Council Regulation (EEC) No 1969/80 of 22 July 1980 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for seed

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1969/80  of 22 July 1980  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 laying down general rules for granting and financing aid for seed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organization of the market in seeds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2878/79 (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2878/79 brought rice for sowing within the scope of the common organization of the market in seeds ; whereas rice for sowing is referred to in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 among the products for which production aid may be granted;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/74 (4), states that the granting of the aforementioned aid shall be subject inter alia to the condition that the seeds in question satisfy the definitions laid down by the Directives concerning their marketing ; whereas reference should therefore be made, for the purpose of defining rice seed, to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC (6), and Regulation (EEC) No 1674/72 should be amended accordingly,