Commission Regulation (EC) No 1608/1999 of 22 July 1999 repealing certain Commission regulations concerning the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
Date: 1999-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community budget, EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU financing, common agricultural policy, regulation

L 190/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23. 7. 1999

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/1999

of 22 July 1999

repealing certain Commission regulations concerning the European Agricultural Guidance and
Guarantee Fund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21
April 1970 on the financing of
the common agricultural
policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2),
and in particular Articles 4(6), 5(3) and 5a thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2
August 1978 laying down general rules for the financing of
interventions by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guar-
antee Fund, Guarantee Section (3), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1259/96 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 474/77 of 8
March 1977 on the use of a separate heading in the Communi-
ties’ budget for the financial effect of the different conversion
rates applied for measures financed by the Guarantee Section of
the EAGGE (5), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21
October 1974 on Community financing of
expenditure
incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as
food aid (6), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(1) Whereas several legislative acts concerning the EAGGF
have become obsolete because of changes in the basic
legislation and because the regulatory aims for which
these acts were created have been achieved; whereas
these legislative acts should be formally repealed for the
sake of clarity,

legal certainty and simplification;

(2) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
the EAGGF

are in accordance with the opinion of
Management Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Regulations listed in the Annex hereto are repealed.

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.

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 216, 5.8.1978, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 64, 10.3.1977, p. 2.
(6) OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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ANNEX

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 249/77 of 2 February 1977 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of
the supply of

Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of
agricultural products as food aid (OJ L 34, 5.2.1997, p. 21).

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 679/77 of 31 March 77 on the method and detailed rules of application for the use
of a separate heading in the Communities’ budget for the financial effect fo the different conversion rates applied for
measures financed by the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF (OJ L 84, 1.4.1997, p. 45.)

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 724/78 of 10 April 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 679/77 and fixing the

coefficients for the 1978 financial year (OJ L 98, 11.4.1978, p.9.)

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2365/87 of of 29 July 1987 on detailed rules for showing in accounts expenditure

consequent on specific disposals of butter from public stocks (OJ L 215, 5.8.1987, p. 17.)

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 380/88 of 10 February 1988 drawing up the list of measures which comply with
the concept of intervention intended to stabilise the agricultural markets, within the meaning of Article 3 (1) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (OJ No L 38, 11.2.1988, p. 10.)

— Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2775/88 of 7 September 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of

Article 5a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (OJ L 249, 8.9.1988, p. 8)