COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 22 December 1980 amending, by virtue of the accession of Greece, Directives 76/893/EEC, 79/693/EEC and 80/777/EEC with regard to the majority quorum of votes within the Standing Committee of Foodstuffs procedure (80/1276/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the 1979 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 146 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, by virtue of the accession of Greece, it is necessary to change the number of votes constituting a majority quorum of votes within the procedure for the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs, as laid down in Directives 76/893/EEC (1), 79/693/EEC (2) and 80/777/EEC (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

With effect from 1 January 1981, "41 votes" shall be replaced by "45 votes" in: - Article 10 (2) of Directive 76/893/EEC,

- Article 13 (2) of Directive 79/693/EEC and

- Article 12 (2) of Directive 80/777/EEC.

Article 2

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1980.

For the Council

The President

J. SANTER (1)OJ No L 340, 9.12.1976, p. 19. (2)OJ No L 205, 13.8.1979, p. 5. (3)OJ No L 229, 30.8.1980, p. 1.