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23 . 6 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 161 / 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1440 / 76 of 18 June 1976 implementing Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN reductions scheduled for 1 January 1976 may be COMMUNITIES, applied without any changes as from 1 July 1976, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, Article 1 Having regard to Article 2 of Protocol 6 to the Agree­ ment signed on 22 July 1972, between the European 1 . Protocol 6 to the Agreement between the Euro­ Economic Community and the Republic of pean Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland ('), Iceland, signed on 22 July 1972, shall be imple­ mented as from 1 July 1976. The customs duties to be Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, applied shall be those which are scheduled to take effect as from 1 January 1976 . Whereas it is possible to record that a solution satisfac­ tory to the Member States of the Community and 2 . The President of the Council shall inform the Iceland has been found at the present time to the Republic of Iceland of the decision contained in this economic problems resulting from the measures Regulation . adopted by Iceland concerning fishing rights ; Article 2 Whereas it is not necessary to amend the timetables laid down in Article 1 of Protocol 6 , and whereas the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 June 1976 .

For the Council The President G. THORN

(!) OJ No L 301 , 31 . 12. 1972, p . 2.