26. 4. 95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 93/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 906/95 of 25 April 1995 laying down detailed rules governing the grant of private storage aid for Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses. THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (3), and in particular Articles 9 (3) and 28 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 Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses 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 for these quantities to improve the situation and allow producers time to find outlets for their cheese ; Whereas the detailed rules of this measure should deter- mine the maximum quantity to benefit from it as well as the duration of the contracts in relation to the real requi- rements of the market and the keeping qualities of the cheeses in question ; whereas it is necessary to specify the terms of the storage contract so as to enable the identifi- cation of the cheese and to maintain checks on the stock in respect of which aid is granted ; whereas the aid should be fixed taking into account storage costs and the foresee- able trend of market prices; Whereas experience shows that provisions on checks should be laid down, particularly as regards the docu- ments to be submitted and checks to be made on the spot; whereas, therefore, it should be provided that Member States require the costs of checks be fully or partly borne by the contractor; () OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105. () O No L 58, 11. 3. 1971, p. 1. 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 (EC) No 693/95 (%), fixes the conversion rate to be applied in the framework of private storage aid schemes in the milk products sector ; Whereas it is approriate to guaranteee the continuation of the storage operations in question ; 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 Aid shall be granted in respect of the private storage of 3200 tonnes of Kefalotyri and Kasseri cheeses made from Community-produced ewes’ or goats’ milk or a mixture of the two and satisfying the requirements of Articles 2 and 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 30 November 1994 ; (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, () O] No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48. () OJ No L 71, 31. 3. 1995, p. S2.