Council Regulation (EEC) No 1471/81 of 19 May 1981 suspending the application of ceilings established by Regulation (EEC) No 3517/80 for imports of certain products originating in Malta

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1471/81 of 19 May 1981 suspending the application of ceilings established by Regulation (EEC) No 3517/80 for imports of certain products originating in Malta Official Journal L 144 , 02/06/1981 P. 0011 - 0011

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 370 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 12 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1471/81

OF 19 MAY 1981

SUSPENDING THE APPLICATION OF CEILINGS ESTABLISHED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3517/80 FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MALTA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF ANNEX I TO THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND MALTA , THE COMMUNITY HAS , BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3517/80 ( 1 ), ESTABLISHED THE CEILINGS APPLICABLE IN 1981 TO IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MALTA ; WHEREAS THAT ARTICLE PROVIDES THAT IF , FOR TWO SUCCESSIVE YEARS , IMPORTS OF A PRODUCT SUBJECT TO A CEILING ARE LESS THAN 90 % OF THE AMOUNT FIXED , THE COMMUNITY SHALL SUSPEND THE APPLICATION OF THIS CEILING ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITIES ' STATISTICAL SUMMARIES FOR 1979 AND 1980 SHOW THAT IMPORTS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO CEILINGS DID NOT , DURING THOSE YEARS , REACH 90 % OF THE CEILINGS INDICATED ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE COMMUNITY SHOULD SUSPEND APPLICATION OF THE CEILINGS VALID FOR IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT IS DESIRABLE TO FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE IMPORTS BY MEANS OF STATISTICAL SURVEILLANCE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1¶

THE APPLICATION OF THE CEILINGS ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3517/80 SHALL BE SUSPENDED FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 FOR IMPORTS OF COTTON YARN , NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 55.05 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND OF MAN-MADE FIBRES ( DISCONTINUOUS OR WASTE ), CARDED , COMBED OR OTHERWISE PREPARED FOR SPINNING , FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 56.04 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , LISTED UNDER SERIAL NOS I M 1 AND I M 3 IN THE ANNEX TO THE SAID REGULATION .

THESE IMPORTS SHALL REMAIN UNDER COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE .

Article2¶

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI