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( 1 ) OJ N L 184 , 15 . 7 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ N L 316 , 6 . 12 . 1975 , P . 17 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1324/76

OF 8 JUNE 1976

HARMONIZING THE TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 4 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 3195/75

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1798/75 OF 10 JULY 1975 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC OR CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 9 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) N 3195/75 OF 2 DECEMBER 1975 LAYING DOWN PROVISIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 1798/75 ON THE IMPORTATION FREE OF COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTIES OF EDUCATIONAL , SCIENTIFIC OR CULTURAL MATERIALS ( 2 ) SPECIFIED , INTER ALIA , THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED TO ASSESS WHETHER , FOR COMMUNITY PURPOSES , A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT OR APPARATUS WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR DUTY-FREE ADMISSION INTO A MEMBER STATE FULLY SATISFIES THE CONDITIONS FOR SUCH ADMISSION ; WHEREAS THIS PROCEDURE REQUIRES THE OBSERVANCE OF TIME LIMITS TO ALLOW CONSULTATION OF ALL THE MEMBER STATES AS SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , THERE ARE DISPARITIES AMONG THE VERSIONS IN THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES IN ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) AND ( 4 ) AND THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) OF THE LATTER REGULATION AS REGARDS , THESE TIME LIMITS , SOME OF WHICH ARE EXPRESSED IN DAYS , AND OTHERS IN WEEKS OR MONTHS ; WHEREAS THESE DISPARITIES NEED TO BE CORRECTED ; WHEREAS FURTHERMORE , FOR PRACTICAL REASONS , GREATER UNIFORMITY IN FIXING THESE TIME LIMITS SHOULD BE OBTAINED BY EXPRESSING IN WEEKS THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 6 ( 4 ) THEREOF ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DUTY FREE ARRANGEMENTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

IN THE DUTCH , ENGLISH , DANISH , FRENCH AND ITALIAN VERSIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 3195/75 :

_ IN ARTICLE 4 ( 3 ) AND ( 4 ) THE PERIOD OF 15 DAYS SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS ;

_ IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 ( 5 ) THE PERIOD OF 30 DAYS SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE PERIOD OF ONE MONTH .

ARTICLE 2

IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 ( 6 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION THE PERIOD OF 15 DAYS SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING THE DATE 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 .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 8 JUNE 1976 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION