COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2437/97 of 9 December 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 87/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands with regard to the specific arrangements for the supply of dried fodder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 as regards the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products and, pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the aid granted for such supplies; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, Commission Regulation (EC) No 87/97 (5) fixes the forecast supply balances for dried fodder from the rest of the Community for the smaller Aegean islands for the 1997 calender year; whereas, in order to meet those islands' requirements, those forecast supply balances must be amended;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Committee for the relevant product groups,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 87/97 are hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 Brussels, 9 December 1997.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.

(3) OJ L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4.

(4) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.

(5) OJ L 17, 21. 1. 1997, p. 15.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

Forecast supply balance for the smaller islands belonging to group A

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ANNEX II

Forecast supply balance for the smaller islands belonging to group B

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