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COMMISSION DECISION

OF 18 DECEMBER 1980

APPROVING A PROGRAMME RELATING TO THE PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF BEEF AND PORK IN THE LAND HESSE PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77

( ONLY THE GERMAN TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 80/1340/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 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY FORWARDED ITS PROGRAMME RELATING TO THE PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF BEEF AND PORK IN THE LAND HESSE ON 11 JULY 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE SAID PROGRAMME PLANS INVESTMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SLAUGHTERHOUSES SECTOR FOR :

- INTERNAL RATIONALIZATION OF BOTH SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND LIVESTOCK MARKETS ,

- CONCENTRATION OF SLAUGHTERING CAPACITY IN THE MAIN PRODUCTION AREAS ,

- ADJUSTMENT OF REFRIGERATION CAPACITY TO EXISTING SLAUGHTERING CAPACITY ,

- ENLARGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK MARKETS

WITH THE AIM OF STABILIZING OR INCREASING THE PRODUCERS' INCOME BY ADJUSTING PRODUCTION , BOTH QUALITATIVELY AND QUANTITATIVELY , TO MARKET REQUIREMENTS AND BY REDUCING HANDLING AND PROCESSING COSTS ; WHEREAS IT CONSTITUTES THEREFORE A PROGRAMME WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME CONTAINS THE DETAILS REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 , SHOWING THAT THE OBJECTIVES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 1 THERETO CAN BE ACHIEVED IN RESPECT OF THE BEEF AND PORK SECTOR IN HESSE ; WHEREAS THE SCHEDULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT EXCEED THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( G ) OF THE 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 THE PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF BEEF AND PORK IN THE LAND HESSE , FORWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ON 11 JULY 1980 , IS HEREBY APPROVED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 18 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT

( 1 ) OJ NO L 51 , 23 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .