COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 4142/88 of 23 December 1988 altering certain dates in Regulations (EEC) No 1694/86 and (EEC) No 859/87

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 468/87 of 10 February 1987 laying down general rules applying to the special premium for beef producers (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1346/86 of 6 May 1986 on the granting of a calf birth premium in Greece, Ireland, Italy and Northern Ireland and on the granting of an additional national premium in Italy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4132/88 (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas Article 1 (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 859/87 of 25 March 1987 laying down detailed rules applying to the special premium for beef producers (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2430/87 (5), states that the authorization provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 468/87 is valid up to 31 December 1988;

Whereas by virtue of Article 1 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1694/86 of 30 May 1986 laying down detailed implementing rules for the granting of a calf birth premium (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1094/87 (7), that premium is available in respect of any calf born during the period 6 April 1987 to 31 December 1988;

Whereas pending new premium arrangements for the beef and veal sector the Council has, by Regulation (EEC) No 4132/88, extended the period of availability of the special premium and of the calf birth premium to 5 March 1989; whereas Regulations (EEC) No 859/87 and (EEC) No 1694/86 should therefore be amended accordingly;

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 1. The date of 31 December 1988 given in the third indent in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 859/87 is replaced by 5 March 1989.

2. The date of 31 December 1988 given in the first indent in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1694/86 is replaced by 5 March 1989.

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 from 1 January 1989.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 1988.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President (1) OJ No L 48, 17. 2. 1987, p. 4.

(2) OJ No L 119, 8. 5. 1986, p. 39.

(3) See page 4 of this Official Journal.

(4) OJ No L 82, 26. 3. 1987, p. 25.

(5) OJ No L 224, 12. 8. 1987, p. 10.

(6) OJ No L 146, 31. 5. 1986, p. 54.

(7) OJ No L 106, 22. 4. 1987, p. 17.