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avoided, without prejudice to the application of 'It shall apply to operations approved by the Article 11 of the Decision of 1 1971, Commission before 31 December 1977.'

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 2 Article 1

The second paragraph of Article 5 of the Council This Decision shall enter into force on the fifth day Decision of 22 is replaced by the following following its publication in the Official Journal of the text: European Communities.

Proposal for a Decision amending Council Decision 76/206/EEC of 9 February 1976 on intervention by the European Social Fund in favour of persons occupied in the textile and clothing industries (*)

(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 March 1977)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas any interruption in the financing of operations under the said Decision should be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the avoided, without prejudice to the application of European Economic Community, Article 11 of the Decision of 1 ,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European Social Fund (2), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, The second paragraph of Article 3 of the Council Decision of 9 February 1976 is replaced by the Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and following text: Social Committee, 'It shall apply to operations approved by the Whereas the Decision of 9 February 1976 on Commission before 31 December 1977.' intervention by the European Social Fund in favour of persons occupied in the textile and clothing industries expires 18 months after its entry into Article 2 force, namely on 14 August 1977;

This Decision shall enter into force on the fifth day (!) OJ No L 39, 14. 2. 1976, p. 39. following its publication in the Official Journal of the (*) OJ No L 28, 4. 2. 1971, p. 15. European Communities.