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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC)No3517 /80establishing
ceilings andCommunity surveillance ofimports of
certain products originating inMalta (1981 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )COM(81)262 final
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheprovisionsoftheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementbetweenthe
CommunityandMaltaprovidefortheestablishment ofceilingsinrespectof
Communityimportsofcertaintextileproducts.Thetermofvalidityofthis
Protocol,whichexpiredon31December1980,wasextendeduntil
30June1981byRegulation(EEC)N°3508/80extendingthetermofvalidity
ofthearrangements applicabletotradewithMaltabeyond
31December1980._. ■
OnthebasisofRegulation (EEC)N°3508/80,the~Councilhasadopted
Regulation (EEC)N°3517/80establishingceilingsforandCommunity
surveillanceofimportsofcertain(textile)productsoriginatinginMalta.
ThelatterRegulationcoverstheperiod1Januaryto30June1981andthe
ceilingsfixedthereinareequalto50%oftheannualceilings.
ByanewRegulation,theCouncilhasextendedthetermofvalidityofthe
abovementioned Regulation (EEC)N°3508/80until31December1981.Itis
thereforenecessarytoextendalsothetermofvalidityofRegulation (EEC)
N°3517/80untilthisdateandtoincreasetheceilingstotheannualceilings
providedforintheAdditionalProtocol.
ThisistheobjectiveoftheProposalannexedhereto.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°3517/80establishingceilings
forandCommunitysurveillance ofimportsofcertainproducts
originatinginMaita(1981).
THECOUNCILOFEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community ,andinparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,onthebasisofCouncilRegulation(EEC)N°3308/80of22December1980
extendingthetermofvalidityofthearrangements applicabletotradewith
(1)Maltabeyond31December1980',theCounciladoptedRegulation (EEC)
No3517/80;whereastnelatterRegulationisvaliduntil3uJune1981
andtheceilingsestablishedthereinareequalto50%oftneannualceilings
providedforintheAdditionalProtocoltotheAgreementestablishing an
associationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandMalta^;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityofRegulation (EEC)No3508/80wasextended
(4)until31December1981byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No/81;whereasit
thereforenecessarytoextendtheperiodofvalidityofRegulation (EEC)
N°3517/80tothesamedateandtoincreasetheceilingsfixedthereinto
theannualceilingsprovidedforintheabovementioned AdditionalProtocol,
(1)OJN°L367,31.12.1980,p.86
(2)OjN°L370,31.12.1980,p.12
(3)03N°L30^,29.11.1977,p.2
(4)OJN°L

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
,Article1
RegHlation(EEC)N"3517/80isherebyamendedasfoUous:
1.InArticle1(1),"303une1981"shallbereplacedby
"31December1981"
2.TheAnnexshallbereplacedbythefollowing:
"ANNEX .
Listofproductssubjecttoimportceilingsin1981
SerialNocci
heading
NoDescription ·NIMEXE
codeLevelofceiling
(tonnes)
1 2 J · 4 5,
IMI 55.05Cottonyarn,notputupforretailsale 55.05-
allNosCeiling
suspended
IM255.09Otherwovenfabricsofcotton 55.09-
allNos 120
IM356.04Man-madefibres(discontinuous orwaste),carded,
combedorotherwisepreparedforspinning 56.04-
allNosCeiling
suspended
1M460.05Outergarmentsandotherarticles,knittedorcrocheted,
notelastic ' 60.05-
allNos262
IM561.01Men'sandboys'outergarments 61.01-
allNos991··

Article2
ThisRegulationsnailenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ItshallapplywitheffectfromIJuLlyl98i.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident