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17 . 8 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 229 / 1

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 2223/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 10 August 1973 extending the period during which the importation into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in and coming from non-member countries is to be subject to authorization

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 10 (6) of the above Regulation should therefore be COMMUNITIES , extended in this case and the abovementioned authori­ zation arrangements imposed by Commission Regula­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tion (EEC) No 1831 /73 should be maintained ; Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Whereas, following a request from the Government of Article 1 the United Kingdom, the Commission, by Regulation (EEC) No 1831 /73 (') of 4 July 1973 providing for 1 . The period provided for under Article 10 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70, within which licences for the import of cotton yarn into the United the Council must take a decision on the proposal Kingdom originating in and coming from non­ member countries, took interim protective measures submitted to it by the Commission following the limiting the importation ; entry into force of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1831 / 73 is hereby extended to 30 September 1973 . Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 (2) of 25 May 1970 esta­ 2. The authorization arrangements imposed by blishing common rules for imports from non-member Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1831 /73 in respect countries, the Commission provided that the period of the importation into the United Kingdom of during which protective measures were to remain in cotton yarn originating in and coming from non­ force was not to exceed six weeks from the date of member countries shall remain applicable until 30 their entry into force ; September 1973 .

Whereas in view of current pressure on its timetable it Article 2 appears that the Council will not be able to take a decision on the substance of those measures before This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August September ; whereas the period prescribed in Article 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 10 August 1973 . For the Council The President I. NØRGAARD

(>) OJ No L 185, 7. 7 . 1973 , p . 13 . (2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p . 6 .