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26.12.70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL280/63
REGULATION (EEC)No2591/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December1970
ongrantingaidfromtheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,
GuidanceSection,fortheyear1971
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforadifferentfinan­
cialcontributionfromthebeneficiaryinrespectofpro­
ductionstructuresandmarketingstructures,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThetimelimitfixedinthefirstsentenceofArticle20(1)
ofRegulationNo17/64/EECforthesubmissionof
applicationsforaidfromtheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
shallbeextendedasfollowsinrespectofapplicationsfor
aidfortheyear1971;eachMemberStatemustsubmit
itsprojectsfortheyear1971notlaterthan31March
1971.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof:
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment1;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsentenceofArticle
20(1)ofCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EEC2of5Febru­
ary1964ontheconditionsforgrantingaidfromthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund,
aslastamendedbyRegulations(EEC)Nos728/703and
729/704,applicationsforaidfromtheGuidanceSection
oftheFundmustbesubmittedtotheCommissioneach
yearbefore1October;whereasitseemsnecessaryto
extendthetimelimitfixedforthesubmissionofapplica­
tionsfor1971to31March1971tofacilitatetheworkof
MemberStatesinpreparingthesubmissionofthoseap­
plicationsandtoshorten,intheinterestofapplicantsthe
periodbetweenthesubmissionoftheapplicationandthe
decisionoftheCommission :
WhereaspartoftheavailableresourcesoftheGuidance
Sectionfor1971mustberetainedtomakeitpossibleto
financethespecialmeasurestobetakenfollowingthe
decisionswhichwillbeadoptedonagriculturalstructure,
afterexaminationoftheproposalsfromtheCommission
totheCouncilonthereformofagricultureintheCom­
munity;
Whereasthemaximumamountofaidwhichmaybe
grantedfromtheFundforprojectsconcernedwithpro­
ductionstructureshouldbeincreasedto45%;
Whereas,inviewofpresentdifficultiesinthemarketsfor
certainagriculturalproducts,aidinexcessof25%ofthe
totalamountofinvestmentsisjustifiedonlyforcertain
projects;TheavailableresourcesoftheGuidanceSectionofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund
amountingto427*5millionunitsofaccountshallbe
allottedasfollows:
1.Oneportionshallbeallottedtothefinancingofthe
measuresprovidedforinthefollowingprovisions:
(a)Article12(3)ofCouncilRegulationNo159/66/
EEC5of25Octpber1966layingdownadditional
provisionsforthecommonorganizationofthemar­
ketinfruitandvegetables;
(b)Article12(4)ofRegulationNo159/66/EEC;
(c)Article12(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1975/
696of6October1969establishingasystemof
premiumsforslaughteringcowsandforwithholding
milkandmilkproductsfromthemarket;
(d)Article7(1)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2517/
697of9December1969layingdowncertainmeas­
uresforimprovingCommunityfruitproducts;
(e)Article5(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2511/
698of9December1969adoptingspecialmeasures
forimprovingtheproductionandmarketingof
Communitycitrusfruit.
1OJNoC143,3.12.1970,p.16. 5OJNo192,27.10.1966,p.3286/66.
2OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64. «OJNoL252,8.10.1969,p.1.
7OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.15. 3OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.9.
<OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13. 8OJNoL318,18.12.1969,p.1.

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Article4 2.Theremainingportionshallbeallottedtothefinanc­
ingofthespecialmeasurestobetakenwithintheframe­
workoftheprovisionswhichwillbeadoptedfollowing
theproposalsoftheCommissiontotheCouncilonthe
reformofagricultureintheCommunity .
3.Oneportionamountingto200millionunitsofacount
shallbeallottedtothefinancingofproductswithinthe
meaningofArticle13ofRegulationNo17/64/EEC.Thefollowingthirdindentshallbeaddedtothefirst
subparagraphofArticle18(l)ofRegulationNo17/64/
EEC:
-however,forprojectsintroducedfor1971,the
financialcontributionofthepartybenefitingfrom
theimprovementmustbenotlessthan:
-20%forprojectsconcerningproductionstruc­
tures,and
-38%forprojectsconcerningmarketingstruc­
tures.'Article3
BywayofderogationfromthefirstindentofArticle18
(1)ofRegulationNo17/64/EEC,aidfromtheGuid­
anceSectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFundmayamountto45%ofthetotal
amountofinvestmentsforcertainprojectssubmittedfor
theyear1971whichfulfiltheconditionsofArticle11(1)
(a)and(b)ofthatRegulation,withoutprejudicetothe
provisionsofthethirdindentofArticle18(1)ofthat
RegulationintroducedbyArticle4ofthisRegulation .Article5
ThisRegulationshallinterintoforceonthe.thirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates. .,
DoneatBrussels,17December1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.LEUSSINK