31977R2465

10 . 11 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 286 /9

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2465 / 77 of 7 November 1977 temporarily and partially suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on dessert apples

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of apples other than cider apples falling within Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ subheading 08.06 A II of the Common Customs ment Tariff shall be suspended at the level of 6 % until 31 Whereas the present harvest of dessert apples in the January 1978 . Community shows a reduction in potential supply of about 22 % compared with average harvests over Article 2 preceding years ; whereas, to facilitate supplies to the Community of a product in great consumer demand, the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day thereon should be partially suspended for a limited following its publication in the Official Journal of period, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 1977 . For-the Council The President

A. HUMBLET

(') OJ No C 266, 7 . 11 . 1977, p. 56 .