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COUNCIL OF

THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 18 February 2011

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AGRISTR 14

COVER NOTE

from: The Assembly of the Republic of Portugal

date of receipt: 16 February 2011

to: Viktor Orbán, President of the Council of the European Union

Subject: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 as regards the rules for the

implementation of voluntary modulation of direct payments under the common

agricultural policy

[doc. 5285/11 AGRI 17 CODEC 50 AGRISTR 6 - COM(2010) 772 final]

- Opinion1 on the application of the Principles of Subsidiarity and

Proportionality

Delegations will find attached a copy of the above letter.

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1 This opinion is available in English on the Interparliamentary EU information exchange Internet site (IPEX) at

the following address: http://www.ipex.eu/ipex/cms/home/Documents/pid/10

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