No L 306/32 11. 12. 93 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3393/93 of 10 December 1993 laying down detailed rules governing the granting of private storage aid for certain cheeses manufactured on the smaller Aegean islands THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products ('), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof, Whereas Article 6 (2) of that Regulation provides for the granting of private storage aid for four types of cheese manufactured on the smaller Aegean islands ; whereas the detailed rules for the application of this provision should in all main points be identical to those for similar measures for other cheese ; whereas the amount of the aid should be set using the same criteria as in the case of those measures ; Whereas Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 of 30 June 1993 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to milk and milk products (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2866/93 (}), lays down the conversion rate to be applied for the purposes of private storage aid measures in the milk sector; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Private storage aid shall be granted for a maximum quan- tity of 5000 tonnes per year of locally manufactured cheese as referred to in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93. The Greek authorities shall lay down the criteria for the division of this quantity between the four types of cheese concerned, on the one hand, and between the various islands, on the other. Those criteria shall be communi- cated to the Commission. Article 2 1.  The responsible agency designated by Greece shall not conclude storage contracts unless the following requi- rements are met: () OJ No L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1. () OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48. () OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 24. (a) the quantity of cheese to which the contract relates is not less than two tonnes ; (b) on the date specified in the contract as being the date of commencement of storage, the cheese is at least — 90 days old in the case of Graviera, Ladotyri and Kefalograviera, — 60 days in the case of Feta; (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 in premises where the maximum tempera- ture is + 16°C, — not, during the term of the contract, to alter the composition of the lot which is the subject of the contract without authorization from the respon- sible agency. If the condition concerning the minimum quantity for contracts continues to be met, the agency may authorize an alteration limited to the removal or replacement of cheeses found to have deteriorated to such an extent that they can no longer be stored. In the event of removal from store of certain quantities : (i) if the aforesaid quantities are replaced with the authorization of the agency, the contract shall be deemed not to have undergone any altera- tion ; ‘ (ii) if the aforesaid quantities are not replaced, the contract shall be deemed to have been concluded ab initio for the quantity retained. Any supervisory costs arising from an alteration shall be met by the storer, — to keep stock accounts and to inform the agency each week of the quantity of cheese put into storage during the previous week and  of any planned withdrawals. 2. The storage contract shall be concluded : (a) in writing, stating the date when storage covered by the contract begins ; this may not be earlier than the day following that on which entry of the cheese covered by the contract into storage is completed ; (b) after completion of entry of the cheese covered by the contract into storage and at the latest 40 days after the date on which the storage covered by the contract begins. ‘