CELEX: 31973R2223
Language: en
Date: 1973-08-10
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2223/73 of the Council of 10 August 1973 extending the period during which the importation into the United Kingdom of cotton yarn originating in and coming from non-member countries is to be subject to authorization

17. 8 . 73                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 229/ 1
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                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 2223/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 10 August 1973
              extending the period during which the importation into the United Kingdom of
              cotton yarn originating in and coming from non-member countries is to be
                                                   subject to authorization
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        10 (6) of the above Regulation should therefore be
COMMUNITIES,                                                       extended in this case and the abovementioned authori­
                                                                   zation arrangements imposed by Commission Regula­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              tion (EEC) No 1831 /73 should be maintained ;
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113
thereof ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas, following a request from the Government of                                       Article 1
the United Kingdom, the Commission, by Regulation
(EEC) No 1831 /73 (') of 4 July 1973 providing for                 1 . The period provided for under Article 10 (6) of
licences for the import of cotton yarn into the United             Council Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70, within which
Kingdom originating in and coming from non­                        the Council must take a decision on the proposal
member countries, took interim protective measures                 submitted to it by the Commission following the
limiting the importation ;                                         entry into force of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   1831 /73 is hereby extended to 30 September 1973 .
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (6) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1025/70 (2) of 25 May 1970 esta­               2. The authorization arrangements imposed by
blishing common rules for imports from non-member                  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1831 /73 in respect
countries, the Commission provided that the period                 of the importation into the United Kingdom of
during which protective measures were to remain in                 cotton yarn originating in and coming from non­
force was not to exceed six weeks from the date of                 member countries shall remain applicable until 30
their entry into force ;                                           September 1973 .
Whereas in view of current pressure on its timetable it                                   Article 2
appears that the Council will not be able to take a
decision on the substance of those measures before                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August
September ; whereas the period prescribed in Article                1973 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 10 August 1973 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                                I. NØRGAARD
(>) OJ No L 185, 7. 7 . 1973 , p . 13 .
(2) OJ No L 124, 8 . 6 . 1970 , p . 6 .