31976R0651

25 . 3 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 79 /3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 651 /76 of 24 March 1976

amending Regulation (EEC) No 571/76, following the fixing of a new exchange rate to be applied in respect of France for agricultural purposes

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN order to take account of the fixing of a new COMMUNITIES, representative rate for the French franc, with effect from 25 March 1976 ; whereas an addition therefore needs to be made to Regulation (EEC) No 571/76 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regu­ lation are in accordance with the opinion of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) management committees concerned, No 557/76 of 15 March 1976 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture and repealing Regulation (EEC ) No 475 /75 (*), as amended by Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 650/76 (2 ), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Article 1 Whereas it is provided by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 571 /76 of 15 March 1976 laying down The following subparagraph is added to Article 2 (2) detailed rules for the application of Council Regu­ of Regulation (EEC) No 571 /76 : lation (EEC) No 557/76 on the exchange rates to be applied in agriculture and repealing Regulation (EEC) 'With regard to the fixing of the representative No 475/75 (8), that the last subparagraph of rate for the French franc, with effect from Article 4(1 ) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 25 March 1976, the said provisions shall apply of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implemen­ only to advance fixing and to the relevant documents or certificates issued before 25 March tation of Regulation (EEC) No 653 /68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account 1976 within the meaning of Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regu­ used for the common agricultural policy (4), shall lation (EEC) No 193 /75 .' apply to the products and Member States concerned from the dates listed in Article 2 (2) of Regulation Article 2 ( EEC) No 557/76 ;

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 557/76 This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 March was amended by Regulation (EEC) No 650/76 in 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 24 March 1976.

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(!) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 1 . (2) See page 1 of this Official Journal . (3) OJ No L 68, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 188 , 1 . 8 . 1968, p. 1 .