ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
15.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of22December 1976
authorizingtheItalianRepublicnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttocertain
tubeandpipefittings—jointsofmalleablecastiron,fallingwithinsubheading
ex73.20oftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatinginPolandandinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(77/134/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon20
December1976bytheItalianGovernmenttothe
CommissionbytelexfromtheOfficeofitsPerma­
nentRepresentative ,forauthorizationnottoapply
Communitytreatmenttocertaintubeandpipe
fittings—jointsofmalleablecastironfallingwithin
subheadingex73.20oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginPolandandinfreecirculationinthe
otherMemberStates,
Whereasforimportsoftheproductsinquestion,Italy,
inaccordance withtheCouncilDecisionof18
December1975('),hasopenedinrespectofPolanda
quotaofLit320million,whichisnowusedup;
Whereasthereareseriouseconomicdifficultiesinthe
nationalindustryconcernedresultinginteraliaina
growingrateofunemployment ;
Whereastheindirectimportsonwhichtheapplica­
tionisbasedarelikelytoaggravatetheseeconomic
difficultiesowingtotheconsiderableamountinvolved
(about60%ofthequotareferredtoabove);
Whereasitisnotpossibleatthepresenttimetosetin
motionrapidlythemachineryforbringingaboutthe
necessarycooperationfromtheotherMemberStates;Whereasauthorizationshouldbegivenfortheapplica­
tionofprotectivemeasuresunderthefirstparagraph
ofArticle115,subjecttotheconditionsspecifiedin
theCommissionDecisionof12May1971(2),andin
particularArticle1thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheItalianRepublicisauthorizednottoapply
Communitytreatmenttothefollowingtubeandpipe
fittings:jointsofmalleablecastironfallingwith
subheadingex73.20oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
wheretheyoriginateinPolandandareinfreecircula­
tionintheotherMemberStates,andinrespectof
whichapplicationsforimportlicenceslodgedafter13
December1976are,atthedateofthisDecision,still
pendingwiththeItalianauthorities.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,22December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL332,29.12.1975,p.1. (2)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.
NoL60/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of16February1977
cancellingtheinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegulation (EEC)No159/77for
thedeliveryofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
(77/182/EEC)
mentofthesituationinBeirut,thetenderingproce­
dureshallbecancelled ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheinvitationtotenderopenedbyRegulation (EEC)
No159/77shallbecancelled .
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,16February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No159/77of25January1977concerningtheissue
ofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)for
Lebanon,foruseasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowdertobepurchasedontheCommunity
market(3),theinterventionagenciesoftheMember
Stateshaveinvitedtendersforthecostsofsupplying
onelotof400tonnesofvitaminized skimmed-milk
powder;whereasArticle5ofthatRegulationprovides
that,inthelightofthetendersreceived,amaximum
amountistobefixedorthetenderingprocedureisto
becancelled ;
Whereas,becauseofthechangeintheportof
unloadingdesiredbytheICRC,followingdevelop­
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL23,27.1.1977,p.34.
NoL52/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.2.77
II
(Actswhosepublicationisnotobligatory)
COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of20December 1976
authorizingIrelandnottoapplyCommunitytreatmenttofootwearwithuppers
ofleatherfallingwithinsubheading64.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCzechoslovakia andinfreecirculationintheUnitedKingdom
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/166/EEC)
adecreaseinproductionandanincreasingrateof
unemployment ;
Whereasitisnotpossibletosetinmotionthe
machineryforbringingaboutthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheUnitedKingdomandtheotherMember
States;
Whereasauthorizationshouldaccordinglybegiven
fortheapplicationofprotectivemeasures,underthe
firstparagraphofArticle115oftheEECTreaty,
subjecttotheconditionslaiddownbyCommission
Decision71/202/EECof12May1971(2),andinparti­
cularArticle1thereof;
Whereasitisunappropriate tocoverbythisDecision
therequestforthelicencewithwhichtheapplication
inquestionoriginatedbecauseofitsespeciallylow
amount,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115thereof,
Havingregardtotheapplicationunderthefirstpara­
graphofArticle115oftheTreaty,madeon8
December1976bytheGovernment ofIrelandby
telexfromtheofficeofitsPermanentRepresentative
totheEuropeanCommunity,forauthorizationnotto
applyCommunitytreatmentinrespectoffootwear
withuppersofleatherfallingwithinsubheading64.02
AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,originatingin
Czechoslovakia andinfreecirculationintheUnited
Kingdom,
WhereasIreland,followingtheprocedurereferredto
inCouncilDecision75/210/EECof27March1975
onunilateralimportarrangements inrespectofState­
tradingcountries('),madeimportsofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo64.02AoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,originatinginCzechoslovakia ,subjectto
quantitativerestrictionswitheffectfrom12November
1976;
WhereasinIrelandthereareseriouseconomicdiffi­
cultiesinthesectorinquestion,thisbeingshownbyHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
IrelandisauthorizednottoapplyCommunitytreat­
menttofootwearwithuppersofleatherfallingwithin
subheading64.02AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
originatinginCzechoslovakia ,infreecirculationin
theUnitedKingdomandinrespectofwhichapplica
(1)OJNoL99,21.4.1975,p.7. (2)OJNoL121,3.6.1971,p.26.

24.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL52/37
tionsforimportlicenceswerelodgedafter7
December1976.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntilnewopportunities
ariseinIrelandfortheimportationsfromCzechoslo­
vakiaoftheproductsinquestion,andinanycasenot
laterthan31December1976.Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,20December1976.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
MemberoftheCommission
NoL68/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of3March1977
revokingCommission Decision74/365/EECprovisionally authorizingthe
FrenchRepublictoprohibitthemarketinginFranceofdwarffrenchbeanseed
ofthevariety'Midas'
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/219/EEC)
Whereastheconditionsgivingrisetotheauthoriza­
tiontotheFrenchRepublicthereforenolonger
apply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteeonSeedandPropagatingMaterialforAgri­
culture,HorticultureandForestry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilDirective70/458/EECof29
September1970onthemarketingofvegetable
seed('),aslastamendedbyDirective76/307/EEC(2),
andinparticularArticle16(2)thereof,
Whereasthevarietyofdwarffrenchbean'Midas'is
publishedinthecommoncatalogueofvarietiesof
vegetablespecies(3);whereas,therefore,inaccordance
withArticle16(1)ofthesaidDirective,theseedof
thisvarietyisnotinprinciplesubjectwithinthe
Communitytoanymarketingrestrictionsrelatingto
variety;
WhereashowevertheCommission ,byDecision
74/365/EECof13June1974(4),authorizedthe
FrenchRepublic,pendingafurtherDecision,to
prohibitthemarketinginitsterritoryofdwarffrench
beenseedofthevariety'Midas'becausethevariety
hadbeenjudgednotsufficientlyuniformthere;
WhereasthesaidDecisionprovidedforacropexami­
nationunderCommunityresponsibility inorderto
arriveatauniformconclusionregardingthehomoge­
neityofthevariety;
Whereasthiscropexaminationhasbeencarriedout;
whereas,onthebasisofthematerialtested,thevariety
maybeconsideredassufficientlyuniform;HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
CommissionDecision74/365/EECof13June1974
isherebyrevoked.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,3March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(1)OJNoL225,25.10.1970,p.7.
(2)OJNoL72,18.3.1976,p.16.
(3)OJNoC161,31.12.1974,p.162.
(4)OJNoL196,16.7.1974,p.23.
8.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of25February1977
derogatingfromHighAuthorityrecommendation 1/64concerninganincrease
intheprotectivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community
(86thderogation)
(77/197/ECSC)
WhereasCommission Decision76/677/ECSCof20
July1976(2)extendedtheapplicationofCommission
Decision75/429/ECSCof8July1975(3)authorizing
theimplementation ofthemeasuressetoutinthe
Decisionof26June1975fortheperioduntil31
December1976;
WhereastheapplicationofDecision75/429/ECSC
shouldbeextendeduntiltheentryintoforceofthe
Agreementandatthelatestuntil30June1977,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
TheapplicationofDecision75/429/ECSCishereby
extendeduntiltheentryintoforceoftheAgreement
andatthelatestuntil30June1977.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity ,
HavingregardtoHighAuthorityrecommendation
1/64of15January1964totheGovernments ofthe
MemberStatesconcerninganincreaseintheprotec­
tivedutyonironandsteelproductsattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity('),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
WhereasbytheDecisionof29June1976,therepre­
sentativesoftheGovernments oftheMemberStates
oftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunitymeeting
withintheCouncildecided,inagreementwiththe
Commission ,toextendtheapplicationoftheirDeci­
sionof26June1975suspendingautonomously the
importdutiesorthelevyingthereofonproducts
coveredbytheTreatyoriginatingintheStateofIsrael
untiltheentryintoforceoftheAgreementsignedon
11May1975withthiscountryandatthelatestuntil
31December1976;
WhereasbytheDecisionof18January1977,the
representatives oftheGovernments oftheMember
StatesoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity
meetingwithintheCouncildecided,inagreement
withtheCommission )toextendagaintheapplication
oftheDecisionuntiltheentryintoforceoftheAgree­
mentandatthelatestuntil30June1977;DoneatBrussels,25February1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
(2)OJNoL231,21.8.1976,p.10.
P)OJNoL186,17.7.1975,p.33. (■)OJNo8,22.1.1964,p.99/64.
29.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL80/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of17March1977
approvingthetransportofcertainquantitiesofbeefcarriedoutbytheIrish
interventionagencypriorto1January1977
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(77/257/EEC)
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
InaccordancewithArticle3(1)(h)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2305/70,approvalisherebygrantedforthe
transportofthefollowingquantitiesofbeeftakenover
bytheIrishinterventionagency:
(a)for1974:42500tonnesofbone-inmeat,
43800tonnesofbonedmeat,
770tonnesofcannedmeat,
(b)for1975:51000tonnesofbone-inmeat,
41900tonnesofbonedmeat,
4243tonnesofcannedmeat,
(c)for1976:28500tonnesofbone-inmeat,
19000tonnesofbonedmeat.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2305/70of10November1970onthefinancingof
interventionexpenditureinrespectoftheinternal
marketinbeefandveal(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No565/77(4),andinparticularArticle3
(1)(h)thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticles1,2(1)and3(1)
(h)ofRegulation (EEC)No2305/70,thecosts
incurredintransportingcertainmeatheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesarechargeabletotheGuarantee
SectionoftheEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceand
GuaranteeFund;
WhereasIrelandnotifiedtheCommission ofthe
reasonsforthe"transportin1974,1975and1976of
231713tonnesofbeeftakenoverbyitsintervention
agencyandrequestedapprovalforsuchtransport;
whereasthereasonsgivenbyIrelandjustifythe
approvalofsuchtransportin1974,1975and4976of
231713tonnesofbeeftakenoverbytheIrishinter­
ventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,17March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
(-')OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.
(3)OJNoL249,17.11.1970,p.1.
(*)OJNoL72,19.3.1977,p.3.
22.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL74/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of10March1977
authorizingtheFrenchRepublictoapplyprotectivemeasurestoimportsoflive
sheepfallingwithinsubheading01.04AIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariffand
muttonandlambfallingwithinsubheading02.01AexIVthereof,originatingin
thirdcountriesandinfreecirculation intheotherMemberStates
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/234/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,andinparticularthefirstparagraphof
Article115thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheFrench
RepublictotheCommissionon17February1977by
telexfromitsPermanentRepresentative totheEuro­
peanCommunities ,forauthorization toapplyprotec­
tivemeasurestoimportsoflivesheepfallingwithin
subheading01.04AIb)oftheCommonCustoms
Tariffandmuttonandlambfallingwithinsubheading
02.01AexIVthereof,originatinginthirdcountries
andinfreecirculationintheotherMemberStates,
Whereasdifferencesbetweenthemeasuresofcommer­
cialpolicyconcerningtheseproductsappliedby
France,andthoseappliedbytheotherMemberStates
asregardsthirdcountries,arecausingdeflectionof
trade;
Whereasthisdeflectionoftradeispreventingthe
measuresofcommercialpolicytakenbyFranceas
regardsthirdcountriesfrombeingcarriedout;
Whereasmethodsforobtainingthenecessarycoopera­
tionfromtheotherMemberStatescannotbeintro­
ducedatthepresenttime;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,protectivemeasures
underthefirstparagraphofArticle115oftheTreaty
shouldbeauthorizedforalimitedperiod,HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchRepublicisherebyauthorizedtoapplyto
importsoflivesheepfallingwithinsubheading01.04
AIb)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandmutton
andlambfallingwithinsubheading02.01AexIV
thereof,originatinginthirdcountriesandinfreecircu­
lationintheotherMemberStates,thenon-tariff
arrangementsappliedbyittothesamegoodsorigi­
natinginandcomingfromthirdcountries.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceof
aCouncilRegulationontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketfortheproducts
inquestionand,inanyevent,notlaterthan31
December1977.
Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,10March1977.
FortheCommission
WilhelmHAFERKAMP
Vice-President
21.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL97/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of18April1977
concerningthereplacement ofamemberoftheAdvisoryCommitteeon
CustomsMatters
(77/291/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheCommissionDecisionof7November1973settingupanAdvisory
Committeeoncustomsmatters,andinparticularArticle5thereof,
WhereasitisnecessarytoimplementtheprovisionsofArticle5,thirdandfourthsubpara­
graphs,ofthesaidDecisioninordertoreplaceadeceasedmemberoftheAdvisory
CommitteeonCustomsMatters,
HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article1
MrJ.Poot(N),representative oftheUnionofIndustriesoftheEuropeanCommunity,
shallbenominatedamemberoftheAdvisoryCommitteeoncustomsmattersinplaceof
MrVanGelderen(N),deceased.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1May1977.
DoneatBrussels,18April1977.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
NoL87/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.4.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of1April1977
prolongingtheduty-freeimportationofgoodsforfreedistributiontotheearth­
quakevictimsintheFriuliregion
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(77/269/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
1.Theprovisionforadmissionfreeofimport
duties,underArticle1(1)oftheCommissionDeci­
sionof14May1976,shallbeextendeduntil30June
1977forallgoodsimportedforfreecirculationby
Stateorganizationsorbyorganizationsapprovedby
thecompetentItalianauthoritiesforthepurposeof
beingdistributedbythemfreetotheearthquake
victimsintheFriuliregion,ormadeavailablefreeof
chargewhilstremainingthepropertyoftheorganiza­
tionsinquestion.
2.Theprovisionforadmissionfreeofimport
duties,underArticle1(2)oftheCommissionDeci­
sionof14May1976forgoodsimportedforfreecircu­
lationbythereliefunitstocovertheirownrequire­
mentsduringtheperiodoftheiroperations,shallalso
beextendeduntil30June1977.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1410/74of4June1974onthetarifftreatmentappli­
cabletogoodsimportedforfreecirculationinthe
eventofdisastersoccurringintheterritoryofoneor
moreMemberStates('),andinparticularArticle2
thereof,
HavingregardtotherequestmadebytheGovern­
mentoftheItalianRepublicdated12May1976,
Whereas,bytheDecisionof14May1976(2)in
responsetothisrequest,theCommissionauthorized
theduty-freeimportationofgoodsforfreedistribu­
tiontotheearthquakevictimsintheFriuliregion;
whereasthisduty-freeadmissionwasextendeduntil
31March1977bytheCommissionDecisionof16
December 1976(3);
WhereastheCommission'sconsultation withthe
ItalianGovernment underArticle3ofthesaidDeci­
sionhasrevealedthatthecurrentsituationinthe
regionconcernedjustifiestheextensionofduty-free
admissionforallgoodsimportedforfreecirculation
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1410/74;
Whereassuchextensionshouldbelimitedtothe
periodending30June1977inordertoallowthe
Commission tore-examinethesituationonthebasis
ofinformationcommunicated bytheGovernmentof
theItalianRepublicconcerningthescaleandnature
ofimportationscarriedoutundertheprovisionsfor
duty-freeadmission ;
WhereastheotherMemberStateshavebeen
consultedinaccordancewithArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No1410/74,Article2
1.TheGovernment oftheItalianRepublicshall
communicate totheCommission allinformation
regardingthenatureandquantitiesofthevarious
goodsadmittedfreeofdutyunderArticle1.
2.Thecommunication requiredunderparagraph 1,
coveringtheperiod18Marchto10June1977,shall
reachtheCommissionnotlaterthan17June1977.
Article3
Afterconsultation withtheGovernment oftheItalian
Republic,theCommissionshallconsiderwithinthree
monthsfromthedateofthenotification ofthisDeci­
sion,whetherthisDecisionshouldbemaintained ,
modifiedorrepealed.(!)OJNoL150,7.6.1974,p.4.Y)OJNoL131,20.5.1976,p.19.
(J)OJNoL5,7.1.1977,p.18.

5.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL87/37
DoneatBrussels,1April1977. Article4
ThisDecisionshallcomeintoeffectfrom1April
1977.FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommissionArticle5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
28.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL105/41
COUNCILDECISION
of5April1977
givingadischargetotheCommissioninrespectoftheimplementation oftheoperationsofthe
EuropeanDevelopmentFund(1969)(3rdEDF)forthe1972financialyear
(77/316/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Recallingthat,inaccordancewiththeprovisionsapplic­
abletotheimplementation oftheEuropeanDevelopment
Fund(1969)(3rdEDF),onlytheCouncil,actingbya
qualifiedmajority,shallgiveadischargetotheCommis­
sioninrespectofthefinancialadministration oftheFund;
Whereasexpenditurerelatingtothe1972financialyear
waslargelycoveredbyanadvanceof67798757-26units
ofaccountfromtheresourcesoftheEuropeanDevelop­
mentFund(1963)(2ndEDF)andbymiscellaneous re­
venueoftheFund;
Whereastheoverallimplementation bytheCommission
oftheoperationsoftheEuropeanDevelopmentFund
(1969)(3rdEDF)duringthe1972financialyearwassuch
astowarrantitsbeinggivenadischargeinrespectofthe
implementation ofthoseoperations,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheConventionofAssociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAfrican
StatesandMadagascarassociatedwiththeCommuni­
ty(*),signedatYaoundeon29July1969,
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision70/549/EECof29
September1970ontheassociationoftheoverseascoun­
triesandterritorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity(*),
HavingregardtotheInternalAgreementonthefinancing
andadministration ofCommunityaid(*),signedatYa­
oundeon29July1969,andinparticularArticle22there­
of,
HavingregardtoFinancialRegulation71/68/EECofthe
EuropeanDevelopmentFund(1969)setupundertheIn­
ternalAgreementonthefinancingandadministration of
Communityaid(*),andinparticularArticles7and8
thereof,
Havingregardtotherevenueandexpenditureaccounts,
thestatementandthesummaryofoperationsoftheEuro­
peanDevelopmentFund(1969)(3rdEDF)asat31De­
cember1972,
HavingregardtothereportoftheAuditBoardontheac­
countsforthe1972financialyear,towhichreportarean­
nexedtheCommission'srepliestothecommentsmadeby
theAuditBoard,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament
of14December1976,HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article1
TheCouncilclosestherevenueandexpenditureaccounts
oftheEuropeanDevelopmentFund(1969)(3rdEDF)as
at31December1972asfollows:
Expenditure (payments)
atthesumof65642527-84unitsofaccount.
Article1
TheCouncilherebygivesadischargetotheCommission
inrespectoftheimplementation oftheoperationsofthe
EuropeanDevelopmentFund(1969)(3rdEDF)forthe
1972financialyear.
DoneatLuxembourg ,5April1977.
(')OJNoL282,28.12.1970,rr.2.FortheCouncil
ThePresident
D.OWEN(*)OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.83.
(s)OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.47.
(4)OJNo1.31,8.2.1971,p.1.
++++

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 13 MAY 1977

EXCLUDING FROM ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS " PRECISION LOCK-IN-AMPLIFIER " , PAR , MODEL 124 A WITH PLUG-IN-PREAMPLIFIER , PAR MODEL 116

( 77/373/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 1 ) ,

HAVING REGARD TO COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 OF 2 DECEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 4 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , BY LETTER DATED 9 NOVEMBER 1976 , THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTED THE COMMISSION TO INVOKE THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPHS 3 TO 7 OF ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER APPARATUS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE EQUIVALENT TO THE APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS " PRECISION LOCK-IN-AMPLIFIER " , PAR , MODEL 124 A WITH PLUG-IN-PREAMPLIFIER , PAR , MODEL 116 , IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3195/75 , A GROUP OF EXPERTS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL OF THE MEMBER STATES MET ON 29 APRIL 1977 WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY FREE ARRANGEMENTS TO EXAMINE THIS PARTICULAR CASE ;

WHEREAS THE APPARATUS IN QUESTION IS A PHASE-SENSITIVE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH PLUG-IN-PREAMPLIFIER ; WHEREAS IT IS USED FOR RESEARCH ON THE POWER OF ADSORPTION OF SURFACES IN NI , ZNO OR IN ALCALINE HALOGENURE MONOCRYSTALS EMPLOYING THE AUGER ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPE ; WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES , APPARATUS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE EQUIVALENT TO THE SAID APPARATUS CAPABLE OF USE FOR THE SAME PURPOSE IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COMMUNITY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

THE CONDITIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( B ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 FOR ADMISSION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS DESCRIBED AS " PRECISION LOCK-IN-AMPLIFIER " , PAR , MODEL 124 A WITH PLUG-IN-PREAMPLIFIER , PAR MODEL 116 ARE NOT FULFILLED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 13 MAY 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

( 1 ) OJ NO L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .