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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3981/86

of 22 December 1986

extending the periods of validity of Regulations (EEC) No 3044/79, (EEC) No 1782/80, (EEC) No 2295/82, (EEC) No 3652/85, (EEC) No 1769/86 and (EEC) No 1971/86 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1782/80 on Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Malta, Egypt and Turkey

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 of 5 February 1982 on common rules for imports (1), amended by Regulation (EEC No 1243/86 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the advisory committee set up by Article 5 of that Regulation,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79 (3), the period of validity of which was last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3980/86 (4), makes imports of certain textile products originating in certain non-member countries subject to Community surveillance;

Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 3044/79 (5), the Commission established Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Malta;

Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 1782/80 (6), the Commission established Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Egypt;

Whereas, by Regulations (EEC) No 2295/82 (7), as last amended by Regulations (EEC) No 1241/86 (8), (EEC) No 3652/85 (9), (EEC) No 1769/86 (10) and (EEC) No 1971/86 (11) the Commission established Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products originating in Turkey;

Whereas those Regulations expire on 31 December 1986;

Whereas the reasons that justified the introduction of the above Regulations are still valid; whereas the said Regulations should therefore be extended for an additional period;

Whereas the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1782/80 should be defined as applying to cotton yarn (category 1) originating in Egypt,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Community surveillance of imports of certain textile products established by Regulations (EEC) No 3044/79, (EEC) No 1782/80, (EEC) No 2295/82, (EEC) No 3652/85, (EEC) No 1769/86 and (EEC) No 1971/86 is hereby extended until 31 December 1987.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 1782/80 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following text:

'Article 1

Without prejudice to the other provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2819/79, the import document referred to in Article 2 of that Regulation shall be issued or endorsed for the products listed in Annex I only on presentation of an export licence issued and endorsed by the competent Egyptian authorities (Cotton Textile Consolidation Fund) and corresponding to the specimen shown in Annex II'.

2. The Annex is replaced by the Annexes I and II to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.

It shall apply until 31 December 1987.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 1986.

For the Commission

Willy DE CLERCQ

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 113, 30. 4. 1986, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 320, 15. 12. 1979, p. 9.

(4) See page 21 of this Official Journal.

(5) OJ No L 343, 31. 12. 1979, p. 8.

(6) OJ No L 174, 9. 7. 1980, p. 16.

(7) OJ No L 245, 20. 8. 1982, p. 25.

(8) OJ No L 129, 15. 5. 1985, p. 6.

(9) OJ No L 328, 24. 12. 1985, p. 19.

(10) OJ No L 153, 7. 6. 1986, p. 26.

(11) OJ No L 170, 27. 6. 1986, p. 27.

ANNEX I

1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // // // // // Category // CCT heading No // NIMEXE code (1987) // Description // Units // Third countries // // // // // // // 1 // 55.05 // 55.05-13, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 41, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 55, 57, 61, 65, 67, 69, 72, 78, 81, 83, 85, 87 // Cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale // tonnes // Egypt // // // // // //