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NoL229/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.10.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2140/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of3October1972
extendingfortheyears1971,1972and1973certaintimelimitsforgrantingaidfrom
theGuidanceSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,endofDecember1971;whereastheexaminationof
projectsfortheyear1971thereforebeganonlyafter
thatdate;whereasthetimelimitwithinwhichthe
Commission mustdecideonthemeritsofsuch
projectsmustthereforebeextended.
Whereasprojectsfor1972mayonlybeexamined
afterexpiryofthattimelimit;whereasthetime
limitwithinwhichtheCommission mustdecideon
themeritsoftheseprojectsshouldalsothereforebe
extended;whereas,however,thedelaysthathave
occurredmustbeprogressivelymadegood;
Whereas,consequently ,itseemsnecessarytoextend
thetimelimitforthesubmissionofapplicationsfor
theyear1973also;whereasthisisallthemore
necessaryinviewoftheenlargementoftheCom­
munities,tomakeiteasierfornewMemberStates
tosubmitapplications ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
Whereas,underArticle20(1)ofCouncilRegulation
No17/64/EEC,2of5February1964ontheconditions
forgrantingaidfromtheEuropeanAgricultural
GuidanceandGuaranteeFund,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2591/70,3applicationsforaid
fromtheGuidanceSectionoftheFundmustbe
submittedtotheCommission eachyearbefore
1October,theCommissionbeingrequiredtodecide
onthemeritsofsuchapplicationsbefore31December
ofthefollowingyear;whereasArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2591/70of17December1970
ongrantingaidfromtheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fundfortheyear1971providedfortheextension
ofthetimelimitforthesubmissionofapplications
fortheyear1971to31March1971;whereas
Article1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No847/724
of24April1972ongrantingaidfromtheGuidance
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundfortheyear1972providedforthe
extensionofthattimelimitfortheyear1972to
30June1972;
Whereasitwasnotpossibletotakedecisionson
applicationssubmittedfortheyear1970beforetheHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetimelimitwithinwhichtheCommissionmust,
underthesecondsentenceofArticle20(1)of
RegulationNo17/64/EEC,takeadecisionon
applicationsforaidfromtheGuidanceSectionof
theFundsubmittedtoitwithinthetimelimitfixed
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No2591/70forthe
year1971andwithinthetimelimitfixedinArticle1
ofRegulation (EEC)No847/72fortheyear1972
shallbeextendedto31December1972forprojects
submittedfortheyear1971andto30September
1973forprojectssubmittedfortheyear1972.
Article2
1OJNoC82,26.7.1972,p.51.
2OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.
3OJNoL280,26.12.1970,p.63.
4OJNoL100,27.4.1972,p.4.ThetimelimitfixedinthefirstsentenceofArticle20
(1)ofRegulationNo17/64/EECforthesubmission
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Article3 ofapplicationsforaidfromtheGuidanceSectionof
theFundshallbeextendedasfollowsinrespectof
applicationsforaidfortheyear1973:eachMember
Statemustsubmititsprojectsfortheyear1973not
laterthan30June1973.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialjournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,3October1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS