31981R0655

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 258 , 1 . 10 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 655/81

OF 11 MARCH 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2527/80 LAYING DOWN TECHNICAL MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2527/80 ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 21 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS THE VALIDITY OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2527/80 WAS LIMITED TO 31 MARCH 1981 , PENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OTHER MEASURES OF FISHERIES POLICY ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , SINCE THE COUNCIL DID NOT ADOPT SUCH MEASURES IN GOOD TIME , THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2527/80 SHOULD BE EXTENDED IN ORDER NOT TO JEOPARDIZE PROTECTION OF THE SEA BED OR THE BALANCED EXPLOITATION OF RESOURCES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 22 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2527/80 THE DATE ' 31 MARCH 1981 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 30 APRIL 1981 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 MARCH 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS