22. 12. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 332/29 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3149/94 of 21 December 1994 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2604/90 as regards improving the production of apples THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 of 7 May 1990 on the improvement of the Community production of apples ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1890/94 (3, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Norway, Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof, Whereas under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2604/90 of 7 September 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1200/90 on the improvement of the Community production of apples and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3322/89 determining the operative events applicable in the fruit and vegetable sector (°), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2264/94 (%), the final date for submitting applications for the grub- bing-up premium for the 1994/95 marketing year is 1 December 1994 ; Whereas Austria and Sweden have already submitted applications to participate in the Community programme for grubbing up apple trees; whereas these applications should be accepted ; whereas, for various administrative reasons, the Member States have been unable to complete their respective legislative programmes in time ; whereas the time limit for lodging applications should accordingly be extended into January 1995; Whereas the Management Committee for Fruit and Vege- tables has not delivered an opinion within the time-limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 By way of derogation from the first subparagraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2604/90, applications for the grubbing-up premium may be submitted to the competent authorities during the month of January 1995. 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 from 1 January 1995. This Regulation shall be. binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1994. () OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 63. () O] No L 197, 30. 7. 1994, p. 41. () OJ No L 245, 8. 9. 1990, p. 23. () OF No L 246, 21. 9. 1994, p. 2. For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission