L 127/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 29. 4. 98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 903/98 of 28 April 1998 adjusting the total quantities set in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 of 28 December 1992 establishing an additional levy in the milk and milk products sector ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 551/98 (%), and in particular Articles 3(2) and 4(2) thereof, Whereas Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 provides that the guaranteed total quantities for Austria and Finland may be increased up to a maximum of 180 000 tonnes and 200 000 tonnes respectively in order to provide quota for Austrian and Finnish ‘SLOM’ produ- cers; whereas pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regu- lation (EC) No 671/95 (%), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1390/95 (*), Austria and Finland have notified the quantities concerned for the 1997/98 marketing year; whereas the guaranteed total quantities should therefore be increased accordingly through the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) 804/68 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (°); Whereas Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 provides that individual reference quantities are to be increased or established at the duly justified request of producers to take account of changes in their deliveries and/or direct sales; whereas an increase in or establish- ment of a reference quantity must be offset by a cor- responding reduction or deletion of the other reference quantity held by the producer; Whereas such adjustments may not involve for the Member State concerned an increase in the sum of the delivery and direct sale quantities indicated in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92; whereas in the event of definitive changes to individual reference quantities the quantities set in the said Article 3 are to be adjusted accordingly through the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68; Whereas pursuant to Article 8 third indent of Commis- sion Regulation (EEC) No 536/93 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2186/96 (), Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria 405, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. 73, 12. 3. 1998, p. 1. 70, 30. 3. 1995, p. 2. 135, 21. 6. 1995, p. 4. 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21. 57, 10. 3. 1993, p. 12. 292, 15. 11. 1996, p. 6. S 00000000 S S S S S | ol onll ol onll enll onll enll ool BN 373 S SN S S S S o~ > N NN LN B and the United Kingdom have notified the Commission of quantities definitively modified as mentioned in the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92; whereas the total quantities for these Member States set in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 should therefore be adjusted accordingly; 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 The table in the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3950/92 is replaced by: Member State Deliveries Direct sales ‘Belgium 3125099 185332 Denmark 4 454 649 699 Germany (') 27 767 500 97 316 Greece 629 817 696 Spain 5452064 114 886 France 23772759 463 039 Ireland 5235902 9 862 Italy 9 698 399 231 661 Luxembourg 268 098 951 Netherlands 10 988 594 86 098 Austria 2383182 366 195 Portugal 1835461 37 000 Finland 2388183 10 000 Sweden 3300 000 3000 United Kingdom 14 354 321 235726 (") Of which 6243080 tonnes for deliveries by producers in the new Léinder and 10 287 tonnes for direct sales in the new Ldnder’