31979R2614

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 297 , 24 . 10 . 1978 , P . 3 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 200 , 8 . 8 . 1979 , P . 5 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2614/79

OF 23 NOVEMBER 1979

INCREASING THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED FOR 1979 BY REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2470/78 AND ( EEC ) NO 1738/79 FOR CERTAIN PLYWOODS OF CONIFEROUS SPECIES FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 44.15 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 113 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS IN REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2470/78 ( 1 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 1738/79 ( 2 ) THE COUNCIL OPENED AND ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES , FOR CERTAIN PLYWOODS OF CONIFEROUS SPECIES FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 44.15 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA WITH ZERO DUTY , THE VOLUME OF WHICH WAS FIXED AT A LEVEL OF 800 000 CUBIC METRES ;

WHEREAS , ON THE BASIS OF THE MOST RECENT DATA ON THESE PRODUCTS FOR 1979 , IT MAY BE ESTIMATED THAT THE ADDITIONAL IMPORTS FROM NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES REQUIRED BY THE COMMUNITY COULD REACH 10 000 CUBIC METRES ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE QUOTA BY 10 000 CUBIC METRES IN ORDER TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SAID IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER OF THE TARIFF QUOTA IN QUESTION , THE PROPOSED INCREASE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE COMMUNITY RESERVE SET UP UNDER THE ABOVEMENTIONED REGULATIONS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE VOLUME OF THE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OPENED BY REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 2470/78 AND ( EEC ) NO 1738/79 FOR CERTAIN PLYWOODS OF CONIFEROUS SPECIES FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO EX 44.15 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IS HEREBY INCREASED FROM 800 000 TO 810 000 CUBIC METRES .

2 . THIS INCREASE OF 10 000 CUBIC METRES SHALL BE ADDED TO THE RESERVE SET UP BY VIRTUE OF ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2470/78 , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1738/79 , WHICH IS THUS INCREASED FROM 130 000 TO 140 000 CUBIC METRES .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING 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 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

R . MAC SHARRY