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( 1 ) OJ NO 172 , 30 . 9 . 1966 , P . 3025/66 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 303 , 28 . 11 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 133 , 10 . 6 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 236 , 15 . 9 . 1977 , P . 12 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 156/78

OF 27 JANUARY 1978

SUPPLEMENTING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/72 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM FOR OIL SEEDS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION NO 136/66/EEC OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1966 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKETS IN OILS AND FATS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2560/77 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 27 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLES 22 AND 23 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/72 OF 7 JUNE 1972 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM FOR OIL SEEDS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2036/77 ( 4 ), LAY DOWN THE CONDITIONS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SECURITY LODGED IN THE CASE OF THE SUBSIDY BEING FIXED IN ADVANCE ; WHEREAS ARTICLE 25 OF THE SAID REGULATION SPECIFIES THE CONDITIONS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH SUBSIDY ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM IS APPLIED IN A UNIFORM MANNER , DEADLINES FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SECURITY AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SUBSIDY SHOULD BE FIXED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR OILS AND FATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 22 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1204/72 :

' RELEASE OF THE SECURITY SHALL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PRODUCTION OF THE PROOF REFERRED TO ABOVE . '

ARTICLE 2

THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH 3 IS ADDED TO ARTICLE 25 :

' 3 . PAYMENT OF THE SUBSIDY SHALL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE CERTIFICATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 . '

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 27 JANUARY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT