health aspects of raw milk and the control of mastitis ; (c) the testing of milking machines; (d) the counselling of individual milk producers, directed in particular towards the obtaining of milk (cowshed hygiene, milking) and its treatment (cooling) ; (e) counselling on the collection (jointly operated equipment, collecting points) and transport of raw milk (specifications, equipment and operation of milk tankers); (f) the training of qualified personnel, for — counselling, — quality control ; (g) the setting up of cooperative milk collection centres, if necessary with refrigeration facilities ; in properly justified exceptional cases single farms may be supported. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 4 (2), application of the measures referred to in para- graph 1 shall not extend beyond 30 September 1979. However, in special cases, and in particular as regards the measures referred to in paragraph | (b) and (f), a longer period may be granted in accordance with Article 5 (1) where this is necessary to ensure that the measures in question arc fully cffective.