No L"32/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 3. 2. 84 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 283/84 of 1 February 1984 continuing the measures on the improvement of the quality of milk within the Community referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1271/78 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 1209/83 (%), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas the measures first carried out pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1271/78 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2341/78 (¥), and continued in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2936/79 (%), (EEC) No 1079/81 (), (EEC) No 272/82 (") and (EEC) No 593/83(*) have proved an effective means of improving the quality of milk in the Community ; Whereas, major difficulties exist with regard to the quality of raw milk in Ireland, Italy and Greece compared with the other Member States ; the measures presently being executed in these countries should be reinforced ; Whereas the organizations, institutions, undertakings and producer groups possessing the necessary qualifi- cations and experience should therefore be invited again to propose detailed programmes which these organizations would themselves carry out; Whereas, as regard the other arrangements, the main provisions of earlier Regulations, as amended in the light of relevant experience, may be repeated ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, () OJ No L 131, 26. 5. 1977, p. 6. () O] No L 133, 12. 5. 1983, p. 6. () O] No L 156, 14. 6. 1978, p. 39. () O] No L 282, 7. 10. 1978, p. 11. () O] No L 334, 28. 12. 1979, p. 16. () OJ No L 112, 24. 4. 1981, p. 15. () OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1982, p. 17. " O] No L 71, 17. 3. 1983, p. 20. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. Under the conditions laid down in this Regula- tion, measures shall be taken in Ireland, Italy and Greece to encourage : (a) bacteriological analysis of raw milk; (b) testing in relation to health aspects of raw milk ; (c) testing of milking machines; (d) counselling of individual milk producers, directed in particular towards the obtaining of milk (cowshed hygiene, milking, animal health) and its treatment (cooling); (e) counselling on the collection (jointly operated equipment, collection points) and transport of raw milk (specifications, equipment and operation of milk tankers); (f) setting up of milk collection centres, if necessary with refrigeration facilities. In properly justified exceptional cases, aids may also be granted to single farms; (g) in certain properly justified cases, analysis of the composition of raw milk and equipment for the transport of samples ; (h) training qualified personnel for quality control and milk collection. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be eligible only if they are begun after 28 February 1984 ; they shall be completed within two years of the signa- ture of the contract referred to in Article 5 (3) and in any case before 1 October 1986. In exceptional cases, however, a longer period may be agreed in accordance with Article § (2) to ensure maximum effectiveness of the measures concerned. 3. The time limit fixed by paragraph 2 shall not prevent subsequent agreement to an extension of that limit where the party to a contract, before the fixed expiry date, makes the appropriate application to the competent authority and proves that due to excep- tional circumstances beyond his control, he is unable to meet the deadline originally stipulated. Article 2 1. Measures as referred to in Article 1 (1) shall be proposed and carried out by institutions, organizations, undertakings or producer groups which :