31978R2238

28 . 9 . 78 No L 272/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2238/78 of 26 September 1978 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76 laying down common standards for the water content of frozen and deep-frozen chickens, hens and cocks

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES, Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 1 . In the second subparagraph of Article 1 ( 1 ) of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76, the date '1 July 1979' 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ shall be replaced by '1 February 1980'. tion of the market in poultrymeat ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (2), and in particular to 2. In the third paragraph of Article 8 of Regulation Article 2 (2) thereof, (EEC) No 2967/76, the date '1 March 1979' shall be replaced by '1 December 1979'. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 3 . In the second paragraph of Article 10 of Regula­ Whereas the implementation of the control measures tion (EEC) No 2967/76, the date '1 October 1978' provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76 shall be replaced by '1 April 1979'. of 23 November 1976 laying down common standards for the water content of frozen and deep-frozen chickens, hens and cocks (3), as last amended by Regu­ Article 2 lation (EEC) No 361 /78 (4), is causing technical diffi­ culties ; whereas the implementation of measures laid This Regulation shall enter into force on the day down in Regulation (EEC) No 2967/76 should there­ following its publication in the Official Journal of fore be postponed until a later date, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 1978 .

For the Council

The President

J. ERTL

(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. 2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 3. (>) OJ No L 339, 8 . 12. 1976, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 52, 23. 2. 1978 , p. 1 .