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COMMISSION DECISION of 17 July 1980 authorizing the indelible printing of prescribed information on packages of cereal seed (80/755/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC (2), and in particular the last sentence of Article 10 (1) (a) thereof,

Whereas cereal seed may not normally be placed on the market unless their packages are labelled with an official label in accordance with the provisions laid down in Directive 66/402/EEC;

Whereas, under those provisions, the indelible printing of the prescribed information on the package itself, on the basis of the model laid down for the label, may be authorized;

Whereas such authorization should be granted, under certain conditions which ensure that responsibility rests with the certification authority;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The Member States are hereby authorized under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, to provide for the printing under official supervision of the prescribed information on packages of cereal seed of the categories "basic seed" and "certified seed" of all kinds.

2. The following conditions shall apply in respect of the authorization granted in paragraph 1: (a) the prescribed information shall be printed or stamped indelibly on the package;

(b) the layout and the colour of the printing or the stamp shall be in accordance with the model for the label used in the Member State concerned;

(c) of the prescribed information, at least that required under Annex IV, (A) (a) (3.3a), and (6) of Directive 66/402/EEC shall be printed or stamped when samples are taken pursuant to Article 7 (2) of the abovementioned Directive, the printing or stamping being done officially or under official supervision;

(d) in addition to the prescribed information, each package shall have an officially attributed individual serial number which shall have been printed or stamped indelibly or perforated on it by the package printing firm ; this firm shall inform the certification authority of the quantities of packages issued, including their serial numbers;

(e) the certification authority shall keep records of the quantities of seed thus marked, including the number and contents of the packages of each lot, as well as the serial numbers referred to under (d);

(f) producers' records shall be subject to supervision by the certification authority.

Article 2

The Member States shall notify the Commission of the conditions under which they make use of the authorization granted in Article 1. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 July 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President (1)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. (2)OJ No L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 1.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL N0 L 308 , 29/10/1981 , P. 0042

CORRIGENDA

CORRIGENDUM TO COMMISSION DECISION ( 81/662/EEC ) OF 28 JULY 1981 AMENDING DECISIONS 80/790/EEC , 80/799/EEC , 80/800/EEC , 80/801/EEC , 80/804/EEC AND 80/805/EEC CONCERNING ANIMAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND VETERINARY CERTIFICATION FOR THE IMPORTATION OF FRESH MEAT FROM FINLAND , SWEDEN , NORWAY , AUSTRALIA , CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND RESPECTIVELY

( OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES NO L 237 OF 22 AUGUST 1981 )

PAGE 33 , ARTICLE 1 ,

FOR : ' . . . SECOND AND THIRD INDENTS OF PARAGRAPH IV . . . '

READ : ' . . . SECOND AND THIRD INDENTS ( THIRD AND FOURTH IN DECISION 80/804/EEC ) OF PARAGRAPH IV . . . ' .
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 January 1981 amending Decision 78/737/EEC on the sale of butter to certain classes of consumer receiving social assistance (81/34/EEC)

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 (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 12 (3) thereof,

Whereas Commission Decision 78/737/EEC (2) lays down that, in order to obtain butter at a reduced price, those who are in receipt of social assistance are to submit a document establishing their entitlement to butter at reduced prices ; whereas the payment of the aid to butter suppliers is subject to submission of such documents to the competent authority within a maximum period of 12 months from the date of expiry of the document;

Whereas it has been found that this period of 12 months is too short for the delivery of the document to the supplier, where several butter marketing stages are involved ; whereas the time limit should, accordingly, be extended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

With effect from 1 January 1980, "12 months" in the last subparagraph of Article 1 (3) of Decision 78/737/EEC is hereby replaced by "18 months".

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 January 1981.

For the Commission

The President

Gaston THORN (1) OJ No L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 245, 7.9.1978, p. 31.
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COMMISSION DECISION

OF 6 JANUARY 1981

AMENDING THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967

( 81/2/EURATOM , ECSC , EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 16 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 134 ( 2 ) OF THE ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES ( 1 ) LAYS DOWN THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE SUCH ADAPTATIONS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE AS ARE MADE NECESSARY BY THE ACCESSION OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC ;

WHEREAS , THIS BEING SO , IT IS NECESSARY TO AMEND ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967 ( 2 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY THE DECISION OF 23 JULY 1975 ( 3 ) ,

DECIDES AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2 OF THE PROVISIONAL RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMISSION OF 6 JULY 1967 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING TEXT :

" 1 . THE QUORUM OF MEMBERS REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT FOR THE COMMISSION TO TAKE VALID DECISIONS SHALL BE FIXED AT EIGHT .

2 . IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE 17 , FIRST PARAGRAPH , OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , THE CONCLUSION OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ADOPTED WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST EIGHT VOTES IN FAVOUR . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL COME INTO FORCE ON 6 JANUARY 1981 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

GASTON THORN

( 1 ) OJ NO L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , P . 17 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 147 , 11 . 7 . 1967 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 199 , 30 . 7 . 1975 , P . 43 .
COMMISSION DECISION of 9 February 1981 amending Decision 77/711/EEC as regards the regions in which the co-responsibility levy introduced in respect of milk and milk products is not applicable (Only the Greek text is authentic) (81/108/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1079/77 of 17 May 1977 on a co-responsibility levy and on measures for expanding the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1364/80 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas Article 1 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1822/77 of 5 August 1977 laying down detailed rules for the collection of the co-responsibility levy introduced in respect of milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1381/80 (4), provides that this levy shall not apply to milk sold by a producer to a dairy situated in a region where, during 1976, the average daily quantity of milk delivered by producers was less than 10 kilograms per producer ; whereas the regions which may be taken into consideration for applying the said provision are those defined in Article 4 (3) (a) of Council Directive 72/280/EEC of 31 July 1972 on the statistical surveys to be made by Member States on milk and milk products (5), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece;

Whereas the information supplied by Greece and the statistical data available to the Commission show that the abovementioned conditions for non-application of the levy are fulfilled in that Member State, the territory of which is a single region for the purposes of Directive 72/280/EEC ; whereas Commission Decision 77/711/EEC (6) should be supplemented accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 77/711/EEC is hereby supplemented to include the following : "Greece : the whole country".

Article 2

This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 January 1981.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 1981.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 131, 26.5.1977, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 140, 5.6.1980, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 203, 9.8.1977, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 140, 5.6.1980, p. 59. (5) OJ No L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 2. (6) OJ No L 292, 16.11.1977, p. 15.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 284 , 29 . 10 . 1980 , P . 4 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 44 , 17 . 2 . 1981 , P . 22 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 26 JANUARY 1981

ON THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES ESTABLISHED IN FAVOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ( NORTH-WEST OF ENGLAND )

( ONLY THE ENGLISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 81/81/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2744/80 OF 27 OCTOBER 1980 ESTABLISHING SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES IN FAVOUR OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ( 1 ),

WHEREAS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS GRANTED TO SUB- PROGRAMMES PROVIDED FOR IN THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NORTH-WEST OF ENGLAND UNDER COMMISSION DECISION 81/26/EEC ( 2 );

WHEREAS A PORTION OF THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE , AMOUNTING TO 101.4 MILLION EUA , HAS BEEN CHARGED TO CREDITS MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE IN THE 1980 BUDGET ;

WHEREAS THE BALANCE OF THIS FINANCIAL ASISSTANCE , AMOUNTING TO 64.3 MILLION ECU , SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A DECISION AS SOON AS CREDITS BECOME AVAILABLE ;

WHEREAS THE BUDGET FOR 1981 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND CREDITS ARE THEREFORE AVAILABLE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AMOUNTING TO 64.3 MILLION ECU , WHICH IS IN ADDITION TO THE SUM OF 101.4 MILLION EUA ALREADY GRANTED TO SUB-PROGRAMMES UNDER DECISION 81/26/EEC , IS HEREBY GRANTED TO THE SAME SUB- PROGRAMMES PROVIDED FOR IN THE SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NORTH-WEST OF ENGLAND .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE UNITED KINGDOM .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ANTONIO GIOLITTI

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 March 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Ortec gamma-X detector, model 2112-10175" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/194/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 8 September 1980, the Danish Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Ortec gamma-X detector, model 2112-10175", to be used for research on activation analyses and in particular on radioactive isotopes, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 5 March 1981, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a gamma-X detector;

Whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the resolution power and the use to which it is put, make it specially suited to scientific research;

whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities ; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;

Whereas, however, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of scientific value equivalent to the said apparatus, capable of being used for the same purposes, are currently being manufactured in the Community ; whereas this applies, in particular, to the apparatus "Détecteur coaxial en germanium intrinsèque, Séries EG PC" manufactured by Enertec-Schlumberger, 1, rue Nieuport, F-78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay, to the apparatus "High Purity Germanium H.P. Ge Coaxial Detector Systems" manufactured by Harshaw Chemie BV, Strijkviertel 67, NL-3454 ZG De Meern, and to the apparatus "Séries Si(Li) X" manufactured by Laben, via E. Bassini 15, I-20133 Milan,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as "Ortec gamma-X detector, model 2112-10175", which is the subject of an application by the Danish Government of 8 September 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 March 1981.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 134, 31.5.1979, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 318, 13.12.1979, p. 32.
COMMISSION DECISION of 5 March 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Sperry - uniscope 200 display terminal with other peripheral instruments" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/175/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas, by letter dated 16 September 1980, the German Government has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Sperry - uniscope 200 display terminal with other peripheral instruments", to be used for data processing, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;

Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 29 January 1981, within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements, to examine the matter;

Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a terminal with other peripheral instruments;

Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The apparatus described as "Sperry - uniscope 200 display terminal with other peripheral instruments", which is the subject of an application by the German Government of 16 September 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 March 1981.

For the Commission

Karl-Heinz NARJES

Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 184, 15.7.1975, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 134, 31.5.1979, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 318, 13.12.1979, p. 32.
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 185 , 9 . 7 . 1974 , P . 15 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 27 MARCH 1981

APPOINTING A FULL MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY , HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK

( 81/210/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 27 JUNE 1974 ON THE SETTING UP OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY , HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 23 NOVEMBER 1978 APPOINTING FULL MEMBERS AND ALTERNATE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY , HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON 22 NOVEMBER 1981 ,

WHEREAS ONE FULL MEMBER ' S SEAT IN THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ' CATEGORY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COMMITTEE HAS FALLEN VACANT FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF MR CASHELL , NOTIFIED TO THE COUNCIL ON 13 MARCH 1981 ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE CANDIDATE PROPOSED ON 13 MARCH 1981 ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

SOLE ARTICLE

MR PATRICK HAYDEN IS HEREBY APPOINTED FULL MEMBER OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY , HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK IN PLACE OF MR CASHELL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE LATTER ' S TERM OF OFFICE , WHICH RUNS UNTIL 22 NOVEMBER 1981 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 MARCH 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 39 , 13 . 2 . 1975 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 APRIL 1981

APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING

( 81/264/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 337/75 OF 10 FEBRUARY 1975 ON THE CREATION OF A EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE COUNCIL DECISION OF 15 JANUARY 1979 APPOINTING THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 14 JANUARY 1982 ,

WHEREAS A MEMBER ' S SEAT ON THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE ABOVE CENTRE IN THE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ' CATEGORY HAS BECOME VACANT AS A RESULT OF THE RESIGNATION OF MR BLONDEL , OF WHICH THE COUNCIL WAS INFORMED ON 23 MARCH 1981 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE NOMINATION SUBMITTED ON 23 MARCH 1981 ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

SOLE ARTICLE

MR GABRIEL DUCRAY IS HEREBY APPOINTED A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO REPLACE MR BLONDEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE , NAMELY UNTIL 14 JANUARY 1982 .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 APRIL 1981

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 96 , 23 . 4 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 108 , 26 . 4 . 1976 , P . 39 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 12 , 17 . 1 . 1980 , P . 29 .

COUNCIL DECISION

OF 9 APRIL 1981

AMENDING DECISION 76/402/EEC ON THE LEVEL OF THE INTEREST RATE SUBSIDY , PROVIDED FOR BY DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC ON THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS , TO BE APPLIED IN ITALY

( 81/241/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC OF 17 APRIL 1972 ON THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 8 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED THE PROLONGATION OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF COUNCIL DECISION 76/402/EEC OF 6 APRIL 1976 ON THE LEVEL OF THE INTEREST RATE SUBSIDY , PROVIDED FOR BY DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC ON THE MODERNIZATION OF FARMS , TO BE APPLIED IN ITALY ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY DECISION 80/30/EEC ( 3 ), WHICH IS APPLICABLE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE CURRENT RATE OF INTEREST FOR LONG-TERM AGRICULTURAL LOANS IS 15.6 % WHICH IS 2.2 % GREATER THAN THE RATE ON WHICH DECISION 76/402/EEC WAS BASED ;

WHEREAS AN INTEREST RATE OF 15.6 % AND INTEREST RATE SUBSIDIES OF RESPECTIVELY 9 % , 11 % AND 12 % WILL MEAN THAT THE BENEFICIARY IS CALLED UPON TO BEAR A RATE OF INTEREST IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM LAID DOWN BY DIRECTIVE 72/159/EEC ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 , ARTICLE 4 OF DECISION 76/402/EEC SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 4

THIS DECISION SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1981 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 9 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI
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( 1 ) OJ NO L 51 , 23 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 24 APRIL 1981

APPROVING A PROGRAMME TO ENCOURAGE THE POTATO MARKETING IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77

( ONLY THE GERMAN TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 81/323/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1977 ON COMMON MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE PROCESSED AND MARKETED ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1980 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FORWARDED THE PROGRAMME TO ENCOURAGE THE POTATO MARKETING IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA ;

WHEREAS THIS PROGRAMME RELATES TO THE RATIONALIZATION AND CREATION OF FACILITIES FOR THE COLLECTION , SORTING , PACKAGING AND STORAGE OF WARE POTATOES WITH THE AIM OF ADAPTING THE TRADE TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS AND THEREBY STABILIZING PRODUCERS ' INCOMES ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE A PROGRAMME WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME CONTAINS THE DETAILS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 , SHOWING THAT THE OBJECTIVES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 OF THAT REGULATION CAN BE ACHIEVED IN RESPECT OF THE SECTOR CONCERNED ; WHEREAS THE SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT EXCEED THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( G ) OF THIS REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE PROGRAMME TO ENCOURAGE THE POTATO MARKETING IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1980 IS HEREBY APPROVED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 APRIL 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION