Council Regulation (EC) No 2070/98 of 28 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2070/98 of 28 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 laying down general rules for the application of measures to improve the production and marketing of honey
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1221/97 (4) establishes the time limit in which expenditure on the measures taken under the annual national programme must be made;
Whereas, in order to avoid reducing the duration of the national programmes in the first year, the time limit for making such expenditure under those first programmes should be postponed,