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( 1 ) OJ NO 109 , 23 . 6 . 1965 , P . 1895/65 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 299 , 27 . 10 . 1973 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO 213 , 23 . 11 . 1966 , P . 3637/66 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 296 , 15 . 11 . 1975 , P . 8 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1651/77

OF 22 JULY 1977

AMENDING REGULATION NO 184/66/EEC IN RESPECT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE STANDARD FEE PER DULY-COMPLETED FARM RETURN

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 79/65/EEC OF 15 JUNE 1965 SETTING UP A NETWORK FOR THE COLLECTION OF ACCOUNTANCY DATA ON THE INCOMES AND BUSINESS OPERATION OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2910/73 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 5 OF COMMISSION REGULATION NO 184/66/EEC OF 21 NOVEMBER 1966 CONCERNING THE COLLECTION , VERIFICATION AND FORWARDING OF ACCOUNTANCY DATA OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING INCOMES OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2985/75 ( 4 ), PROVIDES FOR A STANDARD FEE OF 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER DULY-COMPLETED FARM RETURN FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSION AND RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING YEAR 1976 AND SUBSEQUENT ACCOUNTING YEARS ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL RISE IN CHARGES SINCE 1975 AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE COST OF COMPLETING A FARM RETURN , THE FEE NEEDS REVISION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FOR THE FARM ACCOUNTANCY DATA NETWORK ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

SOLE ARTICLE

THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 5 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION NO 184/66/EEC IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS :

' HOWEVER , IN RESPECT OF FARM RETURNS RELATING TO THE ACCOUNTING YEARS 1976 AND 1977 , THAT SUM SHALL BE 40 UNITS OF ACCOUNT . FOR THE ACCOUNTING YEAR 1978 AND SUBSEQUENT ACCOUNTING YEARS , THAT SUM IS INCREASED TO 50 UNITS OF ACCOUNT . '

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 JULY 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT