COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1962/96 of 11 October 1996 rectifying Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 replacing the values in ecus in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 150/95 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 of 30 April 1993 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (4), and in particular Article 18 (2) thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 (5), erroneously omitted the adjusted value in ECUs relating to the maximum eligible amount of the premium for each sheep or cattle livestock unit by which a herd is reduced, and that it is therefore appropriate to complete this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2772/95 is replaced by the following:

'1. in Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2078/92:

- the amount "ECU 150" is replaced by "ECU 181,1";

- the amounts "ECU 250" are replaced by "ECU 301,9";

- the amount "ECU 210" is replaced by "ECU 253,6";

- the amount "ECU 100" is replaced by "ECU 120,8";

- the amount "ECU 400" is replaced by "ECU 483,0";

- the amount "ECU 1 000" is replaced by "ECU 1 208";

- the amount "ECU 700" is replaced by "ECU 845,3" and

- the amount "ECU 600" is replaced by "ECU 724,5";`.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

The amount provided for in Article 1, third indent, shall apply from the date on which an agricultural conversion rate fixed on or after 1 February 1995 is first applied to the premium for each sheep or cattle livestock unit by which a herd is reduced.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 October 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 22, 31. 1. 1995, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 108, 1. 5. 1993, p. 106.

(4) OJ No L 188, 27. 7. 1996, p. 22.

(5) OJ No L 288, 1. 12. 1995, p. 35.