Council Directive 78/1017/EEC of 24 November 1978 amending Directive 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms and Directive 73/131/EEC on the guidance premium provided for in Article 10 of the Directive of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms

• CELEX: Directive 78/1017/EEC
• Articles: 4

Article 1

The period laid down in Article 14 (2) (a) of Directive 72/159/EEC shall be extended until 31 December 1979 as regards the measures provided for under that Article in force in the Member States on 15 March 1977.

Article 2

The second paragraph of Article 1 of Directive 73/131/EEC shall be replaced by the following:

"The maximum amount of this premium shall be: - 48 units of account per hectare within a ceiling of 4 800 units of account per farm in the first year,

- 32 75 units of account per hectare within a ceiling of 3 250 units of account per farm in the second year,

- 16 75 units of account per hectare within a ceiling of 1 650 units of account per farm in the third year."

Article 3

Article 1 shall take effect as from 1 January 1978.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 November 1978.

For the Council

The President

J. ERTL (1)OJ No C 230, 28.9.1978, p. 15. (2)OJ No C 261, 6.11.1978, p. 46. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, P. 1. (4)OJ No L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 43. (5)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (6)OJ No L 153, 9.6.1973, p. 24.