31971R1427

468 Official Journal of the European Communities

7.7.71 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 151 /5

REGULATION (EEC) No 1427/71 OF THE COUNCIL

of 2 July 1971

introducing protective measures for products processed from fruit and vegetables

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Regulation (EEC) No 865/68 experiences or is threatened with serious disturbances which may Having regard to the Treaty establishing the endanger the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty, European Economic Community ; appropriate measures may be applied in trade with third countries until such disturbances or threat of Having regard to Council Regulaticpn (EEC) No disturbance has ceased. 865 /68 1 of 28 June 1968 on the common organisation The Council, acting in accordance with the voting of the market in products processed from fruit and procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt 1425 /71 ,2 and in particular Article 7 thereof; detailed rules for the application of this paragraph Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; and define the cases in which and the limits within which Member States may take protective measures. Whereas, pending adoption of all the provisions necessary for the coordination and unification of the 2. If the situation mentioned in paragraph 1 arises, treatment Member States accord to imports from the Commission shall, at the request of a Member third countries, the necessary measures should be State or on its own initiative, decide upon the adopted forthwith to make it possible for the necessary measures ; the measures shall be Community to deal with serious disturbances to communicated to the Member - States and shall be which the market in these products could be exposed immediately applicable. If the Commission receives a by reason of imports effected on terms, and in request from a Member State, it shall take a decision particular at prices, which could endanger the thereon within twenty-four hours following receipt of objectives set out in Article 39 of the Treaty; the request. 3 . The measures decided upon by the Commission Whereas, largely because of storage facilities for the may be referred to the Council by any Member "State products in question, the possibility which is open to within three working days following the day on all Member States of adopting protective measures at national level is not sufficient to deal with such which they were communicated. The Council shall meet without delay. It may amend or annul the situations ; measures in question in accordance with the voting HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : procedure laid down in Article 43 (2) of the Treaty.

Article 2 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 1 . If by reason of imports the Community market following its publication in the Official Journal of the in one or more of the products listed in Article 1 of European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels, 2 July 1971 . For the Council The President M. FERRARI-AGGRADI

1 OJ No L 153 , 1.7.1968 , p . 8 . 2 OJ No L 151 , 7.7.1971 , p . 1 .