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( 1 ) OJ NO 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , P . 2553/62 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 27 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 320 , 15 . 12 . 1979 , P . 58 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 779/80

OF 27 MARCH 1980

AMENDING , AS REGARDS THE FRENCH FRANC , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 129 ON THE VALUE OF THE UNIT OF ACCOUNT AND THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2543/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 ON THE EXCHANGE RATES TO BE APPLIED IN AGRICULTURE ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2835/79 ( 4 ), FIXED REPRESENTATIVE RATES FOR , AMONG OTHERS , THE FRENCH FRANC ; WHEREAS IN THE PIGMEAT SECTOR SUCH RATE HAS ALREADY TAKEN EFFECT ; WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF OTHER SECTORS , IT WAS TO HAVE TAKEN EFFECT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS IT APPEARS APPROPRIATE , IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT ECONOMIC REALITY , TO PROVIDE FOR ENTRY INTO EFFECT ON 1 APRIL 1980 OF THE AFORESAID REPRESENTATIVE RATE FOR THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS SECTOR AND THE BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR ;

WHEREAS THE MONETARY COMMITTEE WILL BE CONSULTED ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THE URGENCY INVOLVED , IT IS APPROPRIATE TO ADOPT THE MEASURES ENVISAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION NO 129 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 2A ( 3 ) ( C ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 878/77 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ( C ) THE REPRESENTATIVE RATE OF 1 FRENCH FRANC À 0.173343 ECU SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM :

- 1 OCTOBER 1979 FOR THE PIGMEAT SECTOR ,

- 1 APRIL 1980 FOR THE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS SECTOR AND THE BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR ,

- 1 JULY 1980 FOR THE ISOGLUCOSE SECTOR ,

- 1 AUGUST 1980 FOR THE EGGS , POULTRY , OVALBUMIN AND LACTALBUMIN SECTOR ,

- 16 DECEMBER 1980 FOR THE WINE SECTOR , HOWEVER , OTHER DATES MAY BE FIXED FOR DISTILLATION OPERATIONS ,

- 1 JANUARY 1981 FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR ,

- THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR FOR THE OTHER PRODUCTS FOR WHICH THERE EXISTS A MARKETING YEAR ,

- THE BEGINNING OF THE 1980/81 MILK YEAR IN ALL OTHER CASES .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 MARCH 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA