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( 1 ) OJ NO C 93 , 9 . 4 . 1979 , P . 49 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 4 AND 5 APRIL 1979 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OJ NO L 318 , 18 . 12 . 1969 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 116 , 11 . 5 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 118 , 20 . 5 . 1972 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 153 , 21 . 6 . 1979 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1301/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

AMENDING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 AND ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 IN RESPECT OF LEMONS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ( 2 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 6 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 OF 9 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES FOR IMPROVING THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF COMMUNITY CITRUS FRUIT ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 912/79 ( 4 ), EXTENDED THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL COMPENSATION FOR THE MARKETING OF LEMONS UNTIL THE END OF THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS THESE MEASURES HAVE ENCOURAGED THE MARKETING OF BETTER QUALITY PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS SUCH A TREND SHOULD BE FURTHERED BY RETAINING THESE MEASURES IN THE COMING MARKETING YEAR ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , WHEN CALCULATING THE REFERENCE PRICE FOR LEMONS , ACCOUNT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OF THE TRANSPORT COSTS AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 23 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 OF 18 MAY 1972 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1208/79 ( 6 ),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2511/69 ' 1 JULY 1979 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 1 JUNE 1980 ' .

ARTICLE 2

IN THE FIRST INDENT OF THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 23 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1035/72 ' 30 JUNE 1979 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 31 MAY 1980 ' .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1979 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE