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COM(73)533
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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)533 final
Brussels ,9April 1973
Proposal fora
'COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
extending thetime limit forimplementation
oftheCouncil Directives of17April 1972
onthereform ofagricultural structure
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )533final

Vl/1226/73-E
Exnlanatory mémorandum
«
Under the terms ofArticle 25ofDirective No72/159/EEC onthe
modernization offarms ,Article 17ofDirective No72/160/EEC
concerning measures toencourage the cessation offarming and the
reallocation ofutilized agricultural area forthe purpose of
ofstructural improvement ,andArticle l8ofDirective No72/161/EEC
concerning theprovision ofsocio-economic guidance and
theacquisition ofoccupational skills ,theMember States are
toput into effect themeasures necessary tocomply with the
provisions ofthose Directives within oneyear following the date
ofnotification thereof .This time limit expires on20April 1973 «
However ,most oftheMember States arehaving difficulties in
solving theproblems posed bytheimplementation oftheCommunity
provisions within theyear allowed under theArticles aforesaid .
Itisaccordingly desirable that this time limit lieextended until
31December 1973 «

•-1- VI/1226/73-E
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article bj>thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
\
Whereas ,under theterms ofArticle 25ofDirective No72/159/EEC ,
Article 17ofDirective No72/160/EECandArticle l8ofDirective
No72/l6l/EEC ,theMember States aretoputinto effect themeasures
necessary tocomply with theprovisions oftheDirectives inquestion
within one year following the date ofnotification thereof ,and
whereas this time limit expires on20April 1973 «
Whereas itisnecessary inview ofthe difficulties encountered by
Member States inbringing into effect theprovisions necessary for
theimplementation oftheDirectives aforesaid toextend the above -
mentioned time limit until 31December 1973 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ■:
Article 1
Article 25ofDirective No72/159/EEC ,Article 17ofDirective
No72/160/EECandArticle l8ofDirective No72/16*1/EECisreplaced
bythe following :
"TheMember States shall bring into effect
themeasures necessary tocomply with the
provisions ofthis Directive onorbefore
31December 1973 -"

VI/1226/73-E
Article 2
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels ,the- •
For the Council