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( 1 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 25 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 254 , 27 . 9 . 1980 , P . 23 .

( 1 ) SEE PAGE 36 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2665/80

OF 17 OCTOBER 1980

ON TRANSITIONAL MEASURES IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS OF SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 33 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS CONCLUDED VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH EXPORT SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS SIMILAR AGREEMENTS ARE BEING NEGOTIATED WITH OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS THE THIRD CATEGORY OF NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH TRADITIONALLY SUPPLY THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , SOME OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET OPENED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY , WOULD SUFFER PREJUDICE IF THE MARKET ORGANIZATION RULES WERE TO BE SUDDENLY APPLIED WITH EFFECT FROM 20 OCTOBER 1980 ; WHEREAS THEY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO EXPORT CERTAIN QUANTITIES TO THE COMMUNITY UNTIL THE END OF 1980 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS COMPARABLE TO THOSE LAID DOWN FOR THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE OPENED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY ;

WHEREAS THE SAID IMPORTS SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO THE QUANTITIES PROVIDED FOR ; WHEREAS IT IS ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY TO DEROGATE FROM COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2471/80 ( 3 ), IN RESPECT OF THE QUANTITIES WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED BEYOND THOSE INDICATED ON LICENCES ;

WHEREAS THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE SAID IMPORTS ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , THE LEVY APPLICABLE ON IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADINGS 01.04 B AND 02.01 A IV OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE LIMITED TO 10 % AD VALOREM , WITHIN THE FOLLOWING QUANTITY LIMITS , EXPRESSED IN TONNES CARCASE EQUIVALENT BY THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRY CONCERNED AND BY CATEGORY :

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NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES // 01.04 B // 02.01 A IV A ) // 02.01 A IV B ) //

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ICELAND // - // - // 88 //

ROMANIA // 48 // 10 // - //

SPAIN // - // 93 // - //

YUGOSLAVIA // 23 // 660 // - //

OTHER NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ( EXCEPT ARGENTINA , AUSTRALIA , BULGARIA , CZECHOSLOVAKIA , HUNGARY , NEW ZEALAND , POLAND AND URUGUAY ) // 25 // 25 // 25 //

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ARTICLE 2

1 . REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2666/80 ( 1 ), SHALL APPLY , SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS .

2 . APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES FOR THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE LODGED BETWEEN 20 OCTOBER AND 3 NOVEMBER 1980 .

NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 , LICENCES SHALL BE VALID FROM THEIR ACTUAL DATE OF ISSUE UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

3 . APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES , BROKEN DOWN BY PRODUCT AND BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN , SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE MEMBER STATES TO THE COMMISSION NOT LATER THAN 6 NOVEMBER 1980 AT 5 P.M .

4 . THE COMMISSION SHALL DECIDE , BEFORE 15 NOVEMBER , BY PRODUCT AND BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN , EITHER :

( A ) TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF LICENCES FOR ALL THE QUANTITIES APPLIED FOR ;

( B ) TO REDUCE ALL THE QUANTITIES APPLIED FOR BY A SINGLE PERCENTAGE FIGURE .

5 . LICENCES SHALL BE ISSUED ON 17 NOVEMBER 1980 .

ARTICLE 3

1 . THE LICENCE APPLICATION AND THE LICENCE ITSELF SHALL BEAR , IN SECTION 14 , THE NAME OF THE NON- MEMBER COUNTRY OF ORIGIN .

IT SHALL BE OBLIGATORY TO IMPORT FROM THE COUNTRY STATED IN THE LICENCE .

2 . THE LICENCE SHALL BEAR , IN SECTION 20 , ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ENTRIES :

- ' LEVY LIMITED TO 10 % AD VALOREM ( APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2665/80 ). LICENCE VALID FOR QUANTITY IN FIGURES AND LETTERS ) . . . . . . . KG ' ;

- ' IMPORTAFGIFTEN BEGRAENSES TIL 10 % AF VAERDIEN ( JF . FORORDNING ( EOEF ) NR . 2665/80 ). LICENSEN ER GYLDIG FOR ( MAENGDE I TAL OG BOGSTAVER ). . . . KG ' ;

- ' BESCHRAENKUNG DER ABSCHOPFUNG AUF 10 % NACH DEM WERT ( ANWENDUNG DER VERORDNUNG ( EWG ) NR . 2665/80 ). LIZENZ GUELTIG FUER ( MENGE IN ZAHLEN UND BUCHSTABEN ). . . KG ' ;

- ' PRELEVEMENT LIMITE A 10 % AD VALOREM ( APPLICATION DU REGLEMENT ( CEE ) NO 2665/80 ). CERTIFICAT VALABLE POUR ( QUANTITE EN CHIFFRES ET EN LETTRES ) . . . . KILOGRAMMES ' ;

- ' PRELIEVO LIMITATO AL 10 % AD VALOREM ( APPLICAZIONE DEL REGOLAMENTO ( CEE ) N . 2665/80 ). TITOLO VALIDO PER ( QUANTITA IN CIFRE E LETTERE ) . . . . . KG ' ;

- ' HEFFING BEPERKT TOT 10 % AD VALOREM ( TOEPASSING VAN VERORDENING ( EEG ) NR . 2665/80 ). CERTIFICAAT GELDIG VOOR ( HOEVEELHEID IN CIJFERS EN IN LETTERS ) . . . KG ' .

NOTWITHSTANDING ARTICLE 2 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 193/75 , ONLY THE QUANTITY STATED IN SECTION 20 OF THE IMPORT LICENCE MAY BE PLACED IN FREE CIRCULATION ; THE FIGURE 0 SHALL BE ENTERED FOR THIS PURPOSE IN SECTION 22 OF THE SAID LICENCE .

ARTICLE 4

MEMBER STATES SHALL COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMISSION BY TELEX BEFORE 5 DECEMBER 1980 THE QUANTITIES , BY PRODUCT AND BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN , IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 5

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 20 OCTOBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 OCTOBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT