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( 1 ) OJ NO C 169 , 9 . 7 . 1981 , P . 8 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 16 OCTOBER 1981 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OJ NO L 166 , 23 . 6 . 1978 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3086/81

OF 27 OCTOBER 1981

AMENDING , CONSEQUENT UPON THE ACCESSION OF GREECE TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1360/78 ON PRODUCER GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS THEREOF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 22 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

WHEREAS ARTICLE 3 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1360/78 OF 19 JUNE 1978 ON PRODUCER GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS THEREOF ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , LAYS DOWN THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO WHICH THAT REGULATION APPLIES ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO DEFINE ITS SCOPE IN GREECE ;

WHEREAS IN GREECE THE SUPPLY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IS CHARACTERIZED BY VERY SEVERE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS ; WHEREAS IN EFFECT , THE MARKET IS SUPPLIED BY A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF HOLDINGS WHICH ARE SMALL IN SIZE AND INSUFFICIENTLY ORGANIZED ; WHEREAS , IN PARTICULAR , ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE , ONLY ABOUT 16 % OF GREEK HOLDINGS ARE MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS SET UP TO MARKET AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND ONLY ABOUT 6 % OF THE VALUE OF GREECE ' S AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IS MARKETED BY SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ; WHEREAS , APART FROM CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS , THESE STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES AS REGARDS SUPPLY AFFECT GREEK AGRICULTURE AS A WHOLE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1360/78 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) THE INTRODUCTORY PHRASE SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . IN THE CASE OF ITALY AND GREECE THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS PROVIDED THAT SUCH PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED IN THESE COUNTRIES : ' .

2 . IN ARTICLE 13 ( 3 ), ' 24 MILLION UNITS OF ACCOUNT ' SHALL BE REPLACED BY ' 29.54 MILLION ECU ' .

ARTICLE 2

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

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 27 OCTOBER 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . WALKER

Amendments and corrections
December 23, 1989	Implicitly repealed by 31989R3808
November 2, 1981	Entry into force - Date pub. + 3 See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3086/81 of 27 October 1981 amending, consequent upon the accession of Greece to the European Communities, Regulation (EEC) No 1360/78 on producer groups and associations thereof