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3. In Article 9 (3) the following shall apply: 
'Paragraphs 1, 2 and 2 (a) shall not apply in those 
cases where, for urgent reasons relating to the 
protection of public health or safety, the protection of 
health and life of animals or plants, a Member State is 
obliged to prepare technical regulations in a very 
short space of time in order to enact and introduce 
them immediately without any consultations being 
possible. The Member State shall indicate in the 
communication referred to in Article 8 the just­
ification for the urgency.' 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 
113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par-' 
liament, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3495/86 of 13 
November 1986 (') opened for 1986, as an autonomous 
measure, a special import tariff quota for high quality 
fresh, chilled or frozen beef falling within subheadings 
02.01 AII a) and 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs 
Tariff; whereas this Regulation did not enter into force 
until 18 November 1986; whereas in consequence the 
period during which imports could be made under it was 
very short and did not prove long enough for the 
quantities available for certain qualities to be used up; 
whereas since it is in the Community's interest to 
maintain harmonious trade relations with third countries 
an additional period during which meat of these qualities 
may be imported under the quota should be set, Article 2 
1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to 
comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1988 
and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
2. Member States shall communicate the texts of the 
main provisions of national law which they adopt in the 
field governed by this Directive are communicated to the 
Commission. 
Article 3 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
An additional period for the use of the special 
Community import tariff quota for high quality fresh, 
chilled or frozen beef falling within subheadings 
02.01 A II a) and 02.01 A II b) of the Common Customs 
Tariff opened for 1986 by Regulation (EEC) No 
3495/86 is hereby set corresponding to the period 
between the day on which this Regulation enters into 
force and the end of the fourth month following that in 
which it enters into force, in respect of the quantity of 
5 000 tonnes specified at (c) in Article 1 of Commission 
Regulation (EEC) No 353/86 (2). 
Article 2 
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall 
be determined in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 
805/68 (J). 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. Proposal for a Council Regulation setting an additional period for use of the special import 
tariff quota for high-quality beef opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3495/86 
COM(87) 58 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 24 February 1987) 
(87/C 71/09) 
(«) OJ No L 323, 18. 11. 1986, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 326, 21. 11. 1986, p. 21. 
O OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.