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( 1 ) OJ NO C 144 , 15 . 6 . 1981 , P . 33 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 205 , 13 . 8 . 1979 , P . 19 .

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE

OF 24 JUNE 1981

AMENDING , CONSEQUENT UPON GREEK ACCESSION , DIRECTIVE 79/695/EEC ON THE HARMONIZATION OF PROCEDURES FOR THE RELEASE OF GOODS FOR FREE CIRCULATION

( 81/465/EEC )

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 100 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

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

WHEREAS , CONSEQUENT UPON THE ACCESSION OF GREECE , THE NUMBER OF VOTES NEEDED TO CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY IN THE COMMITTEE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 26 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/695/EEC OF 24 JULY 1979 ON THE HARMONIZATION OF PROCEDURES FOR THE RELEASE OF GOODS FOR FREE CIRCULATION ( 2 ) SHOULD BE ADJUSTED ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :

ARTICLE 1

IN ARTICLE 26 ( 2 ) OF DIRECTIVE 79/695/EEC , THE NUMBER ' 41 ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 45 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DIRECTIVE IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 24 JUNE 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . M . V . VAN AARDENNE

Amendments and corrections
January 1, 1994	See 31979L0695
July 2, 1981	Entry into force - Date notif.

Council Directive 81/465/EEC of 24 June 1981 amending, consequent upon Greek accession, Directive 79/695/EEC on the harmonization of procedures for the release of goods for free circulation