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( 1 ) OJ NO L 168 , 1 . 7 . 1980 , P . 27 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3305/80

OF 17 DECEMBER 1980

EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF FISHING LICENCES FOR VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SPAIN

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 103 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE DIFFICULTIES CALL FOR THE EXTENSION , FOR A SHORT TIME , OF THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE LICENCES VALID UNDER COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1719/80 OF 30 JUNE 1980 LAYING DOWN FOR 1980 CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SPAIN ( 1 ),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FISHING LICENCES VALID ON 31 DECEMBER 1980 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1719/80 FOR VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SPAIN , SHALL REMAIN VALID UNTIL 31 JANUARY 1981 UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN IN THAT REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1981 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

P . HELMINGER