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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 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , P . 29 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 92 , 3 . 4 . 1974 , P . 13 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 146 , 4 . 6 . 1976 , P . 25 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 201 , 27 . 7 . 1976 , P . 14 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 181 , 21 . 7 . 1977 , P . 31 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1545/78

OF 4 JULY 1978

VARYING FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF DECLARATIONS OF AREAS SOWN TO FLAX AND HEMP

THE COMMISSION 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 AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 814/76 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 569/76 OF 15 MARCH 1976 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR LINSEED ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/74 OF 29 MARCH 1974 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING AID FOR FLAX AND HEMP ( 4 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1309/76 ( 5 ), AND ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1799/76 OF 22 JULY 1976 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF SPECIAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF LINSEED ( 6 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1632/77 ( 7 ), PROVIDE THAT EVERY PRODUCER OF FLAX AND HEMP SHALL BY 15 JUNE OF EACH YEAR SUBMIT A DECLARATION OF THE AREAS SOWN BY HIM THAT YEAR ; WHEREAS IN CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES AND A DELAY IN SOWING HAVE MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS TIME LIMIT IN RESPECT OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS THE DATE IN QUESTION FOR THAT YEAR SHOULD THEREFORE BE DEFERRED UNTIL 15 JULY 1978 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES FOR FLAX AND HEMP AND FOR OILS AND FATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 771/74 AND FROM ARTICLE 8 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1799/76 , DECLARATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR OF AREAS SOWN TO FLAX AND HEMP SHALL BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 15 JULY 1978 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE 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 , 4 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT