31975R1686

2 . 7 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 171 / 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1686/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 30 June 1975 maintaining and amending the rules whereby imports into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Benelux countries of synthetic socks originating in the Republic of Korea are subject to import authorizations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; The rules whereby imports into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Benelux countries of synthetic Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No socks originating in the Republic of Korea are subject 1439/74 (*) of 4 June 1974 on common rules for to authorization which were adopted by Regulation imports, and in particular Article 13 thereof ; (EEC) No 1295/75, as amended by Regulation (EEC) The Advisory Committee set up under Article 5 of the No 1466/75 shall remain applicable : said Regulation having been consulted ; — as regards the Federal Republic of Germany : for a period of six months from the date of entry into Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; force of these rules ; Whereas by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 295/75 (2), as — as regards the Benelux countries : until 31 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1466/75 (3), the December 1975 . Commission established rules whereby imports into the Federal Republic of Germany and the Benelux However, the total volume of the products concerned countries of synthetic socks originating in the Repu­ in respect of the Benelux countries shall not be in blic of Korea were made subject to authorization ; excess of 6-45 million pairs.

Whereas the factors which justified the establishment Article 2 of these rules still obtain , and whereas it is therefore necessary to maintain them for a fixed period, subject This Regulation shall enter into force on the day to a number of amendments as regards imports into following its publication in the Official Journal of the Benelux countries, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1975 .

For the Council

The President

G. FITZGERALD

(') OJ No L 159, 1.5 . 6 . 1974, p . 1 . (-') OJ No L 132, 23 . 5 . 1975, p . 32. ( 3 ) OJ No L 146, 7 . 6 . 1975, p . 14.