No L 362/8 31. 12. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities’ COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3768/85 of 20 December 1985 adapting, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts as regards £ THE COUNCIL OF THE'EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty estabhshmg the European Economic Commumty, . Having regérd to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 396 thereof, Having regard to the proposai from the Commission, Whereas, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal, certain agricultural acts should, pursuant to Article 396 of the Act of Accession, be adapted with regard to the number of votes which express, upon accession, a qualified majority in the context of the procedure of the Management - Committees and similar committees set up in the agricultural sector; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession, the institutions of the Communities may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of that Treaty, the voting procedure of the Committees HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: - Article 1 1. In the Acts listed in the Annex and in the Articles indicated therein ‘forty-five’ is replaced by ‘fifty-four’. 2. InArticle 26 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1312/85 (2), the sentence ‘Opinions shall be adopted by a qualified majority’- is replaced by ‘Opinions shall be adopted by a majority of fiftv-four votes’. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986, subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal. This Regulation shall be bmdmg in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985. For the Council The President R. STEICHEN (*) OJ No L 183, 16.7.1980, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 137, 27. 5. 1985, p. 22.