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COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 December 1981

approving a programme relating to processing and marketing of poultry and poultrymeat in the Netherlands, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(82/5/EEC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas, on 26 January 1981, the Dutch Government forwarded the programme relating to processing and marketing of poultry and poultrymeat and on 17 August 1981 provided additional details;

Whereas this programme relates to the modernization and rationalization and concentration of facilities for poultry slaughtering, poultrymeat processing and improving the value of by-products with the aim of reducing slaughtering costs and thus stabilizing producers' incomes; whereas it is therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;

Whereas the programme contains the details referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the sector in question; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of this Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The programme relating to processing and marketing of poultry and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 communicated by the Dutch Government on 26 January 1981 and supplemented on 17 August 1981 is hereby approved.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 1981.

For the Commission

Poul DALSAGER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1.