31977R1268

No L 147/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 15 . 6 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1268/77 of 13 June 1977 extending the period of validity of Community surveillance over imports of slide fasteners

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the reasons which originally led the Commis­ COMMUNITIES, sion to take such action, that is to say the considerable pressure exercised by imports into the Community of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European slide fasteners, particularly of Japanese origin and the Economic Community, resultant threat of injury to Community producers of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No like or directly competing products, continue to 1439/74 of 4 June 1974 on common rules for apply ; whereas it is necessary to prolong surveillance, imports ('), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 109/70 of 19 December 1969 establishing common rules for imports from State-trading countries (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) thereof, Article 1 Consultations having been held within the commit­ tees set up under Article 5 of each of the said Regula­ The period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 646/75 tions, is hereby again extended to 31 December 1978 .

Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 646/75 of 13 March 1975 (3), the Commission established Commu­ Article 2 nity surveillance over imports of slide fasteners ; whereas this surveillance has been extended by Regula­ This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1977. tion (EEC) No 1 457/76 (4) until 30 June 1977 ; It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 June 1977.

For the Commission fitienne DAVIGNON

Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 159 , 15. 6. 1974, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 19, 26. 1 . 1970 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 67, 14. 3 . 1975, p. 21 . 4 OJ No L 163 , 24 . 6 . 1976, p. 14.