31977R1279

No L 148 / 2 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 6. 77

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1279/77 of 14 June 1977 suspending the application of indicative ceilings established by Regulations ( EEC) No 3230/76, (EEC) No 3231 /76, ( EEC) No 3233/76, ( EEC) No 3234/76 and EEC No 3235/76 for the imports of certain products originating in Austria, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN These imports shall remain under Community supervi­ COMMUNITIES, sion .

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 2. The application of the indicative ceilings esta­ Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3231 /76 thereof, shall be suspended during 1977 for the imports of the products indicated under Order Nos I SF 1 , I SF 8, I Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, SF 10 and I SF 13 of Annex I to the said Regulation .

Whereas, pursuant to Protocol 1 annexed to the Agree­ ments between the European Economic Community These imports shall remain under Community supervi­ and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, sion . the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Portugal and the Kingdom of Sweden, the Community has, by 3 . The application of the indicative ceilings esta­ Regulations (EEC) No 3230/76 (*), (EEC) No blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3233/76 3231 / 76 (2), (EEC) No 3233/76 (3), ( EEC) No shall be suspended during 1977 for the imports of the 3234/76 (4) and (EEC) No 3235/76 (5), established the products indicated under Order Nos IN 1 , I N 5, I N indicative ceilings applicable in 1977 to imports of 9 and IN 10 of Annex I to the said Regulation . certain products originating in those countries ; whereas provision is made under the said Protocols that if, for two successive years, imports of a product These imports shall remain under Community supervi­ subject to a ceiling are less than 90 % of the amount sion . fixed, the Community shall suspend the application of this ceiling ; 4. The application of the indicative ceilings esta­ Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3234/76 1975 and 1976 show that imports of certain products shall be suspended during 1977 for the imports of the which are subject to ceilings have not reached 90 % products indicated under Order Nos I P 2, I P 5 and I of the ceilings indicated ; whereas, therefore, the P 10 of Annex I to the said Regulation . Community should suspend application of the ceil­ ings valid for imports of the products in question for These imports shall remain under Community supervi­ 1 977 ; whereas, however, it is desirable to keep under sion . review the development of these imports by statistical supervision , 5. The application of the indicative ceilings esta­ blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3235/76 shall be suspended during 1977 for the imports of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : products indicated under Order Nos I S 2, I S 3, I S 6, IS 7, IS 8 , IS 13, IS 17 and I S 20 of Annex I to the said Regulation. Article 1

These imports shall remain under Community supervi­ 1 . The application of the indicative ceilings esta­ sion . blished by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3230/76 shall be suspended during 1977 for the imports of the products indicated under Order No I A 1 of Annex I to the said Regulation . Article 2 (') OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12 . 1976, p. 7. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (>) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 15. («) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 21 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (5) OJ No L 367, 31 . 12. 1976, p. 25 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 1977 . For the Council The President T. BENN