51997PC0482

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 96/411/EC on improving Community agricultural statistics (97/C 337/14) COM(97) 482 final - 97/0245 (CNS)

(submitted by the Commission on 6 October 1997)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas, Decision 96/411/EC of the Council, from 25 July 1996, concerning the improvement of Community agricultural statistics (1) foresees the presentation of reports, on the one hand, by the Member States to the Commission, and, on the other, by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council;

Whereas, the deadlines set for the transmission of these reports are proving to be too inflexible taking into account the experience gathered;

Whereas, it is necessary therefore to delay the dates foreseen and to introduce more flexible deadlines,

HAS ADOPTED THIS PRESENT DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 96/411/EC, is amended as follows:

(i) in Article 5, the date '31 March` is replaced by '31 July`,

(ii) in Article 11, the year '1997` is replaced by '1999`.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

(1) OJ L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 14.