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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)688 final
Brussels,29November1979
r<>,
Proposalfora/
COUNCILDIRECTIVE•
amendingDirective 72/159/EEConthemodernization of
farms ■.r";\
■j
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC79)688final/

Explanatory memorandum
Artiole14(2)(ft)ofDirective72/159/EECon"themodernization offarms
allowstheMemberStatestoderogatefromtheprincipleofselectivity,
duringaperiodoffiveyearsfromthedateonwhichtheDirectivetook
effect,"bygrantingtemporaryaid,onconditionswhichmaynothowever
bemorefavourablethanthoselaiddowninArticle8ofDirective
72/159/eEC,tofarmerswhoarenot,capableofattainingthelevelofcompara­
bleearnedincomewithinthemeaningofArticle4oftheDirectiveand
whoarenotyeteligiblefortheannuitiesprovidedunderDirective
72/l60/EECtofarmerswhoceasefarming.
SeveralMemberStateshavemadeuseofthisoptionandareatpresent
applyingprovisionswhichcouldhavebeenwithdrawnoramendedatthe
endoftheperiodinquestion,i.e,.17April1977.
Article16(2)oftheDirectiveprovidesthat,attheendoffiveyears
fromthedateonwhichtheDirectivetookeffect,theCouncil,acting
onaproposalfromtheCommission,shouldre-examinethecommonmeasures
definedinArticle'15oftheDirective,whichembracethemeasures
providedforinArticle14(2)oftheDirective.,'
Thisre-examination beganin1977»anditwason25Decemberofthat
yearthattheCommissionpresentedtotheCouncilnewproposalson
agricultural structure.Thesehave,sincethen,undergoneamendments
andadditions ;thelatestofwhichwaspresentedon20March1979.^
Pendingtheoutcomeofthisre–examination andadecisiononthenew
proposalsonagricultural structurepolicy,theMemberStateshavebeen
authorised,byDirectives77/39O/EECandrj8/l01']/'EEC1tocontinueto
applytheseexistingmeasuresuntil31December1979»
Asthere-examination hasstillnotyetbeencompletedandnodecision
ontheabovementioned proposalsoftheCommissionhasbeentakenit
seemsadvisabletoextendthisauthorization untilnotlaterthan
31December1980.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 72/159/EEConthemodernization
offarms
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , -
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
and inparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
4
1Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ,.
.V 2Whereas under Article 14(2)(a )ofCouncil Directive 72/159/EEC ,
aslastamended byDirective 78/1017/EEC3,Member States may,.
during aperiod offive years from the time when the said Directive
takes effect ,grant temporary aid tofarmers who are not capable of
attaining the level ofearned income laid down under Article 4of
that Directive and whoare notyet eligible fortheannuities provided -
4for inArticle 2X1 )ofCouncil Directive 72/160/EEC ,
Whereas such period expired on17April 1977 ,
OJNo
20JNoL96,23.4.1972,' p. 1
30JNoL349,13.12.1978 ,p.32
40JNoL96,23.4.1972 ,p.9.

-2-
Whereas ,pending there–examination of .Directive 72/159/EECprovided
forinArticle 16 .thereof ,- "theperiod ofapplication of
such provision tothemeasures inforce intheMember States atthe
endofthis five-year period was extended until 31December 1979 ^y
Directives 77/390/ZEC5and78/IOI7/EEC ;
Whereas ,since such re-examination isstill in'progress andadecision
ontheagricultural structure policy proposals submitted bytheCommission to
the Council on20March 1979 providing inter alia fortheamendment
anaprolongation oftheprovisions ofArticle 14(2)(a )ofDirective
72/159/EEChasnotyetbeen taken ,itwould seem advisable to
authorize theMember States tocontinue ,until such re-examination has
been completed oruntil 31December 1980 ,whichever istheearlier ,
date ,toapply those measures inforce atthe endofthe five-year
period that fall within thescope ofArticle 14(2)(a )oftheDirective ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS HIHECTIVE :
Article 1
InArticle 14(2)(a )ofDirective 72/159/KEC ,
th;words "until 31December 1979 "shall bereplaced
by"until there–examination provided forinArticle 16ofthis
Directive hasbeen completed oruntil 31December 1980f whichever is
the earlier date ".
Article 2
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Don-e at For the Council
The President
5OJNoL145,13.6.1977 .P.43