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REGULATION (EEC)No1527/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of20July1970
ontheprotectivemeasuresprovidedforintheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsrael
Article2 THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasanAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheStateofIsraelwassignedatLuxem­
bourgon29June1970;
Whereastheprocedurestobefollowedforimplementing
theprotectiveclausesoftheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityarelaiddowninthat
Treaty;
Whereasitisnecessarytolaydownthedetailedrulesfor
applicationoftheprotectiveclauseofArticle11ofthe
Agreement,1.WithoutprejudicetotheapplicationofArticle1,the
CommissionmayauthorizetheMemberStatetotake
protectivemeasuresinordertoremedythedisturbances
ordifficultiesmentionedinArticle11oftheAgreement.
SuchmeasuresandtheDecisionoftheCommission
shallbenotifiedtoallMemberStates.
2.Inurgentcases,theMemberStateorStatescon­
cornedmayintroducequantitativerestrictionsonim­
ports.TheyshallimmediatelynotifytheCommission
andtheotherMemberStatesofthesemeasures.
TheCommissionshall,asamatterofurgencyandwith­
infiveworkingdaysfromthenotificationreferredtoin
thefirstsubparagraph ,decidewhetherthesemeasures
shallbemaintained,amendedorrepealed.
TheDecisionoftheCommission shallbenotifiedtoall
MemberStates.Itshallbegiveneffectforthwith.
3.TheDecisionoftheCommissionmaybereferredto
theCouncilbyanyMemberStatewithin10working
daysfollowingitsnotification .TheCouncilshallmeet
withoutdelay.Itmay,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,
amendorrepealtheDecisionoftheCommission .
WhereaMemberStatewhichhastakenmeasuresin
accordancewithparagraph2refersthemattertothe
Council,theDecisionoftheCommission shallbesus­
pended.IftheCouncildoesnotamendorrepealtheDe­
cisionoftheCommissionwithin30daysofthematter
beingreferredtoit,thesuspensionshallthenbelifted.
4.InapplyingthisArticle,preferenceshallbegivento
suchmeasuresaswillleastdisturbthefunctioningofthe
commonmarket.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheCommissionmay,attherequestofaMember
Stateoronitsowninitiative,decidetoapplytoproducts
originatinginIsraeltheprotectivemeasureswhichthe
CommunityisentitledtotakeunderArticle11ofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheStateofIsrael(hereinaftercalled
theAgreement);inparticulartheCommissionmay
temporarilywithdrawallorpartofthetariffandother
concessionsgrantedtoIsraelbytheCommunity.
Theprotectivemeasuresshallbecommunicated tothe
MemberStatesandshallbeimmediatelyapplicable.If
theCommissionreceivesarequestfromaMemberState,
itshalltakeaDecisionthereonwithinthreeworking
daysfollowingreceiptoftherequest.
2.ThemeasuresdecideduponbytheCommissionmay
bereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberStatewithin
tenworkingdaysfollowingthedayonwhichtheywere
communicated .TheCouncilshallmeetwithoutdelay.It
may,actingbyaqualifiedmajority,amendorrepealthe
measuresinquestion.Article3
1.TheCommission ,beforedecidingtoapplyprotective
measuresonthebasisofArticle1(1)and(2),orauthor­
izingaMemberStatetotakesuchmeasures,orpron­
ouncingonthemeasurestakenbytheMemberStateor
StatesconcernedpursuanttoArticle2(1),shallenter
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markets.Article2shallnot'applytoproductscoining
withinthescopeofthoseRegulations :2.Theconsultations shallbeheldinanadvisorycom­
mitteeconsistingofrepresentatives ofeachMember
StateandpresidedoverbyarepresentativeoftheCom­
mission.
3.TheCommitteeshallmeetwhenconvenedbyits
Chairman.HeshallprovidetheMemberStates,as
promptlyaspossible,withallrelevantinformation.Article6
ThenotificationbytheCommunityprovidedforinAr­
ticle11(2)oftheAgreementshallbegiventothe
JointCommitteebytheCommission .
Article4
r
Article7Articles1and2shallnotprejudicetheapplicationofthe
protectiveclausesaslaiddownintheTreaty,andinpar­
ticularinArticles108and109thereof.TheprovisionsofArticle2(2)and(3)shallremainin
forceuntil31December1972.
BeforethatdatetheCouncilshall,acting,byaqualified
majorityonaproposalfromtheCommission,decideon
anyamendmentstobe.madethereto.~.Article5
ThisRegulationshallnotprecludethefullapplicationof
Regulationsonthecommonorganizationofagricultural
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates;
DoneatBrussels,20July1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
W.SCHEEL