17.12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities ‘No L 353/7 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3569/90 of 4 December 1990 laying down amendments for the purpose of implementing in Germany Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 on the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1990 and 1991 TﬂE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing: the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 21 thereof, : Having regard to the draft from the Commission (1), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), ' Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), Whereas the Council has adopted -Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 relating to the organization of a labour force sample survey in the spring of 1990 and 1991 (4); Whereas, from the date of German unification onwards, Community law will be applicable to the territory of the former German Democratic Republic; Whereas, for the spring of 1991, the sample of households for the labour force sample survey in Germany should be extended, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3044/89 is teplacéd by the following;: ‘Article 3 In the spring of 1991, the sample shall comprise between 120 000 and 130 000 households in Germany, between 60 000 and 100 000 in France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain, between 30000 and - 50000 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Greece and Portugal, between 15 000 and 30 000 in Denmark and approximately 10 000 in Luxembourg.’ Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its -publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 4 December 1990. (1) OJ No C 248, 2. 10. 1990, p. 8, as amended on 25 October 1990. (2) Opinion delivered on 21 November 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). ) (3) Opinion delivered on 20 November 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) O] No L 292, 11. 10. 1989, p. 2. " For the Council - The President G. DE MICHELIS