31970R1527

Official Journal of the European Communities 267

No L 183/218 Official Journal of the European Communities 17.8.70

REGULATION (EEC) No 1527/70 OF THE COUNCIL of 20 July 1970 on the protective measures provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Article 2 1 . Without prejudice to the application of Article 1 , the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commission may authorize the Member State to take Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof; protective measures in order to remedy the disturbances or difficulties mentioned in Article 1 1 of the Agreement. Having regard to the proposal from the Commission; Such measures and the Decision of the Commission shall be notified to all Member States . Whereas an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel was signed at Luxem­ bourg on 29 June 1970; 2. In urgent cases, the Member State or States con­ corned may introduce quantitative restrictions on im­ ports. They shall immediately notify the Commission Whereas the procedures to be followed for implementing and the other Member States of these measures . the protective clauses of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community are laid down in that Treaty ; The Commission shall, as a matter of urgency and with­ in five working days from the notification referred to in Whereas it is necessary to lay down the detailed rules for the first subparagraph, decide whether these measures application of the protective clause of Article 1 1 of the shall be maintained, amended or repealed. Agreement, The Decision of the Commission shall be notified to all Member States. It shall be given effect forthwith. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 3. The Decision of the Commission may be referred to the Council by any Member State within 10 working Article 1 days following its notification. The Council shall meet 1 . The Commission may, at the request of a Member without delay. It may, acting by a qualified majority, State or on its own initiative, decide to apply to products amend or repeal the Decision of the Commission. originating in Israel the protective measures which the Community is entitled to take under Article 1 1 of the Where a Member State which has taken measures in Agreement between the European Economic Commu­ accordance with paragraph 2 refers the matter to the nity and the State of Israel (hereinafter called Council, the Decision of the Commission shall be sus­ the Agreement); in particular the Commission may pended. If the Council does not amend or repeal the De­ temporarily withdraw all or part of the tariff and other cision of the Commission within 30 days of the matter concessions granted to Israel by the Community. being referred to it, the suspension shall then be lifted.

The protective measures shall be communicated to the 4. In applying this Article, preference shall be given to Member States and shall be immediately applicable. If such measures as will least disturb the functioning of the the Commission receives a request from a Member State, common market. it shall take a Decision thereon within three working days following receipt of the request. Article 3 2. The measures decided upon by the Commission may 1 . The Commission, before deciding to apply protective be referred to the Council by any Member State within measures on the basis of Article 1(1) and (2), or author­ ten working days following the day on which they were izing a Member State to take such measures, or pron­ communicated. The Council shall meet without delay. It ouncing on the measures taken by the Member State or may, acting by a qualified majority, amend or repeal the States concerned pursuant to Article 2 ( 1 ), shall enter measures in question. into consultations .

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2. The consultations shall be held in an advisory com­ markets. Article 2 shall not' apply to products coining mittee consisting of representatives of each Member within the scope of those Regulations: State and presided over by a representative of the Com­ mission .

3. The Committee shall meet when convened by its Article 6 Chairman. He shall provide the Member States, as The notification by the Community provided for in Ar­ promptly as possible, with all relevant information. ticle 11 (2) of the Agreement shall be given to the Joint Committee by the Commission.

Article 4 Articles 1 and 2 shall not prejudice the application of the r protective clauses as laid down in the Treaty, and in par­ Article 7 ticular in Articles 108 and 109 thereof. The provisions of Article 2 (2) and (3) shall remain in force until 31 December 1972.

Article 5 Before that date the Council shall, acting, by a qualified This Regulation shall not preclude the full application of majority on a proposal from the Commission, decide on Regulations on the common organization of agricultural any amendments to be.made thereto. ~ .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States;

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1970.

For the Council The President W. SCHEEL