31976R1501

26 . 6 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 167/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1501 /76 of 25 June 1976 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3376/75 as regards the arrangements for the reduction of import charges on beef and veal products originating in the African , Caribbean and Pacific States in the second half of 1976

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Article 2 COMMUNITIES, In Articles 3 and 5 ( 1 ) of the said Regulation the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European phrase 'Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1598/75' is Economic Community, hereby replaced by 'Protocol 1 to the Lome Conven­ tion '. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3328/75 of 18 December 1975 renewing the arrange­ ments for the reduction of import charges on beef and Article 3 veal products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) In Article 4 ( 1 ) and (2) of the said Regulation there is No 1466/76 (2), and in particular Article 3 ( 1 ) thereof, hereby added :

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3376/75 '(d) beginning 21 June 1976, for imports to be of 23 December 1975 (3) laid down the rules for the effected in the third quarter of 1 976 ; application of Regulation (EEC) No 3328/75 ; (e) beginning 20 September 1976, for imports to be effected in the fourth quarter of 1976.' Whereas following the extension of the import arran­ gements for beef and veal originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, certain provi­ Article 4 sions of Regulation (EEC) No 3376/75 require amend­ ment ; In Article 2 (4) and the second paragraph of Article 6 Whereas, furthermore, the Lome Convention entered of the said Regulation the date '30 June 1976' is into force on 1 April 1976 ; whereas the rules hereby replaced by '31 December 1976'. regarding origin are henceforth governed by Protocol 1 concerning the definition of the concept 'origi­ nating products' and methods of administrative coop­ Article 5 eration (4) ; On application by the holder before 1 August 1976, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation an import licence issued under Article 2 of the said are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Regulation shall be replaced. ment Committee for Beef and Veal , The application shall be made to the issuing authority which shall retain the original licence and any extracts and shall issue a replacement licence. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : The replacement licence :

Article 1 — shall be issued for the same quantity of products as the original licence less, if applicable, the quan­ In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3376/75 the tities already entered on the licence and any following is hereby deleted : extracts, — shall contain in Section 14 the name of the Botswana 8 680 metric tons, country of origin shown on the original licence, Kenya 65 metric tons, Madagascar 3 478 metric tons, — shall be valid only until 31 December 1976. Swaziland 1 543 metric tons .

(') OJ No L 329, 23 . 12. 1975, p. 4. Article 6 (2) OJ No L 165, 25. 6. 1976, p. 9 . (3) OJ No L 333, 30 . 12. 1975, p. 44. (4) OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1976, p. 41 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 1976 . For the Commission P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission