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( 1 ) OJ NO C 212 , 21 . 8 . 1981 , P . 6 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 16 OCTOBER 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OJ NO L 122 , 6 . 5 . 1981 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2993/81

OF 19 OCTOBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1196/81 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF AID FOR BEE-KEEPING IN RESPECT OF THE 1981/82 , 1982/83 UND 1983/84 MARKETING YEARS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 42 AND 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

WHEREAS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1196/81 ( 3 ) IS CAUSING ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , CERTAIN DATES PROVIDED FOR BY THE SAID REGULATION SHOULD , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR , BE AMENDED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1196/81 SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1196/81 , ' 31 JULY 1981 ' IS HEREBY REPLACED BY ' 31 OCTOBER 1981 ' ;

2 . THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE ADDED TO PARAGRAPH 2 :

' HOWEVER , FOR THE 1981/82 MARKETING YEAR THE AID SHALL BE PAID BEFORE 30 JUNE 1982 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 AUGUST 1981 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 19 OCTOBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER