The period laid down in Article 14 (2) (a) of Directive 72/159/EEC shall be extended, as regards the measures provided for under that Article in force in the Member States on 15 March 1977, until the re-examination provided for in Article 16 of this Directive has been completed or until 31 December 1980, whichever is the earlier.
This Directive shall take effect from 1 January 1980.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 1980.
For the Council
The President
G. MARCORA (1)Opinion delivered on 11 March 1980 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 349, 13.12.1978, p. 32. (4)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.