31976R0709

31 . 3 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/5

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 709/76 of 25 March 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2824/72 laying down general rules for the financing of interventions by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricul­ tural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, in view of the possible changes which may COMMUNITIES, be made to the common agricultural policy and of the technical difficulties encountered, the dates provided Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European for under Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 2824/72 should be postponed, Having , regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (x), as last amended by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Regulation (EEC) No 2788/72 (2), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof, Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No In Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2824/72, 1 2824/72 of 28 December 1972 laying down general August 1975' shall be replaced by '1 August 1977', rules for the financing of interventions by the and '1 January 1976' shall be replaced by '1 January Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guid­ 1978 '. ance and Guarantee Fund (3), as last amended by Regu­ lation (EEC) No 11 75/75 (4), provides that the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal Article 2 from the Commission, shall, before 1 August 1975, introduce general rules to be applicable from 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day January 1976 on the financing in their entirety of following its publication in the Official Journal of intervention measures for which, within the frame­ the European Communities. work of the common organization of markets, no sum per unit has been determined ; It shall be applicable from 1 January 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 March 1976. For the Council

The President M. MART

( 1) OJ No L 94, 28 . 4. 1970, p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 295, 30. 12. 1972, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 298 , 31 . 12. 1972, p. 5. (t) OJ No L 117, 7. 5 . 1975, p. 8 .