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( 1 ) OJ NO L 146 , 4 . 7 . 1970 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 94 , 9 . 4 . 1976 , P . 4 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 72 , 26 . 3 . 1971 , P . 2 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 297 , 25 . 10 . 1973 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1775/76 OF 20 JULY 1976 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 619/71 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR FLAX AND HEMP

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 OF 29 JUNE 1970 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FLAX AND HEMP ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 814/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 619/71 OF 22 MARCH 1971 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR FLAX AND HEMP ( 3 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2878/73 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT FOR FLAX GROWN MAINLY FOR SEED THE AID REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1308/70 SHALL BE GRANTED TO THE GROWER ; WHEREAS WITH EFFECT FROM THE 1976/77 MARKETING YEAR THIS AID SHALL NO LONGER BE GRANTED FOR THIS TYPE OF FLAX ; WHEREAS THE SAID PARAGRAPH SHOULD THEREFORE BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 691/71 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" 1 . FOR HEMP AID SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY TO THE GROWER . "

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 1976 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 20 JULY 1976 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

A . P . L . M . M . VAN DER STEE