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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 19/81

OF 1 JANUARY 1981

WAIVING THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 208/70 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE APPLICATION OF MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF ORANGES FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2601/69 OF 18 DECEMBER 1969 LAYING DOWN SPECIAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE THE PROCESSING OF CERTAIN VARIETIES OF ORANGES ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1154/78 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 208/70 OF 4 FEBRUARY 1970 ( 3 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2972/75 ( 4 ) , PROVIDES THAT PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR ORANGES ARE TO BE CONCLUDED BEFORE 20 JANUARY EACH YEAR ;

WHEREAS , ON ACCOUNT OF THE DATE OF ACCESSION OF GREECE TO THE COMMUNITY , THE TIME LIMIT FOR CONCLUSION OF CONTRACTS FOR THE CURRENT MARKETING YEAR SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR THAT COUNTRY ;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 3 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 208/70 , PROCESSING CONTRACTS FOR THE 1980/81 MARKETING YEAR MAY BE CONCLUDED BY GREEK PRODUCERS UP TO 28 FEBRUARY 1981 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 1 JANUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

THE PRESIDENT

ROY JENKINS

( 1 ) OJ NO L 324 , 27 . 12 . 1969 , P . 21 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 5 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 28 , 5 . 2 . 1970 , P . 12 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 295 , 14 . 11 . 1975 , P . 16 .