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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 261/87

of 28 January 1987

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2321/86 as regards the submission of applications for compensation for the definitive discontinuation of milk production

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 of 6 May 1986 fixing compensation for the definitive discontinuation of milk production (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2321/86 of 24 July 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1336/86 fixing compensation for the definitive discontinuation of milk production (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/86 (3), provided that for the first year of application requests for compensation were to be submitted to the competent authority during the period 28 July to 31 December 1986; whereas, in view of the decisions of the Council of 16 December 1986, the period for the submission of requests should be further extended and likewise the date by which producers are to be informed whether or not their requests have been accepted;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2321/86 is amended as follows:

1. The date of '31 January 1987' given in subparagraph (1) (b) is replaced by '14 March 1987'.

2. The date of '31 December 1987' given in paragraph (3) is replaced by '15 February 1987'.

Article 2

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 1 January 1987.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1987.

For the Commission

Frans ANDRIESSEN

Vice-President

(1) OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 21.

(2) OJ No L 202, 25. 7. 1986, p. 13.

(3) OJ No L 356, 17. 12. 1986, p. 14.