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70 Official Journal of the European Communities

No L 282/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.12.71

REGULATION (EEC) No 2724/7 1 OF THE COUNCIL of 20 December 1971 extending, for 1970, the final date by which the Commission must take a decision on applica­ tions for aid from EAGGF , Guidance Section

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, in view of this extension of the time limit and the delay in respect of decisions for 1969 . Article 1 of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 6 1 8/7 1 4 postponed the final date Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 by which the Commission must decide on applications thereof; for aid from the Fund, Guidance Section for 1970 to 31 October 1971 ;

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; Whereas this extension has proved insufficient to permit applications for aid to be fully examined ; whereas it is therefore necessary to postpone the final date by which Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ the Commission must decide on the merits of such appli­ ment ; cations .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 20 ( 1) of Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC 1 of - Article 1 > 5 February 1964 on the conditions for granting aid from The final date by which the Commission must , in ac­ the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee cordance with the first subparagraph of Article 20 ( 1 ) of Fund, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2591 / 702, applications for aid from the Guidance Section of Regulation No 17/64/EEC . decide on applications for aid from the Fund , Guidance Section , for 1970 which the Fund must be submitted to the Commission each have been submitted to it within the time limits laid year before 1 October, since the Commission must de­ down in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1534/69 cide on their merits before 31 December of the following shall be postponed to 3 1 December 1971 . year; whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC ) No 1534/69 3 of 29 July 1969 on aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Guidance Article 2 Section , for 1970 made provision for the date for the submission of applications for 1970 to be postponed to This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 15 December 1969 for one half of the projects and to 31 following its publication in the Official Journal of the March 1970 for the remainder; European Communities

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

Done at Brussels . 20 December 1971 .

For the Council The President M. PEDINI

1 OJ No 34. 27.2. 1 964. p. 586/64. 2 OJNoL280. 26.12.1970. p. 63. 3 OJ No L 189. 2,8.1969. p. 1 . 4 OJ No L 72, 26.3.1971 , p. 1 .