31976R0405

26 . 2 . 76 No L 50 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 405 / 76 of 23 February 1976 extending certain interim provisions concerning trade with the African , Carib­ bean and Pacific States and the overseas countries and territories associated with the European Economic Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the Community and the ACP States have COMMUNITIES, decided to extend the application of that exchange of letters beyond 29 February 1976 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 , Whereas by its Regulation ( EEC) No 1957/75 on the 113 and 136 thereof, interim trade arrangements with the overseas coun­ Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , tries and territories associated with the European Economic Community (5 ) and its Regulation ( EEC) Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ ment No 1599/75 , the Council established arrangements for the overseas countries and territories similar to those Whereas the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome ( 2 ), here­ laid down for the ACP States ; inafter called the ' Convention ', between the African , Caribbean and Pacific States, hereinafter called the Whereas the period of validity of Regulations (EEC) 'ACP States', and the Community, was signed on 28 No 1598 /75, ( EEC) No 1599/75 and ( EEC) No February 1975 ; 1957/75 should therefore be extended beyond 29 February 1976 , Whereas when the Convention was signed the Community and the ACP States agreed in an exchange of letters to apply autonomously certain HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : provisions of the Convention from 1 July 1975 until the entry into force of the Convention or until 29 Article 1 February 1976 at the latest ; In the first paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) Whereas in order to give effect to the abovementioned No 1598 /75 , the second paragraph of Article 24 of exchange of letters the Council adopted on 24 June Regulation (EEC) No 1599/75 and the first paragraph 1975, inter alia, Regulation ( EEC) No 1598 /75 on the of Article 9 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1957/75, the date advance implementation of certain provisions of the '29 February 1976' shall be replaced by the date '31 ACP-EEC Convention of Lome relating to trade in July 1976'. goods (3) and Regulation ( EEC) No 1599/75 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and Article 2 certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul­ tural products originating in the African , Caribbean This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day and Pacific States or in the overseas countries and terri­ following its publication in the Official Journal of tories (4 ) ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 23 February 1976 . For the Council The President G. THORN

(') Opinion delivered 12 . 2 . 1976 ( not yet published in the Official Journal ). (-') OJ No L 25, .30 . 1 . 1976, p. 2 . (} ) OJ No L 166, 28 . 6 . 1975, p. 1 . (4 ) OJ No L 166, 28 . 6 . 1975 , p. 67 . - ( 5 ) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7 . 1975, p . 5,