31978R2690

18 . 11 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 324/3

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2690/78 of 16 November 1978 increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1978 by Regulation (EEC) No 2301 /77 for certain plywoods of coniferous species falling within heading No ex 44.15 of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the proposed increase should be added to the Commu­ COMMUNITIES, nity reserve set up under the abovementioned Regula­ tion, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 28 and 113 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 2301 /77 (!) the 1 . The volume of the Community tariff quota Council opened and allocated among the Member opened by Regulation (EEC) No 2301 /77 for certain States, for certain plywoods of coniferous species plywoods of coniferous species falling within heading falling within heading No ex 44.15 of the Common No ex 44.15 of the Common Customs Tariff is hereby Customs Tariff, a Community tariff quota with zero increased from 700 000 to 755 000 cubic metres. duty, the volume of which was fixed at a level of 700 000 cubic metres ; 2. This increase of 55 000 cubic metres shall be added to the reserve set up by virtue of Article 2 (3) of Whereas, on the basis of the most recent data on Regulation (EEC) No 2301 /77 which is thus increased these products for 1978 , it may be estimated that the from 30 000 to 85 000 cubic metres. additional imports from non-member countries required by the Community will amount to 55 000 Article 2 cubic metres ; whereas the size of the quota should be increased by this quantity to take account of these This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh requirements ; whereas, in order to safeguard the day following its publication in the Official Journal Community character of the tariff quota in question, of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 November 1978 . For the Council

The President

A. HUBER

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(i) OJ No L 269, 21 . 10 . 1977, p. 1 .