COMMISSION DECISION of 13 May 1996 amending Decision 96/169/EC concerning the dates to be fixed by Member States for the submission of 'area` aid applications under the integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (the 'integrated system`) (Only the English text is authentic) (96/363/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 (2), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,

Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 provides that the Commission may authorize Member States to fix a final date for the submission of an 'area` aid application between 1 April and the dates referred to in Articles 10, 11 and 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (3); whereas, in its Decision 96/169/EC (4) the Commission authorized Ireland to fix 30 April 1996 as the final date;

Whereas, because of administrative difficulties experienced in the handling of 'area` aid applications due to the introduction of the new system for the identification of agricultural parcels, Ireland has resubmitted a request to the Commission to be authorized to fix 15 May 1996 as the final date for the submission of 'area` aid applications; whereas, therefore, the Commission can accept this request;

Whereas this measure is in accordance with the opinion of the EAGGF Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

At the Annex of Decision 96/169/EC, the final date of 30 April authorized for the submission of the 'area` aid application in 1996 in Ireland is replaced by 15 May.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 13 May 1996.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.

(3) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.

(4) OJ No L 45, 23. 2. 1996, p. 46.