CELEX: 51987PC0453
Language: en
Date: 1987-10-02
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ALTERING THE ABBREVIATION USED TO DE NOTE GREECE IN AGRICULTURAL LEGISLATION

No C 288/6                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 28.10. 87
                                                                II
                                                        (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Proposal for a Council Regulation altering the abbreviation used to denote Greece in
                                                     agricultural legislation
                                                       COM(87) 453 final
                                (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 8 October 1987)
                                                         (87/C 288/10)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                          Article 1
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,                                                            The regulations and directives listed in the Annex are
                                                                    hereby amended in accordance with the provisions set
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  out therein.
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-                                              Article 2
liament,
                                                                     1.    Member States shall bring into force the laws, regu-
                                                                    lations and administrative provisions necessary to comply
Whereas the Act of Accession of Greece uses the letter
                                                                    with this Regulation not later than six months after its
'E' to denote the Hellenic Republic;
                                                                    entry into force.
Whereas the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal uses
the letters 'GR' to denote the Hellenic Republic;                   2.     Member States shall communicate immediately to
                                                                    the Commission the texts of the provisions of national
                                                                    law referred to in paragraph 1.
Whereas, in order to standardize the abbreviation used
to denote Greece in agricultural legislation and to
reinforce the cultural and linguistic significance of the                                      Article 3
abbreviation used to denote Greece, the letters 'E' and
'GR' should be replaced by 'EL' and legislation on agri-            The Commission shall adopt the necessary amendments
culture should be amended accordingly;                              to the legislation in the agricultural sector which is
                                                                    within its field of competence.
Whereas, in view of the administrative problems linked
to changing the abbreviation for Greece on existing                                            Article 4
forms provided for by certain provisions, a period of six
months should be allowed, from the entry into force of              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
this Regulation, for making the necessary changes;                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                     Communities.
Whereas it is for the Commission, in accordance with a
simplified procedure, to alter the abbreviation in the              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
legislation within its field of competence,                         directly applicable in all Member States.
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        rhefollowingamendments                      mustbemadetotheinstrumentslistedbelow,respectingalphabeticalorder
        where necessary.
        1. Council Regulation (EEC) N o 1469B70 of 20 ^uly 1970 fixing the percentages and quantities of tobacco
           tal^en over by theintervention agencies and thepercentageof Community tobaccoproductionabove
           which the procedure laid down in Articlel3 of Regulation (EEC)No727B70 applies ( 0 0 1 N o L l 6 4 ,
           27.7.1970, p. 35), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1578B86 of 23 May 1986 ( C 0 l N o i l 3 9 ,
           24.5. 1986, p. 26)^
           in the Annex, under number 25g^urleyCR^ is replaced by hurley Ei^,and under number 26,Virginia
           CRMs replaced by Virginia E i 5
        2. Council Regulation (EEC) N o l 5 0 5 B 8 5 of 23 M a y l 9 8 5 fixing, for t h e ! 9 8 5 harvest, the norm and
           interventionprices and t h e p r e m i u m s g r a n t e d t o p u r c h a s e r s of leaf tobacco, andderivedintervention
           prices for baled tobacco and the reference ^ualities^
           in annexes 1,11 and 111, under number 2 5 , h u r l e y CR^ is replaced by hurley E ^ , a n d under number
           26BVirginiaCR^ is replaced by ^VirginiaEP5
        3. Council Directive 64B433BEEC of 2 6 M n e l 9 6 4 on health problems affecting intra^Community trade in
           fresh meat (COlNo 121,29.7.1964, p. 2012B64, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N o 3768B85 of
           20 December 1985 ( C 0 l N o i 3 D 2 , 3 1 12. 1985,p8)^
           in Annex 1, Chapter X, point 49(a)gCR^ is replaced by ^EtB.
        4. Council Directive 77B99BEEC of 21 December 1976 on healthproblems affectingintraDCommunity
           trade in meat products (00I No E 2 6 , 31. 1. 1977, p. 85), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
           N o 3768B85 of 20 December 1985 ( C 0 l N o E 3 6 2 , 3 1 . 12 1985,p8)^
           in ^.nnex^., Chapter V l l , p o i n t 3 3 ( a ) g E m n t h e first indent is replaced by ^EE5
        5. Council Directive 71B118BEEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting trade in fresh
           p o u l t r y m e a t ( C 0 l N o E 5 5 , 8. 3. 1971, p. 23), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N o 3768B85 of
           20 December 1985 ( C 0 l N o E 3 6 2 , 3 1 12 1985,p8)^
           in Annex 1, Chapter X, point 4 4 ( a ) , t h e first indent is replaced by the following^
           ^on the upper part, the initial letter or letters in capitals of the name of the exporting c o u n t r y ^ — D
           ^ D r e ^ E i ^ E ^ ^ E ^ l R L ^ l ^ i ^ N i ^ ^ o r U r r