Council Regulation (EEC) No 2967/83 of 19 October 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1054/81 establishing a common measure for the development of beef cattle production in Ireland and Northern Ireland

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2967/83
of 19 October 1983
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1054/81 establishing a common measure for the development of beef cattle production in Ireland and Northern Ireland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1054/81 (3), Ireland and the United Kingdom have instituted a programme to develop beef cattle production, with particular reference to the genetic improvement of livestock and improvement of the quality of their fodder, with a view to redressing the current adverse income situation in agriculture in Ireland and Northern Ireland;
Whereas, under Article 4 of the said Regulation, the duration of this common measure is limited to a period of two years ending on 25 May 1983 and maximum amounts are laid down in respect of the expenditure on the different measures concerned eligible for assistance by the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund;
Whereas, in order to consolidate the favourable results obtained so far, the duration of the common measure should be extended to 30 April 1984, with the exception of encouragement of silage-making, and the maximum amounts of eligible expenditure for the encouragement of greater use of artificial insemination and the improvement of pastures and meadows through increased use of lime should be raised;
Whereas provision should also be made for adjusting, where necessary, the maximum amounts of eligible expenditure against each other without increasing the total amount,