31972R0847

Official Journal of the European Communities 107

No L 100/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 27.4.72

REGULATION (EEC) No 847/72 OF THE COUNCIL of 24 April 1972 on granting aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, for the year 1972

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Community and constituting common measures within the meaning of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European No 729/703 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the Economic Community , and in particular Article 43 common agricultural policy. thereof: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Article 1 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; The time limit fixed in the first sentence of Article 20 ( 1) of Regulation No 17/64/EEC for the submission of Whereas, in accordance with the first sentence of Article applications for aid from the European Agricultural 20 ( 1) of Council Regulation No 17/64/EEC 1 of 5 Fe­ Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, shall, bruary 1964 on the conditions for granting aid from the in respect of applications for aid for the year 1972, be European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, extended to 30 June 1972. as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2591/702, applications for aid from the Guidance Section of the Article 2 Fund must be submitted to the Commission each year before 1 October, since the Commission must decide on The available credits of the European Agricultural Guid­ the merits before 31 December of the following year: ance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section, amounting whereas it seems necessary to extend the time limit fixed to 285 million units of account, shall be distributed as for the submission of applications for the year 1972 to follows : 30 June 1972 in order to facilitate the preparatory work of Member States in connection with the submission of 1 . A part shall be allocated to financing the measures such applications and to shorten, in the interest of the provided for under the following provisions : applicants, the time between the submission of the appli­ cation and the decision of the Commission ; (a) Article 12 (3) of Council Regulation No 159/66/ EEC4 of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions on the common organization of the mar­ Whereas it is expedient to increase to 45% the maximum ket in fruit and vegetables ; amount of aid from the Fund for projects concerning production structures for the year 1972 ; whereas, how­ (b) Article 12 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1975/ ever, due to the current difficulties in the markets of cer­ 69s of 6 October 1969 introducing a system of tain agricultural products, aid exceeding 25% of the premiums for slaughtering cows and for withholding amount of investments is justifiable only in respect of milk and milk products from the market; certain projects; (c) Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 251 1/ 69 6 of 9 December 1969 laying down special meas­ Whereas, for the year 1972 as for the year 1971 , it is ures for improving the production and marketing of necessary to provide for a differing financial contribu­ Community citrus fruit; tion by the beneficiary in respect of production and mar­ keting structures; (d) Article 7 ( 1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2517/ 69 7 of 9 December 1969 laying down certain meas­ ures for reorganizing Community fruit production ; Whereas it is appropriate to reserve part of the available credits of the Guidance Section for the year 1972, so as to permit the financing of measures financed by the 3 OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13 . 4 OJ No 192, 27.10.1966, p. 3286/66. 5 OJ No L 252, 8. 10. 1969, p. 1 . 1 OJ No 34, 27.2.1964, p. 586/64. 6 OJ No L 318, 18.12.1969, p. 1 . 2 OJ No L 280, 26.12. 1970, p. 63 . 7 OJ No L 3 18, 18.12.1969, p. 15.

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(e) Article 22 ( 2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2142/ without prejudice to the provisions of the third indent of 70 1 of 20 October 1970 on the common organiza­ the first subparagraph of Article 18 ( 1 ) of that Article, as tion of the market in fishery products : amended by Article 4 of this Regulation . ( f) Article 17(3) of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1696/ - - 71 2 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of - . Article. 4 — the market in hops . The third indent of the first subparagraph of Article 18 2 . A part amounting to 150 million units of account ( 1 ) of Regulation No 17/64/EEC shall be replaced by the following text : • r shall be allocated to financing projects within the mean­ ing of Article 13 of Regulation No 17/64/EEC . - however, in respect of projects submitted for the years 1971 and 1972 the financial contribution of 3 . The remaining ' part shall be allocated to financing the party benefiting from the improvement shall measures financed by the Community and constituting not be less than : common measures within the meaning of Article 6 of - 20% for projects relating to production struc­ Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 tures , and A rticle 3 - 38% for projects relating to marketing struc­ tures .' By way of derogation from the first indent of the first subparagraph of Article 18 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 17/64/ EEC. aid from the European Agricultural Guidance and A rticle 5 Guarantee Fund . Guidance Section may amount to 45% of the investment in respect of certain projects submitted This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day for the year 1972 . in conformity with the conditions of after its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ Article 11 ( I ) (a) and (b) of Regulation No 17/64/EEC . pean Communities .

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

Done at Luxembourg. 24 April 1972 .

For the Council The President G. THORN