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( 1 ) OJ N C 10 , 14 . 2 . 1968 , P . 73 .

( 2 ) OJ N 34 , 27 . 2 . 1964 , P . 586/64 .

( 3 ) OJ N 240 , 27 . 12 . 1966 , P . 4041/66 .

REGULATION ( EEC ) N 347/68 OF THE COUNCIL

OF 27 MARCH 1968

DEROGATING FROM AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 20 OF REGULATION N 17/64/EEC ON THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING AID FROM THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 20 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION N 17/64/EEC ( 2 ) OF 5 FEBRUARY 1964 ON THE CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING AID FROM THE EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUND , APPLICATIONS FOR AID FROM THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE FUND MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION EACH YEAR BEFORE 1 OCTOBER , AND THE COMMISSION MUST DECIDE ON THE MERITS OF SUCH APPLICATIONS BEFORE 31 DECEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE COMMISSION WAS NOT IN A POSITION , IN THE INITIAL PERIOD OF ACTIVITY OF THE GUIDANCE SECTION OF THE FUND , TO COMPLETE BY THE APPROPRIATE TIME THE EXAMINATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR AID FROM THE FUND FOR THE YEAR 1967 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 20 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION N 17/64/EEC ; WHEREAS THE PERIOD LAID DOWN FOR THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION ON GRANTING AID FROM THE FUND SHOULD THEREFORE BE EXTENDED ;

WHEREAS IT MAY HAPPEN , IN A GIVEN YEAR , THAT PROJECTS MAY NOT RECEIVE AID FROM THE FUND BECAUSE THE AVAILABLE MEANS ARE INSUFFICIENT ; WHEREAS IT SEEMS NECESSARY , THEREFORE , TO PROVIDE THE POSSIBILITY FOR SUCH PROJECTS TO BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THE POSSIBILITY SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR CARRYING FORWARD BY WAY OF EXCEPTION TO THE YEAR 1968 PROJECTS IN RESPECT OF THE YEAR 1966 WHICH WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE AID FROM THE FUND BECAUSE THE AVAILABLE MEANS WERE INSUFFICIENT ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE DATE BEFORE WHICH THE COMMISSION MUST , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 20 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION N 17/64/EEC , DECIDE ON THE MERITS OF APPLICATIONS FOR AID FROM THE GUIDANCE SECTION WHICH WERE SUBMITTED TO IT WITHIN THE PERIODS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION N 224/66/EEC ( 3 ) SHALL BE CARRIED FORWARD FROM 31 DECEMBER 1967 TO 15 APRIL 1968 .

ARTICLE 2

1 . ARTICLE 20 OF REGULATION N 17/64/EEC SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" 5 _ APPLICATIONS FOR AID FROM THE FUND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF PROJECTS WHICH WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE AID OWING TO THE INSUFFICIENCY OF AVAILABLE MEANS MAY BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED IN AGREEMENT WITH THE RECIPIENTS . REQUESTS THAT THEY BE CARRIED FORWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION WITHIN A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THE MEMBER STATE RECEIVES NOTIFICATION OF THE RESULT OF THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 21 . AN APPLICATION FOR AID MAY , HOWEVER , BE CARRIED FORWARD ONCE ONLY .

APPLICATIONS FOR AID FROM THE FUND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR 1966 IN RESPECT OF PROJECTS WHICH WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE SUCH AID OWING TO THE INSUFFICIENCY OF AVAILABLE MEANS MAY , HOWEVER , BE CARRIED FORWARD TO THE YEAR 1968 BY THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED IN AGREEMENT WITH THE RECIPIENTS , ON CONDITION THAT EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT HAD NOT COMMENCED BEFORE 1 JANUARY 1967 . REQUESTS FOR CARRYING FORWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION BEFORE 30 APRIL 1968 . "

2 . THE EXISTING PARAGRAPH 5 OF ARTICLE 20 OF REGULATION N 17/64/EEC IS RENUMBERED PARAGRAPH 6 .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 MARCH 1968 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

E . FAURE