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( 1 ) OJ NO L 68 , 19 . 3 . 1969 , P . 8 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 355 , 24 . 12 . 1973 , P . 56 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 2 FEBRUARY 1978

ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LIVE PLANTS

( 78/192/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

WHEREAS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON LIVE PLANTS WAS SET UP BY THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 25 FEBRUARY 1969 ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY THE DECISION OF 31 OCTOBER 1973 ( 2 );

WHEREAS THE NEED FOR A MORE DIVERSIFIED REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN ECONOMIC INTERESTS , WHICH SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE , MAKES A FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE DECISION NECESSARY ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 3 OF THE COMMISSION DECISION OF 25 FEBRUARY 1969 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' ARTICLE 3

1 . THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF 36 MEMBERS .

2 . SEATS ON THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPORTIONED AS FOLLOWS :

- 12 TO REPRESENTATIVES OF GROWERS ,

- SIX TO REPRESENTATIVES OF PRODUCERS ' COOPERATIVES ,

- NINE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF TRADERS IN LIVE PLANTS AND NURSERY PRODUCE ,

- FIVE TO HORTICULTURAL WORKERS ' REPRESENTATIVES ,

- FOUR TO CONSUMERS ' REPRESENTATIVES . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 2 FEBRUARY 1978 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 2 FEBRUARY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT