31. 3. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 88/53 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 840/84 of 30 March 1984 introducing private storage aid for Pecorino Romano cheese THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1600/83 (%), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 508/71 of 8 March 1971 laying down general rules on private storage aid for long-keeping cheeses (}) permits the granting of private storage aid for sheep’s-milk cheeses requiring at least six months for maturing where a serious market imbalance could be eliminated or reduced by seasonal storage ; Whereas the market in Pecorino Romano cheese is at present disturbed by the existence of stocks which are difficult to sell and which are causing a lowering of prices ; whereas seasonal storage should therefore be introduced to improve the situation and allow pro- ducers time to find outlets for their cheese; Whereas the detailed rules for the application of such measure should essentially be the same as those laid down for a similar measure during the previous milk year by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1441/83 (*); Whereas experience of the different private storage arrangements for agricultural products indicates that it should be specified to what extent Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1182/71 (%) is applicable for deter- mination of the periods, dates and time limits mentioned in these arrangements and that the dates of the beginning and end of storage under contract should be precisely defined ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, J No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. J No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 6. J No L S8, 11. 3. 1971, p. I. J No L 146, 4. 6. 1983, p. 12. ] No L 124, 8. 6. 1971, p. I. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Avticle 1 Aid shall be granted in respect of the private storage of Pecorino Romano cheese manufactured in the Community and satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 3. Article 2 1. The intervention agency shall conclude storage contracts only when the following conditions are met : (a) the quantity of cheese to which the contract relates is not less than two tonnes; (b) the cheese was manufactured at least 90 days before the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage, and after 31 October 1983 ; | (c) the cheese has undergone tests which show that it meets the condition laid down in (b) and that it is of first quality; (d) the storer undertakes : — to keep the cheese during the entire period of storage 1in premises where the maximum temperature is +16 °C, — not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the batch which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the intervention agency. If the condition concern- ing the minimum quantity fixed for each batch continues to be met, the intervention agency may authorize an alteration which is limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses which are found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored. In the event of release from store of certain quantities : (1) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the intervention agency, the contract is deemed not to have undergone any alteration, (i) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract is deemed to have been concluded ad initio for the quantity permanently retained. Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer.