3.7.87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 184/23 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1970/87 of 2 July 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 872/84 laying down general rules for the granting of premiums to sheepmeat producers THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 794/87(2), and in particular Article 5(9) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3), Whereas further examination has shown that the conditions laid down in Article 5 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 are also fulfilled in certain other precisely defined areas in the United Kingdom in addition to those defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 872/84 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3524/85 (%); whereas that Annex should therefore be amended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 872/84 shall be replaced by the Annex of this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply for the first time to premiums granted in respect of the 1988 marketing year. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable to all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1987. 1 (1) O] No L 183, 16.7. 1980, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 79, 21. 3. 1987, p. 3. (3) OJ No C 89, 3. 4. 1987, p. 53. (*) O] No L 90, 1. 4. 1984, p. 40. (5) O] No L 336, 14. 12. 1985, p. 5. For the Council The President K. E. TYGESEN