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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)93final.
Brussels,25March1977*
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingDirective72/159/EEConthemodernization offarms
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)93final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 14 (2)(a)ofDirective 72/159/EEC onthemodernization
offarms authorizes Member States ,inderogation from the principle
ofselectivity ,and for aperiod offive years from the time
when the Directive takes effect ,togrant temporary investment
aids ,which ,however ,may not begranted onmore favourable terms
than those laid down inArticle 8ofDirective 72/159/EEC ,to
farms which are not capable ofattaining the level ofearned
income laid down under Article kofthis Directive and which are
notyeteligible fortheannuities provided forinArticle 2(1)
ofCouncil Directive 72/l60/EEC .
Some Member States have made use ofthis opportunity and at
present apply measures which must bediscontinued oradjusted on
theexpiry ofthe stated period on17April 1977 *
Under Article 16 (2)oftheDirective inquestion thecommon
measures within themeaning ofArticle 15ofthe Directive and
consequently also therules ofArticle Ik (2)must bere-examined
bytheCouncil upon aproposal from theCommission five years after
the Directive takes effect .
This re-examination isbeing carried outduring 1977 .Ittherefore
seems appropriate togive those Member States which atpresent grant
temporary aids theopportunity ofcontinuing them onatemporary
basis until 31December 1977 *pending theoutcome ofthis
examination .-

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
amending Directive 72/159/EEConthemodernization offarms
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article ^3thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament
Whereas under Article 14 (2)(a)ofCouncil Directive 72/159/EEC
of17April 1972 onthemodernization offarms ^,Member States
may ,during aperiod offive years from the time when the Directive
takes effect ,grant temporary aids tofarmers who are not capable
ofattaining thelevel ofearned income laid down under Article 4
ofthat Directive and who are not yet eligible for the annuities
provided forinArticle 2(1)ofCouncil Directive 72/l60/EEC
of17April 1972 concerning measures toencourage the cessation
offarming and thereallocation ofutilized agricultural areas for
3thepurposes ofstructural improvement ;
Whereas this period offive years expires on17April 1977 }
./.
1OJNoC of ,p
2OJNoII96,23.^.1972 ,p.1
3OJNoL96,23.^.1972 ,p.9

-2-
Whereas inview ofthe impending re-examination under Article 16
ofDirective 72/159/EECofthecommon measures within themeaning
ofArticle 15ofthat Directive itwould seem appropriate to
authorize Member States tocontinue toapply themeasures in
force on15March 1977 under Article I**(2)(a)ofthat Directive
until 31December 1977 ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Theperiod laid down inArticle 1h (2)(a)ofDirective 72/159/EEC
concerning measures within themeaning ofthat Article applying
inthe Member States on15March 1977 «shall beextended until
31December 1977 •
Article 2
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done at , 1977 *
For the Council
The President