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( 1 ) OJ NO L 106 , 12 . 5 . 1971 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 88 , 2 . 4 . 1981 , P . 26 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 37 , 7 . 2 . 1978 , P . 5 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 363 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 71 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2866/81

OF 4 OCTOBER 1981

SUSPENDING ADVANCE FIXING OF THE MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , FRANCE , ITALY , THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 974/71 OF 12 MAY 1971 ON CERTAIN MEASURES OF CONJUNCTURAL POLICY TO BE TAKEN IN AGRICULTURE FOLLOWING THE TEMPORARY WIDENING OF THE MARGINS OF FLUCTUATION FOR THE CURRENCIES OF CERTAIN MEMBER STATES ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 876/81 ( 2 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 243/78 OF 1 FEBRUARY 1978 PROVIDING FOR THE ADVANCE FIXING OF MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3476/80 ( 4 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS WITH EFFECT FROM 5 OCTOBER 1981 THE CENTRAL RATES OF THE DIFFERENT CURRENCIES OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY SYSTEM HAVE BEEN AMENDED ; WHEREAS , PENDING A DECISION ON THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FOLLOWING THIS EVENT , IN ORDER TO PREVENT SPECULATION ADVANCE FIXING OF THE COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS SHOULD BE SUSPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 243/78 FOR THE MEMBER STATES FOR WHICH MODIFICATION OF THESE AMOUNTS COULD BE FORSEEN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ADVANCE FIXING OF THE MONETARY COMPENSATORY AMOUNTS APPLICABLE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , FRANCE , ITALY , THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM SHALL BE SUSPENDED FROM 5 OCTOBER 1981 .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 5 OCTOBER 1981 . IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 7 OCTOBER 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 OCTOBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FRANCOIS-XAVIER ORTOLI

VICE-PRESIDENT