31978R1706

21 . 7 . 78 No L 196/ 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1706/ 78 of 18 July 1978 suspending the application of the ceilings established by Regulation (EEC) No 2818/77 for the imports of certain products originating in Israel

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the ceilings valid for imports of the products in ques­ COMMUNITIES, tion for 1978 ; whereas, however, it is desirable to keep under review the development of these imports Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European be means of statistical supervision, Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pursuant to Protocol 1 annexed to the Agree­ Article 1 ment between the European Economic Community and the State of Israel ( J), the Council has, in Regula­ The application of the ceilings established in Article 1 tion (EEC) No 281 8/77 (2), established the ceilings of Regulation (EEC) No 2818/77 shall be suspended applicable in 1978 to imports of certain products origi­ during 1978 for imports of the products indicated nating in Israel ; whereas the said Protocol provides under Order Nos I IL 1 , I IL 3 and I IL 6 of Annex I that if, for two successive years, imports of a product to the said Regulation. subject to a ceiling are less than 90 % of the level However, these imports shall remain under Commu­ fixed, the Community shall suspend the application of nity supervision . the ceiling ; Whereas the Communities' statistical summaries for Article 2 1976 and 1977 show that imports of certain products which are subject to ceilings have not in these years This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day reached 90 % of the ceilings indicated ; whereas, there­ following its publication in the Official Journal of fore, the Community should suspend application of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1978 .

For the Council

The President

M. LAHNSTEIN

0) OJ No L 136, 28 . 5. 1975, p. 3 . (2) OJ No L 331 , 23 . 12. 1977, p. 21 .