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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)768 final
Brussels-7December 1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthefinaldateforreviewofthecommonrulesforimports
fromState-trading countries andforimportsfromthePeople'sRepublic
ofChina
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0MC81)768final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1Atthe end of1980 the Commission hadproposed tothe Council certain
amendments toRegulation (EEC )No926/79oncommon rules for imports .
Bearing inmind theneed to 1maintain themaximum degree ofconsistency
inthe rules and procedures applicable toimports from non-member countries
generally andthose applicable toimports from state-trading countries ,,
theCommission had also proposed similar amendments toRegulation (EEC )
2No925/79 oncommon rules for imports from state-trading countries .
Since then the Council 'sdeliberations -which have been very difficult -
have been entirely taken upwith thereview ofRegulation (EEC )No926/79
andexamination ofRegulation ("EEC )No925/79has notyetbegun .Accordingly ,
the Commission proposes tothe Council that thetime allowed for review
beextended bysixmonths .
TheCommission reserves the right ,moreover ,topresent totheCouncil at
theappropriate time aproposal foramending Regulation (EEC )No2532 /78
oncommon rules for imports from thePeople 'sRepublic ofChina .
Aproposal for aRegulation forthepurpose stated above isherewith
presented for approval .
C0M(80)904 final of23December 1980

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
extendingthefinaldateforreviewofthecommonrulesforimportsfrom
state-trading countries andforimportsfromthePeople'sRepublicofChina
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof,
Havingregardtotheregulations establishing thecommonorganization of
agricultural marketsandtheregulations concerning processedagricultural
productsadoptedinpursuanceofArticle235oftheTreaty,and"inparticular
theprovisionsofthoseregulations whichallowderogation fromthegeneral
principlethatallquantitative restrictions ormeasureshavingequivalent
effectmaybereplacedsolelybythemeasuresprovidedforinthosesame
regulations,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereastheCouncilhaslaiddown,mostrecentlyinRegulation (EEC)
1
No925/79,commonrulesforimportsfromstate-trading countries,including
provisions ontheliberalization ofimports,onsurveillance andonsafe­
guardsand,inRegulation (EEC)No2532/78,commonrulesforimportsfrom
thePeople'sRepublicofChina;
WhereasArticle9(5)andArticle11(1)ofthoseRegulations providethat
theCouncilshalldecideontheadjustments tobemadetothem;
WhereastheCommission presentedforthispurposeon20January1981a
proposalforamendingRegulation (EEC)No925/79;
WhereasithasnotbeenpossiblefortheCounciltoexaminethisproposal;
Whereasinthesecircumstances thetimeallowedforreviewshouldbeextended
bysixmonths,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
OJNoL131,29.5.1979,p.1
20JNoL306,31.10.1978,p.1

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Artiele1
InArticle9(5)andArticle .11(1)ofRegulations (EEC)Nos925/79and
2352/78"31December1981"isherebyreplacedby"30June1982".
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
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