22.8.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 226/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 760/2012 of 21 August 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 as regards the intensity of controls carried out by Member States in the framework of the milk quota system THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (5)  In accordance with Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 12342007, the milk quota system ends in 2015. Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, (6) It is therefore appropriate to fix the intensity of the controls on deliveries in all Member States at 1% of . , . the producers and at 20 % of the quantity of milk Having regard to Coun.cﬂ.Regulatwn (EC) No ,123.'4/ 2007 ‘?f delivered declared after adjustment and to double the 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri- number of controls only in case of significant irregu- cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri- larities or discrepancies cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular P ' Article 85 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof, (7). Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 should therefore be Whereas: amended accordingly. M Afrticle 22 othommissiI() n.Regt(lilation ((iEC)ll\I é) 5915/ 20? 4 (8)  As the proposed amendments intend to decrease the N 13(.) MCEH‘C %Oli) 4 lat)flng (E CO)WII\II 16;21872 0 él; esst gr intensity of the controls and thus to alleviate the admin- ?P}El). ymng lounF1 thegu E.IHI(OH d 'lko ducts te a(z)— istrative burden for Member States, they should apply in ISTINg @ evy I the muk and mif profucts sectorts, respect of the current 12-month period which has started provides for the intensity of controls which are to be on 1 April 2012. It is therefore necessary that this Regu- performed by Member States on milk delivered under lation apply as from that date the quota system. If the total adjusted deliveries have PP ’ been less than 95% of the deliveries part of the national quota in each of the three preceding 12- month periods, the control intensity on deliveries may (9)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in be reduced from 2 % to 1 % of the producers and from 40 % to 20 % of the quantity of milk declared after adjustment. The administrative complexity of those controls is relatively high and should be simplified. Member States have gained years of experience with those controls and use a general control plan on the basis of risk analyses. The results of the audits of the Commission in the Member States show that in almost all cases no corrections were required. 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. 0J L 0] L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22. accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 is amended as follows: (1) Article 19(3) is replaced by the following: 3. Controls shall be deemed to be completed once an inspection report of the controls is available.