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( 1 ) OJ NO L 366 , 28 . 12 . 1983 , P . 16 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 61 , 2 . 3 . 1984 , P . 10 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 864/84 OF 31 MARCH 1984 AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3667/83 RELATING TO THE CONTINUING OF THE IMPORT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM ON SPECIAL TERMS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1972 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF PROTOCOL 18 THERETO ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3667/83 ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 551/84 ( 2 ) , GAVE THE UNITED KINGDOM TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION TO IMPORT A QUANTITY OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER ON SPECIAL TERMS DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUARY , FEBRUARY AND MARCH 1984 ;

WHEREAS THE COUNCIL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO AGREE IN GOOD TIME ON NEW IMPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR A LONGER TERM ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN INTERRUPTION OF THE IMPORTS , A FURTHER TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION SHOULD BE GRANTED FOR THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY 1984 ;

WHEREAS , SINCE THE INTERVENTION PRICE FOR BUTTER IS FIXED FROM 2 APRIL 1984 AT 319,70 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3667/83 , THE RATE OF THE SPECIAL LEVY SHOULD BE ADJUSTED IN LINE WITH THE CHANGE IN THE LEVEL OF THE INTERVENTION PRICE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3667/83 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) " 31 MARCH 1984 " IS REPLACED BY " 31 MAY 1984 " AND , IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH THEREOF " 20 750 TONNES " IS REPLACED BY " 34 583 TONNES " ;

2 . ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

" 3 . BEFORE 1 JUNE 1984 THE COUNCIL SHALL , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , REVIEW THE FUNCTIONING OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS WITH A VIEW TO A DECISION ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPORT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER AFTER 31 MAY 1984 . "

ARTICLE 2

THE SPECIAL LEVY OF 87,28 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3667/83 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY 77,98 ECU PER 100 KILOGRAMS .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 APRIL 1984 .

HOWEVER , ARTICLE 2 SHALL BE APPLICABLE FROM 2 APRIL 1984 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 31 MARCH 1984 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

M . ROCARD