CELEX: 31976R3170
Language: en
Date: 1976-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3170/76 of 22 December 1976 extending the period of validity of interim protective measures with regard to imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in Spain

No L 357/20                       Official Journal of the European Communities                            29 . 12. 76
                              COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3170/76
                                               of 22 December 1976
             extending the period of validity of interim protective measures with regard to
                   imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                              Whereas if the period of validity of interim protective
COMMUNITIES,                                                measures with regard to imports into the United
                                                            Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in Spain were not
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European       extended, there would be market disruption and
Economic Community,                                         serious injury to producers in the region of the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                Community concerned ;
1525/70 of 20 July 1970 on particular measures
                                                            Whereas it appears justified to maintain these
provided for in the Agreement between the European          measures in effect, on an interim basis, until 31 March
Economic Community and Spain (x),                            1977,
Having consulted the advisory committee set up
under the said Regulation,
                                                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3339/75 of 22 December 1975 (2) the Commission
                                                                                   Article 1
established interim protective measures with regard to
imports into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn origi­        1 . The importation into the United Kingdom of
nating in Spain ;                                            cotton yarn, not put up for retail sale (CCT heading
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1473/76 (3) the               No 55.05) originating in Spain, shall remain subject to
Commission extended the period of validity of these          the production of an import authorization issued by
interim protective measures to 31 December 1976 ;            the competent authorities in the United Kingdom.
Whereas the reasons which originally led the Commis­         2. The total quantity of such products for which
sion to take such action, that is to say that the said       import authorizations shall be issued during the
product is generally offered for sale on the market          period 1 January 1977 to 31 March 1977 shall not
affected at prices which are below those prevailing for      exceed 724 metric tons.
similar goods produced by Community producers and
that such imports added to those of other third coun­                               Article 2
tries which are generally subject to limitation repre­
sent a substantial share of the market in the region of      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
the Community concerned, continue to apply ;                 1977. It shall apply until 31 March 1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 December 1976.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                   Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 182, 16. 8. 1970, p. 175.
$ OJ No L 329, 23. 12. 1975, p. 26.
(>) OJ No L 165, 25. 6. 1976, p. 23.