ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
NoL47/64 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.2.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of29December1976
extendingfortheFederalRepublicofGermanyinrespectofacertainnumberof
varietiestheperiodprovidedforinArticle15(1)ofDirective70/457/EEC
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/146/EEC)
accountinparticularthatdurumwheat(Triticum
durumL.)notundercultivationinGermany,isnow
undertestforapossiblecultivationofthisspecies
inthatcountry;whereasitcanthereforenotbe
establishedatthisstagewhethervarietiesofthis
speciesarenotyetsuitableforcultivationinanypart
oftheterritoryoftheFederalRepublicofGermany
(Article15(3)(c)secondcaseoftheabovementioned
Directive);
Whereasitconsequently seemsdesirabletoextend,
fortheFederalRepublicofGermany,theperiodin
questionforanappropriatetimetopermitafull
examinationoftherequestforthoseothervarieties;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialfor
Agriculture,HorticultureandForestry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective70/457/EECof
29September1970onthecommoncatalogueof
varietiesofagriculturailplantspecies(1),aslast
amendedbyCouncilDirective73/438/EECof
11December1973(2),andinparticularArticle15
(7)thereof,
Whereas,linaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Article15(1)oftheabovementioned Directive,seeds
orpropagatingmaterialofthesevarietiesofagricul­
turalspecieswhichhavebeenofficiallyapproved
duringtheyear1974inatleastoneoftheMember
Statesandwhichalsofulfiltheconditionslaiddown
inthesaidDirectiveare,witheffectfrom31Decem­
ber1976,nolongersubjecttoanymarketing
restrictionsrelatingtovarietywithintheCommunity ;
Whereas,however,Article15(2)oftheabove­
mentionedDirectiveprovidesthataMemberState
maybeauthorizeduponapplicationtoprohibitthe
marketingofseedandpropagatingmaterialof
certainvarieties;
WhereastheFederalRepublicofGermanyhasre­
questedbyletterof29November1976suchauth­
orizationforacertainnumberofvarieties;
Whereasthisrequestisnowbeingcarefullyexamined
bytheCommission ;whereastheCommissionhas,by
itsDecisionof29December1976,grantedsuch
authorization forsomeofthesevarieties;whereas
itisnotpossibletocompleteexaminationofthe
othervarietieswhicharethesubjectcyftherequest
beforeexpiryoftheperiodinquestion;takingintoHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.TheperiodprovidedforinArticle15(1)of
Directive70/457/EEC,shall'lbeextendedforthe
FederalRepublicofGermanybeyond31December
1976until31March1977inrespectofthefollowing
varieties:
I.Beets
Sugarbeets
Marimono
II.Fodderplants
1.FestucarubraL.
Erika
Wintergreen(*)OJNoL225,12.10.1970,p.1.
(2)OJNoL356,27.12.1973,p.79.

18.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL47/65
Granato
Rekita
Valfiora
Valselva
Wells.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublic
ofGermany.2.LoliumperennaL.
Patora
III.Cereals
ZeaMaisL.
Sprint180
2.Theperiodreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
extendedfortheRepublicofGermanybeyond
31December1976to31December1977forthe
followingvarieties:
Cereals
TriticumdurumL.
Brumaire
Campomoro
CappelliSenatore
Castelnuovo
CresoDoneatBrussels,29December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
NoL43/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.77
II
(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of16November 1976
authorizingtheFrenchRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttonatural
honeyfallingwithinheadingNo04.06oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginthePeople'sRepublicofChinaandinfreecirculationintheother
MemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/132/EEC)
Whereastheindirectimportationonwhichtheappli­
cationisbased,althoughitappearstobeanisolated
operation,wouldbelikelytoaggravatefurtherthe
precarioussituationofthenationalproduction
concernedinviewofthesubstantialamountinvolved
(about2%ofFrenchimportsofnaturalhoneyfrom
allthirdcountriesin1975,namely5553tonnes);
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionrapidlythe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationoftheprotectivemeasuresunder
thefirstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedintheCommissionDecisionof12
May1971(>),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon9
November1976bytheFrenchGovernmenttothe
CommissionbytelexfromtheOfficeofitsPerma­
nentRepresentative totheEuropeanCommunities ,
forauthorizationnottoapplyCommunitytreatment
tonaturalhoneyfallingwithinheadingNo04.06of
theCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginthe
People'sRepublicofChinaandinfreecirculationin
theotherMemberStates,
Whereastherearenoopportunities fortheimporta­
tionintoFranceoftheproductinquestionfromthe
People'sRepublicofChinaonaccountofitssensi­
tivityasregardsnationalproduction ;
Whereas,accordingtoinformationsuppliedbythe
FrenchGovernment ,thehoney-producing sector—
whichisafeatureofcertaineconomicallyunderprivi­
ledgedmountainareas(theAlps,thePyreneesandthe
MassifCentral)—isfacingaseriouscrisisresulting
largelyfromdifficultiesindisposingofthisyear's
exceptionallyplentifulharvest;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttoimportsofnaturalhoney
fallingwithinheadingNo04.06oftheCommon
CustomsTariff,wheretheyoriginateinthePeople's
RepublicofChinaandareinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,andinrespectofwhichapplica
(1)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

15.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/29
tionsforimportlicenceslodgedafter28October1976
are,atthedateofthisDecision,pendingwiththe
Frenchauthorities .
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.DoneatBrussels,16November1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
NoL60/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of18February1977
concerningtheissueofimportlicencesforbeefandvealproductsoriginatingin
Botswana,Kenya,MadagascarandSwaziland
(77/184/EEC)
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
ImportlicencesasprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)
No3376/75shallbeissuedforallthequantitiesfor
whichapplications forlicencesweresubmitted
between 1and10February1977inrespectof
productsfromBotswanaandSwaziland.
Article2
Applicationsforlicencesmaybesubmitted,inaccor­
dancewithArticle2(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No
3376/75,duringthefirst10daysofMarch1977for
thefollowingquantitiesofbeefandvealexpressedin
termsofbonedmeat:"THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
3328/75of18December1975renewingthearrange­
mentsforthereductionofimportchargesonbeefand
vealproductsoriginatingintheAfrican,Caribbean
andPacificStates(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2841/76(2),andinparticularArticle3
thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No3328/75providesthat
importlicencesmaybeissuedforbeefandveal
products;whereas,however,thequantitiesimported
mustremainwithinthelimitslaiddownforeachof
theexportingnon-membercountriesinquestion;
Whereas,inthecaseofproductsoriginatinginBots­
wana,Kenya,MadagascarandSwaziland,thequanti­
tiescoveredbythelicenceapplicationssubmitted
from1to10February1977,expressedintermsof
bonedmeat,inaccordancewithArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No3376/75of23December
1975layingdownrulesfortheapplicationofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No3328/75(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3136/76(4),arelowerthanthe
quantitiesavailableforthesaidStates;whereasitis
thereforepossibletoissueimportlicencesforallthe
quantitiesappliedforandatthesametimetospecify
thequantitiesoutstanding ,inrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsmaybesubmittedfrom1March1977,Botswana
Kenya
Madagascar
Swaziland11130-9tonnes,
130-0tonnes,
63520tonnes,
2447-2tonnes.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,18February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL329,23.12.1975,p.4.
(2)OJNoL327,26.11.1976,p.1.
(>)OJNoL333,30.12.1975,p.44.
(4)OJNoL353,23.12.1976,p.40.
23.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL51/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of7February1977
amendingDecision76/722/EECauthorizingtheUnitedKingdomtopermit
temporarilythemarketingofredcloverseedsubjecttolessstringentrequire­
ments
(OnlytheDutch,English,FrenchandGermantextsareauthentic)
(77/164/EEC)
Whereasthisperiodshouldthereforebeextended;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedsandPropagatingMaterialfor
Agriculture,HorticultureandForestry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
InArticle 1ofDecision76/722/EEC,for'30
September1976'read'31July1977'.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom,
theFederalRepublicofGermany,theFrenchRepu­
blicandtheKingdomoftheNetherlands .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/401/EECof14
June1966onthemarketingoffodderplantseed(1),
aslastamendedbyDirective75/444/EEC(2),andin
particularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheUnited
Kingdom,
Whereastheproductionofseedofthecategory'certi­
fiedseed'ofredclover(TrifoliumpatenseL.)was
insufficientin1976andthereforewillnotbeadequate
tosupplyUnitedKingdomrequirements ;
WhereasCommission Decision76/722/EECof17
August1976(3)hasalreadyauthorizedtheUnited
Kingdomtomarket450tonnesofredcloverseedof
thecategory'commercialseed'orofthecategory'certi­
fiedseed'ofthefirstgenerationofvarieitiesnot
includedinthecommoncatalogueofvaritiesofagri­
culturalplantspeciesorinitsnationalcataloguesof
varieties,foraperiodwhichexpiredon30September
1976;
Whereasthisperiodhasnotbeensufficienttopermit
themarketingofseedcoveredbythisDecisiondown
totheultimateuser;DoneatBrussels,7February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2298/66.
(2)OJNoL196,26.7.1975,p.6.
P)OJNoL245,7.9.1976,p.16.
NoL68/34 15.3.77 OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of3March1977
authorizingtheKingdomofDenmarktopermittemporarilythemarketingof
seednotcomplyingwiththerequirements ofCouncilDirective66/402/EEC
(77/223/EEC)
marketinginitsterritoryofamaximumof8000
tonnesofoatseed(AvenasativaL.)ofthecategory
'certifiedseedofthefirstgeneration'or'certifiedseed
ofthesecondgeneration'whichdoesnotsatisfythe
requirements laiddowninAnnexIItoDirective
66/402/EECwithregardtominimumgermination ,
underthefollowingconditions :
(a)theminimumgerminationmustbeatleast75%
ofpureseed;
(b)theofficiallabelshallbemarkedasfollows:
—'Minimumgermination ..
—'IntendedexclusivelyforDenmark'.
Article2
TheotherMemberStatesareherebyauthorizedto
permit,subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninArticle
1,themarketingintheirterritoriesofamaximumof
8000tonnesofoatseed,providedthatitisintended
exclusivelyforDenmark.Theofficiallabelshallstate:
'IntendedexclusivelyforDenmark'.
Article3
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommissionbefore1
November1977ofthequantitiesofseedmarketedin
theirterritorypursuanttothisDecision.TheCommis­
sionshallinformtheotherMemberStatesthereof.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective66/402/EECof14
June1966onthemarketingofcerealseed('),aslast
amendedbyDirective75/444/EEC(2),andinparti­
cularArticle17thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheKingdom
ofDenmark,
WhereasintheKingdomofDenmarktheproduction
ofoatseedcomplyingwiththerequirements ofthe
saidDirectivehasbeeninsufficientin1976andthere­
forewillnotbeadequatetomeetthatcountry's
needs;
Whereasitisnotpossiblesufficientlytocoverthis
demandwithcertifiedseedfromotherMemberStates,
orfromthirdcountries,meetingalltherequirements
laiddowninthesaidDirective ;
WhereastheKingdomofDenmarkshouldtherefore
beauthorizedtopermit,foraperiodexpiringon30
June1977,themarketingofseedoftheabovemen­
tionedspeciesofacategorysubjecttolessstringent
requirements ;
WhereasmoreoverotherMemberStates,whichare
abletosupplytheKingdomofDenmarkwithseed
notcomplyingwiththerequirementsoftheDirective,
shouldbeauthorizedtopermitthemarketingofsuch
seedprovidedthatitisintendedforDenmark ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedandPropagatingMaterialforAgri­
culture,HorticultureandForestry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheKingdomofDenmarkisherebyauthorizedto
permitforaperiodexpiringon30June1977theDoneatBrussels,3March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(■)OJNo125,11.7.1966,p.2309/66.
(2)OJNoL196,26.7.1975,p.6.
NoL62/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of3February1977
authorizingtheUnitedKingdomnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocotton
tents(ailingwithinheadingNoex62.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginCzechoslovakia andinfreecirculationinIreland
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/193/EEC)
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionthemachineryforbringingabouttheneces­
sarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;
Whereasauthorization shouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,underthe
firstparagraphofArticle115,subjecttothecondi­
tionsspecifiedinCommissionDecision71/202/EEC
of12May1971(3),andinparticularArticle1thereof,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon27
January1977bytheGovernment oftheUnited.
KingdomtotheCommissionbytelexfromtheOffice
ofitsPermanentRepresentative totheEuropean
Communities forauthorizationnottoapplyCommu­
nitytreatmenttocottontentsfallingwithinheading
Noex62.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,origi­
natinginCzechoslovakia andinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
WhereastheUnitedKingdom,inaccordancewith
CouncilDecision75/210/EECof27March1975('),
asamendedbyDecision76/971/EECof13December
1976(2),providesfortheimportoftheproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo62.04,originatingin
Czechoslovakia ,uptoatotalquotavalueof£55800;
Whereasthewholeofthesaidquotahasbeenallo­
catedbetweenthoseimporterswhichhavemade
requeststherefor;
Whereasthereareseriouseconomicdifficultiesinthe
textileindustrysectorinquestionwhicharemarked
especiallybyadeclineinproductionandagrowing
rateofunemployment ;
Whereasthesaidindirectoperation,whichhasgiven
risetotheaboveapplication,eventhoughitappears
tobeanisolatedoperation,maycauseafurtherdeteri­
orationinthesituationdescribedabovebecauseofthe
substantialamountinvolved;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheUnitedKingdomisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttocottontentsfallingwithin
headingNoex62.04oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
wheretheyoriginateinCzechoslovakia andareinfree
circulationinIreland,andinrespectofwhichapplica­
tionsforimportlicenceslodgedafter17January1977
are,onthedateofthisDecision,pendingwiththe
UnitedKingdomauthorities .
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom .
DoneatBrussels,3February1977.
FurtheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(')OJNoL99,21.4.197.5,p.7.
(2)OJNoL365,31.12.1976,p.1. (3)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
NoL78/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of22March1977
concerningcertainmeasurestopreventthespreadofswinefever
(77/253/EEC)
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
MemberStatesshallprohibituntil30March1977the
introductionintotheirterritoryfromtheNetherlands
ofliveswineandofthefreshmeatofswine.
Article2
TheCommissionwillkeepthesituationunderreview
andthisDecisionmaybeamendedinthelightof
developments therein.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,22March1977.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveof26June1964
onanimalhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Commu­
nitytradeinbovineanimalsandswine('),aslast
amendedbyCouncilDirectiveof21December
1976(2),andinparticularArticle9thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirectiveof12December
1972onhealthproblemsaffectingintra-Community
tradeinfreshmeat(3),aslastamendedbytheCouncil
Directiveof21December1976,andinparticular
Article8thereof,
Whereasanoutbreakofswinefeverhasoccurredin
theNetherlands ;whereasthisdiseaseisliableto
endangerthelivestockofotherMemberStates,in
viewofthelargequantitiesbothofanimalsandof
freshmeatimportedbythem;
Whereas,inconsequence ,itisnecessarythatthe
otherMemberStatesadoptappropriatemeasuresfor
theirprotectionfortheperiodoftimenecessaryfor
theeradicationofthisepidemic,whichhasbecome
widespread ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
VeterinaryCommittee ,FartheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNo121,29.7.1964,p.1977/64.
(-)OJNoL26,31.1.1977,p.81.
(3)OJNoL302,31.12.1972,p.24.
NoL72/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.3.77
COUNCIL DECISION
of14March1977
extendingtheperiodofvalidityofDecision76/276/EECauthorizingIrelandto
takeprotectivemeasuresinrespectoffootwearwithuppersofleatherorigi­
natinginSwitzerland
(77/231/EEC)
Whereas,therefore,similarmeasuresshouldbetaken
inrespectofimportsofthisproductoriginatingin
Switzerland inaccordance withArticle26ofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheSwissConfederation ;
Whereasconsultations havebeenheldwithSwitzer­
landinaccordancewithArticle27oftheaforemen­
tionedAgreement ,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2841/72of19December1972concerningsafeguard
measuresprovidedforintheAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheSwiss
Confederation (!),andinparticularArticle4thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasfollowingtheadoptionofCouncilDecision
76/276/EECof24February1976authorizingIreland
totakeprotectivemeasuresinrespectoffootwearwith
uppersofleatheroriginatinginSwitzerland (2),
extendedbyDecision76/640/EEC(3),theIrishfoot­
wearindustryhascontinuedtoencounterseriousdiffi­
cultieswhichareliabletopersist;whereasstatistics
availablefor1976indicateafurtherincreasein
imports,adeclineinexportsandacontinuingdeterio­
rationintheproductionsituation;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofCommissionDeci­
sion76/176/EECof22December1975authorizing
Irelandtotakeprotectivemeasuresinrespectoffoot­
wearwithuppersofleather,fallingwithinCommon
CustomsTariffsubheading64.02A,underArticle135
oftheActconcerningtheconditionsofaccessionand
theadjustmentstotheTreaties(4),hasbeenextended
againbyDecision77/56/EEC(5);HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
InArticle 1ofDecision76/276/EEC'31December
1977'shallbesubstitutedfor'31December1976'.
Articlc2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,14March1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN
(')OJNoL300,31.12.1972,p.284.
(2)OJNoL58,5.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL223,16.8.1976,p.24.
(4)OJNoL32,6.2.1976,p.22.
(5)OJNoL11,14.1.1977,p.26.
28.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL105/37
COUNCILDECISION
of5April1977
givingadischargetotheCommissioninrespectoftheimplementationoftheoperationsofthe
DevelopmentFundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories(1stFund)forthe1972financial
year
(77/314/EEC)
chargetotheCommissioninrespectofthefinancialad­
ministrationoftheFund;
Whereasanadvanceof35216819*37unitsofaccount
hasbeenpaidtotheEuropeanDevelopmentFund(1963)
(2ndEDF);THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheImplementingConventionontheas­
sociationoftheoverseascountriesandterritorieswiththe
Community,annexedtotheTreaty,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo5layingdowndetailed
provisionsrelatingtothecollectionandtransferoffinan­
cialcontributions ,thebudgetingandadministration of
theresourcesoftheDevelopmentFundfortheoverseas
countriesandterritories(*),andinparticularArticle16
thereof,
HavingregardtoRegulationNo6relatingtotherespon­
sibilityofauthorizingandaccountingofficersforthere­
sourcesoftheDevelopmentFundfortheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories(2),
Havingregardtotherevenueandexpenditure -accounts,
thestatementandthesummaryofoperationsoftheDe­
velopmentFundfortheoverseascountriesandterritories
(1stFund)asat31December1972,Whereastheoverallimplementation bytheCommission
ofthe1972operationsofthefirstDevelopmentFunddur­
ingthe1972financialyearwassuchastowarrantitsbe­
inggivenadischargeinrespectoftheimplementation of
thoseoperations,
HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
ThepositionoftheCounciloncomment70inthereport
oftheAuditBoardforthe1972financialyearisassetout
intheAnnex.HavingregardtothereportoftheAuditBoardontheac­
countsforthe1972financialyear,towhichreportarean­
nexedtheCommission'srepliestothecommentsmadeby
theAuditBoard,andinparticularthesecondpartofthat
report,whichdealswiththeDevelopmentFunds,
Article2HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament
of14December1976,
Recallingthat,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsapplica­
bletotheimplementation oftheDevelopmentFundfor
theoverseascountriesandterritories(1stFund),onlythe
Council,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,shallgiveadis­TheCouncilclosestherevenueandexpenditureaccounts
oftheDevelopmentFundfortheoverseascountriesand
territories (1stFund)asat31December1972asfollows:
Revenue
atthesumof581520065-62unitsofaccount;
Expenditure(payments )HOJNo33,31.12.1958,p.681/58.
(2)OJNo33,31.12.1958,p.686/58. atthesumof546303246-25unitsofaccount.

NoL105/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.4.77
Article3 DoneatLuxembourg ,5April1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
D.OWENTheCouncilherebygivesadischargetotheCommission
inrespectoftheimplementation oftheoperationsofthe
DevelopmentFundfortheoverseascountriesandter­
ritories(1stFund)forthe1972financialyear.
ANNEX
ThepositionoftheCounciloncomfnem70oftheAuditBoardconcerningtheenforcementoftherespon­
sibilitiesassumedbytheconsultancybureaux
THECOUNCILcallsupontheCommissiontocontinueitseffortstoforestallandimposesanctionsonthe
consequences ,fortheexecutionofprojects,ofthedelays,shortcomingsoromissionsofcertainstudies.