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(c) The following subparagraph is added after the first 
subparagraph of paragraph 6: 
'An indivudual farmer, as well as a group of farmers, 
qualifying for the specific aid provided for in 
paragraph 3a, withdrawing at least 40 % of arable 
land from production for set-aside purposes, will 
benefit from exemption from the co-responsibility 
levies for the entire volume of cereals supplied to the 
industrial processors. This exemption does not 
preclude the possible exemption referred to in 
subparagraph 1.' 
(d) In paragraph 7: 
— the following words are inserted after '30 April 
1988': 
'.. . and, in the case of the specific aid provided 
for in paragraph 3a, before 1 December 1990,', 
— the following indent is added: '— the special detailed rules on the granting of 
the specific aid provided for in paragraph 3 a, 
and in particular those on the exclusion of 
certain uses on limits to be imposed on 
by-products, the determination of the ceiling 
and the minimum areas which may qualify 
for the aid, delivery contracts, controls, 
including where appropriate, checks on the 
processing undertaking, and penalties to be 
laid down where obligations are not 
complied with.' 
Article 2 
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. 
Proposal for a Council Directive revoking Council Directive 75/404/EEC on the restriction of 
the use of natural gas in power stations 
COM(90) 306 final 
(Submitted by the Commission on 16 July 1990) 
(90/C 203/09) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in 
particular Article 103 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee, 
Whereas the implementation of a Community energy policy is one of the objectives that the 
Communities have set themselves; 
Whereas the security of Community energy supplies requires the development of all its sources 
of energy; 
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Whereas natural gas is one such source which has specific advantages for the production of 
electricity in terms of limiting the emission of undesirable substances into the atmosphere; 
Whereas technological advances have enabled natural gas to be used for electricity production 
in production units having advantages of lower capital and operating costs, higher transform­
ation efficiencies and improved operational flexibility compared with the use of other fuels; 
Whereas the existing Council Directive 75/404/EEC (') was adopted at a time when the level 
of natural gas reserves was considered to be such as to constitute a threat to the security of 
supplies of natural gas and whereas this is no longer the case; 
Whereas the Directive does not constitute an instrument for controlling or effectively moni­
toring the use of natural gas in power stations, should this be considered necessary; 
Whereas the Directive does not serve, in present circumstances, a useful purpose either in the 
implementation of energy, environment or other Community policies or in the development of 
the internal energy market; 
Whereas the Directive may give confusing signals to Member State Governments and to 
investors in the matter of natural gas use in power stations and represents an unnecessary 
administrative burden, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
Council Directive 75/404/EEC is hereby repealed. 
Article 2 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
(*) OJ No L 178, 9. 7. 1975, p. 24.