31976R3170

No L 357/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 12. 76

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3170/76 of 22 December 1976 extending the period of validity of interim protective measures with regard to imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas if the period of validity of interim protective COMMUNITIES, measures with regard to imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in Spain were not Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European extended, there would be market disruption and Economic Community, serious injury to producers in the region of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Community concerned ; 1525/70 of 20 July 1970 on particular measures Whereas it appears justified to maintain these provided for in the Agreement between the European measures in effect, on an interim basis, until 31 March Economic Community and Spain (x), 1977, Having consulted the advisory committee set up under the said Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3339/75 of 22 December 1975 (2) the Commission Article 1 established interim protective measures with regard to imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn origi­ 1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of nating in Spain ; cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale (CCT heading Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1473/76 (3) the No 55.05) originating in Spain, shall remain subject to Commission extended the period of validity of these the production of an import authorization issued by interim protective measures to 31 December 1976 ; the competent authorities in the United Kingdom.

Whereas the reasons which originally led the Commis­ 2. The total quantity of such products for which sion to take such action, that is to say that the said import authorizations shall be issued during the product is generally offered for sale on the market period 1 January 1977 to 31 March 1977 shall not exceed 724 metric tons. affected at prices which are below those prevailing for similar goods produced by Community producers and that such imports added to those of other third coun­ Article 2 tries which are generally subject to limitation repre­ sent a substantial share of the market in the region of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January the Community concerned, continue to apply ; 1977. It shall apply until 31 March 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976 . For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 182, 16. 8 . 1970, p. 175. $ OJ No L 329, 23. 12. 1975, p. 26. (>) OJ No L 165, 25. 6. 1976, p. 23 .