Council Directive 86/80/EEC of 25 February 1986 amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directives 73/132/EEC and 78/53/EEC relating to the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States on bovine livestock

COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 25 February 1986
amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, Directives 73/132/EEC and 78/53/EEC relating to the statistical surveys to be carried out by Member States on bovine livestock
(86/80/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Directive 73/132/EEC (1) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2) and Directive 78/53/EEC (3) as amended by Directive 81/488/EEC (4) have provided for surveys on bovine livestock to be carried out by the Member States;
Whereas on account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic it is necessary to make certain technical amendments to the said Directives and in particular to provide for the Community's financial contribution to the expenses incurred by those Member States for the surveys to be carried out in 1986, 1987 and 1988;
Whereas, in accordance with the conclusions of the Negotiating Conference, special arrangements should be made for Portugal owing to the technical problems to be overcome in connection with the implementation of the surveys,