31978R0037

10 . 1 . 78 No L 7/ 7 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 37 /78 of 9 January 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2552/77 regarding the time limit for submitting crop declarations for seed flax for the 1977/78 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Oils and Fats . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures for linseed ('), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof, Article 1 Whereas, by way of derogation from Article 9(1 ) of The following indent is added to Article 1 of Regula­ Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1799/76 of 22 July tion (EEC) No 2552/77 : 1976 laying down detailed rules for the application of special measures in respect of linseed (2), as amended ' However, if in certain Member States the late by Regulation (EEC) No 1 632/ 77 (3), Commission harvest has made it impossible for this time limit Regulation (EEC) No 2552/77 of 18 November to be kept, these Member States shall be autho­ 1 977 (4) provides that crop declarations for seed flax rized to postpone the relevant time limit until 15 for the 1977/78 marketing year shall be submitted not January 1978 .' later than 30 November 1977 ; Whereas in certain Member States the late harvest has Article 2 made it impossible for this time limit to be kept ; whereas these Member States should therefore be auth­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day orized to postpone the relevant time limit until 15 following its publication in the Official Journal of January 1978 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 29 . (•2) OJ No L 201 , 27 . 7 . 1976, p. 14 . (3 ) OJ No L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977, p. 31 . 4) OJ No L 296, 19 . 11 . 1977, p . 25 .