Council Regulation (EEC) No 1980/85 of 16 July 1985 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 1980/85
of 16 July 1985
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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1054/81 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2967/83 (4), Ireland and the United Kingdom have implemented a programme to develop beef cattle production, with particular reference to the genetic improvement of livestock and improvement of the quality of their feed, with a view to redressing the unfavourable situation as regards the incomes of farmers in Ireland and Northern Ireland;
Whereas, under Article 4 of that Regulation the duration of the common measure is, depending on the measures concerned, limited to certain periods, the longest of which expires on 30 April 1984;
Whereas performance and progeny testing should be increased in Ireland and Northern Ireland; whereas it is therefore desirable to extend the duration of these measures until 31 December 1986 so that the existing gaps may be filled,