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26. 7 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 204/43

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1960 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 July 1974 extending the period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 2140/73 establishing Community surveillance over imports from Japan of electronic four-operation calculating machines, printing or non-printing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN which have taken place in this sector on the geogra­ COMMUNITIES, phical level, the Community intends to undertake a study in depth of the situation and it is therefore Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European necessary to extend the measures presently in force Economic Community ; for a minimum period, albeit one sufficient to allow a Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No study in depth in this sector to be carried out, 1439/74 (!) of 4 June 1974 establishing common rules for imports, and in particular Article 7 thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Consultatons having been held within the Committee set up under Article 5 of that Regulation ; Article 1 Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 2140/73 (2) of 3 August 1973 the Commission prolonged for one year Community surveillance as established by Regulation the surveillance procedure established by Regulation (EEC) No 1626/72 and extended and modified by (EEC) No 1 626/72 (3) in respect of imports of elec­ Regulation (EEC) No 2140/73 is hereby maintained in tronic four-operation calculating machines, printing force until 31 December 1974 . The said surveillance or non-printing, from Japan ; shall apply in respect of imports from Japan of elec­ Whereas imports of electronic calculating machines tronic four-operation calculating machines, printing from Japan continue to grow ; or non-printing (heading No ex 84.52 A of the Common Customs Tariff). Whereas it is therefore in the Community's interest to continue to have rapidly available the principle parti­ Article 2 culars concerning imports of electronic calculating machines ; This Regulation shall enter into force and apply with Whereas, in view of developments as regards the types effect from 1 August 1974. It shall expire on 31 of product composing trade flows and the changes December 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1974. For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No L 159 , 15 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 216, 4. 8 . 1973, p. 1 1 . b) OJ No L 171 , 29 . 6. 1972, p. 33 .