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REGULATION (EEC)No2410/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of24July1973
ontheprotectivemeasuresprovidedforintheAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicofEgypt
Article2 THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheArabRepublicof
Egypt,hereinaftercalled'theAgreement'wassigned
on18December1972;
Whereas,forthepurposeofimplementing the
protectiveclausesprovidedforintheTreaty
establishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,the
procedurestobefollowedarelaiddownbythe
Treatyitself;
Whereas,ontheotherhand,thedetailedrulesfor
implementing theprotectiveclauseprovidedforin
Article12oftheAgreementhaveyettobelaid
down;1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle1theCommission
mayauthorizeaMemberStatetodealwithsuch
disturbancesordifficultiesasarereferredtoinArticle
12oftheAgreementbytakingprotectivemeasures.
ThesemeasuresandtheCommission'sDecisionshall
benotifiedtoallMemberStates.
2.IncaseofurgencytheMemberStateorStates
concernedmayintroducequantitative import
restrictions .Theyshallimmediately notifythese
measurestotheCommission andtotheother
MemberStates.
TheCommission shalldecide,byanemergency
procedureandwithinamaximumperiodoffive
workingdaysofthenotificationreferredtointhe
firstsubparagraph ,whetherthemeasuresaretobe
retained,modifiedorabolished.
AlltheMemberStatesshallbenotifiedofthe
Commission'sDecision,whichshallbeimmediately
enforceable .
3.AnyMemberStatemayrefertheCommission's
DecisiontotheCouncilwithinamaximumperiodof
tenworkingdaysofnotificationoftheDecision.The
Councilshallmeetforthwith.Itmaybyaqualified
majorityamendorrevoketheDecisiontakenbythe
Commission .
IftheMemberStatewhichtookmeasuresin
pursuanceofparagraph2refersthemattertothe
Council,theDecisionoftheCommission shallbe
suspended.Thesuspensionshallendthirtydaysafter
thematterhasbeenreferredtotheCouncilifbythat
timethelatterhasnotamendedorrescindedthe
DecisionoftheCommission .
4.Forthepurposeofimplementing thisArticle,
prioritymustbegivenintheselectionofmeasuresto
thosewhichleastdisturbthefunctioningofthe
commonmarket.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheCommissionmay,attherequestofa
MemberStateoronitsowninitiative,decideto
applytoproductsoriginatingintheArabRepublicof
EgypttheprotectivemeasureswhichtheCommunity
reservestherighttotakeinArticle12ofthe
Agreementinparticular,thetemporarytotalor
partialwithdrawaloftarifforotherconcessions
grantedbytheCommunitytotheArabRepublicof
Egypt.
WheresucharequestismadetotheCommissionby
aMemberState,theCommission shalltakeits
decisionwithinthreeworkingdaysfollowingreceipt
oftherequest.
Theprotectivemeasuresshallbenotifiedtothe
MemberStatesandshallbeimmediatelyapplicable.
2.AnyMemberStatemayrefertheCommission's
DecisiontotheCouncilwithintenworkingdays
followingnotificationthereof.TheCouncilshall
meetforthwith.Itmaybyaqualifiedmajorityamend
orrescindtheDecisioninquestion.Article3
1.Beforeeitherdecidingtoapplyprotective
measuresunderArticle1(1),orauthorizing a
MemberStatetotakesuchmeasures,ortakingits

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organizationofagriculturalmarkets.Article2shall
notapplytoproductscoveredbythoseRegulations .
Article6Decisionconcerningthemeasurestakenbythe
MemberStateconcernedinimplementation ofArticle
2(1)and(2),theCommission shallhold
consultations .
2.Theseconsultationsshalltakeplacewithinan
advisorycommitteecomposedofrepresentatives of
eachMemberStateandpresidedoverbya
Commissionrepresentative .
3.TheCommitteeshallmeetwhenconvenedby
itsChairman .ThelattershallforwardtotheMember
States,withintheshortestpossibletime,any
appropriateinformation .Notification totheJointCommitteebythe
CommunityasrequiredbyArticle12(2)ofthe
AgreementshallbeeffectedbytheCommission .
Article7
Article4
TheprovisionsofArticles1and2shallnotaffect
implementation oftheprotectiveclausesprovidedfor
intheTreaty,inparticularinArticles108and109
thereof,inaccordancewiththeprocedurestherein
providedfor.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyasfromthedateofentryintoeffectof
theAgreement,andduringthelatter'sexistence.
However,Article2(2)and2(3)shallapplyuntil31
December1974.Priortothatdate,theCouncil,
actingonaqualifiedmajority,onaproposalfrom
theCommission ,shalldecideuponanyamendments
tobemadethereto.Article5
ThisRegulationshallinnowaypreventthefull
applicationoftheRegulationsonthecommon
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
I.NØRGAARD