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12.5.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 105 / 1

REGULATION (EEC) No 966/71 OF THE COUNCIL

of 10 May 1971

extending the time limit laid down in Article 4 (3) of Regulation No 130/66/EEC on the financing of the common agricultural policy

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, amount by which intervention expenditure on the internal market fell short of forty million units of account in each of the accounting periods 1966/67, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 1967/68 , 1968/69, and the second half of 1969 ; European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof: Whereas the Italian Government has applied to the Commission for an extension to 31 December 1973 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; of the time limit which expired on 31 December 1969 and which was not met on account of the time needed to carry out administrative formalities and complete the relevant works ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament1 ;

Whereas the time limit should be extended to 31 December 1973, as requested; whereas, however, the Whereas, under Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation Commission must be informed at regular intervals as No 130/66/EEC2 of 26 July 1966 on the financing of to the use made of the amounts granted ; the common agricultural policy, the Italian Republic was to submit to the Commission, by the end of the transitional period, one or more reports with supporting documents on expenditure which resulted from measures to improve production and marketing HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : structures in respect of olives and olive oil and of fruit and vegetables and which was incurred after 1 November 1965 and 1 January 1966 respectively ; Sole Article

1 . The time limit laid down in Article 4 (3 ) of Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 12 (4) of Regulation No 130/66/EEC for submission to the Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC3 of 25 October Commission by the Italian Republic of one or more 1966 laying down further provisions for the common reports with supporting documents on expenditure organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, as with a view to the improvement of production and amended by Regulation (EEC) No 25 15 /69,4 has marketing structures in respect of olives, olive oil, entitled the Italian Republic to receive payment, under conditions identical with those laid down in fruit and vegetables is hereby extended to 31 Decem­ ber 1973 . Article 4 of Regulation No 130/66/EEC, of the

2. However, the Italian Republic shall submit : 1 OJ No C 11 , 5.2.1971 , p . 7. 2 OJ No 165 , 21.9.1966, p. 2965/66. — biannually, by 30 June and 31 December of each 3 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3286/66. year, six-monthly reports on the use made of 4 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 10 . amounts paid under Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation

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No 130/66/EEC and Article 12 (4) of Regulation — annually, by 31 March of each year, supporting No 159/66/EEC; these reports shall describe the documents on expenditure in the previous year. state of progress of measures and works Documents on expenditure incurred up to undertaken and shall state how much has been 31 December 1971 may, however, be submitted disbursed ; up to 30 June 1972.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 10 May 1971 .

For the Council

The President

M. SCHUMANN