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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 187/83

of 26 January 1983

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1054/78 following the fixing of new rates of exchange to be applied in agriculture for the German mark and the Dutch guilder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 of 26 April 1977 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3437/82 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 878/77 provides that, as regards in particular the amounts fixed in ECU and not linked to the fixing of prices, an increase may be provided for; whereas use should be made of this possibility to the extent necessary to prevent any diminution in national currency of the amounts concerned; whereas it appears appropriate, in view of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1207/82 (3), to fix that increase at 3;159 % and for certain amounts at 2;09 %, and to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1054/78 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1780/82 (5), accordingly;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1054/78 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

2. The amounts set out in the Annex are hereby amended as specified therein.

3. As regards the amounts appearing in the Annex, Member States shall bring into force all measures necessary to comply with the provisions of paragraph 2 with effect from 1 January 1983.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1983.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 1983.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 106, 29. 4. 1977, p. 27.

(2) OJ No L 362, 23. 12. 1982, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 51.

(4) OJ No L 134, 22. 5. 1978, p. 40.

(5) OJ No L 197, 6. 7. 1982, p. 16.

ANNEX

A

1.2.3 // // // // The amounts specified in Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 751/82 (2) // and amounting to // are replaced by the following amounts // // // // Article 8 (2) // 75 136 ECU/MWU // 77 509 ECU/MWU // // 225 406 ECU/farm // 232 526 ECU/farm // Article 8 (3) // 7 514 ECU // 7 671 ECU // // 11 271 ECU // 11 506 ECU // // // // Article 14 (2) (a) // 18 785 ECU/farm // 19 378 ECU/farm // // // // Article 10 and Article 1 of Council Directive 73/134/EEC (3) // 61;7 ECU/ha 41;8 ECU/ha 21;2 ECU/ha 6 169 ECU/farm 4 181 ECU/farm 2 128 ECU/farm // 63;6 ECU/ha 43;1 ECU/ha 21;9 ECU/ha 6 363 ECU/farm 4 313 ECU/farm 2 190 ECU/farm // // // // Article 11 (1) // 787 ECU // 812 ECU // // // // Article 12 // 3 447 ECU // 3 556 ECU // // 10 337 ECU // 10 663 ECU // // //

(1) OJ No L 96, 23. 4. 1972, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 86, 1. 4. 1982, p. 49.

(3) OJ No L 153, 9. 6. 1973, p. 24.

B

1.2.3 // // // // The amounts specified in Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3629/81 (2) // and amounting to // are replaced by the following amounts // // // // Article 10 (2) // 13 786 ECU/farm // 14 221 ECU/farm // // //

(1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 363, 18. 12. 1981, p. 16.