No L 382 / 22 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12 . 86
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of 18 December 1986
amending Directive 79 / 174 /EEC concerning the flood protection programme in the Herault
Valley
( 86 / 654 /EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community , and in particular Article 43 ,
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (*),
Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament ( 2 ),
Whereas Article 6 ( 1 ) ofDirective 79 / 174 / EEC ( 3 ) stipulates
that the duration of the measure will be seven years from the
date on which the said Directive applies ; whereas the said
period expired on 8 May 1986 ;
Whereas the works provided for in Directive 79 / 174 / EEC
cannot be continued and completed within the time limits
initially provided for ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE :
Article 1
Article 6 ( 1 ) of Directive 79 / 174 / EEC shall be replaced by
the following :
' 1 . The duration of the measures shall be 10 years
from the date on which this Directive is to apply .'
Article 2
This Directive is addressed to the French Republic .
Done at Brussels , 18 December 1986 .
For the Council
The President
M. JOPLING
(>) OJ No C 276 , 1 . 11 . 1986 , p. 10 .
( 2 ) Opinion delivered on 12 December 1986 (not yet published in
the Official Journal ).
( 3 ) OJ No L 38 , 14 . 2 . 1979 , p. 18 .
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