354 Official Journal of the Furopean Communities 8.6.71 Official Journal of the European Communities  No L 124/1 REGULATION (EEb, EURATOM) No 1182/71 OF THE COUNCIL of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard fo the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof; . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof; : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament?; Whereas numerous acts of the Council and of the Commission determine periods, dates or time limits and employ the terms ‘working days’ or ‘public - holidays’; ‘ Whereas it is necessary to establish uniform general rules on the subject; Whereas it may, in exceptional cases, be necessary for certain acts of the Council or Commission to derogate from these general rules; Whereas, to attain the objectives of ‘the Communmes, it is necessary to ensure the uniform application of Community law and consequently to determine the general rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits; Whereas no authority to establish such rules is provided for in the Treaties; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Save as otherwise provided, this Regulation shall apply to acts of the Council or Commission which have been or will be passed pursuant to the Treaty establishing the Furopean Economic Community or the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy . Community. 1 O] No C 51, 29.4.1970, p. 25. CHAPTER I Periods Article 2 . 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘public holidays’ means all days designated as such in the Member State or in the Community institution in which action is to be taken. To this end, each Member State shall transmit to the Commission the list of days designated as public holidays in its laws. The Commission shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities the lists transmitted by the Member States, to which shall be added the days designated as public hohdays in the Community institutions. 2.  For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘working days’ means all days. other than public holidays, Sundays and Saturdays. Article 3 1.  Where a period expressed in hours is to be calculated from the moment at which an event occurs or an action takes place, the hour during which that event occurs or that action takes place shall not be considered as falling within the period'in question. Where a period.expressed in days, weeks, months or years is to be calculated from the moment at which an event occurs or an action takes place, the day during which that event occurs or that action takes place shall not be considered as falling within the period in question. 2. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4: (a)-a period expressed in hours shall start at the begmmng of the first hour and shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the period; (b) a period expressed in days shall start at the beginning of the first hour of the first day and shall end with the expiry of the last hour of the last day of the period;