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( 1 ) OJ NO L 106 , 29 . 4 . 1977 , P . 14 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 166 , 1 . 7 . 1980 , P . 9 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 109 , 30 . 4 . 1977 , P . 4 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 163 , 2 . 7 . 1979 , P . 7 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1887/80

OF 15 JULY 1980

PROLONGING , FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR , THE DETAILED RULES OF APPLICATION GOVERNING THE GRANTING OF A SLAUGHTERING PREMIUM FOR PRODUCERS OF BOVINE ANIMALS PROVIDED FOR BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/77

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 870/77 OF 26 APRIL 1977 AUTHORIZING MEMBER STATES TO GRANT A PREMIUM ON THE SLAUGHTER OF CERTAIN ADULT BOVINE ANIMALS FOR SLAUGHTERING DURING THE 1977/78 MARKETING YEAR ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , UNDER ARTICLE 1 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1666/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ( 2 ), APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 870/77 HAS BEEN PROLONGED ONCE AGAIN FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THE PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/77 ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1353/79 ( 4 ), SHOULD ALSO BE PROLONGED FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO LAY DOWN THAT ANIMALS WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PREMIUM IN THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR MAY BE SLAUGHTERED WITHIN THE SAME FIXED PERIODS AS ANIMALS WHICH WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PREMIUM DURING THE MARKETING YEAR ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE EXPRESSION ' 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR ' APPEARING IN ARTICLES 2 AND 8 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/77 IS REPLACED BY THE EXPRESSION ' 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR ' .

ARTICLE 2

BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/77 , ANIMALS WHICH WERE FIRST PUT ON THE MARKET BETWEEN 5 AND 31 MAY 1980 MAY BE SLAUGHTERED DURING THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR AND MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PREMIUM IN RESPECT OF THE 1979/80 MARKETING YEAR .

ARTICLE 3

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 2 JUNE 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 15 JULY 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT