Council Regulation (EEC) No 1505/76 of 21 June 1976 on the Community contribution towards repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1505/76  of 21 June 1976  on the Community contribution towards repairing the damage caused to agriculture by the earthquake in May 1976 in the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 209 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Friuli/Venezia Giulia region was seriously damaged by an earthquake in May 1976 ; whereas the disaster-stricken communes are predominantly agricultural;
Whereas the damage to agriculture is so serious that the farmers cannot repair it unaided;
Whereas the Community should accordingly provide effective and rapid aid for restoring and improving the agricultural potential of the stricken region,