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( 1 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 156 , 14 . 6 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 88 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1765/78

OF 25 JULY 1978

ON THE REDUCTION OF THE LEVY ON CERTAIN IMPORTATIONS OF FEED GRAIN INTO ITALY

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2727/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN CEREALS ( 1 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1254/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR TO ARTICLE 23 ( 1 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2749/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE REDUCTION IN THE LEVY APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN IMPORTS OF FEED GRAIN INTO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC AS FROM THE 1973/74 MARKETING YEAR ( 3 ), SPECIFYING THAT THE REDUCTION OF THE LEVY ON FEED GRAIN IMPORTED BY SEA INTO ITALY SHOULD BE PHASED IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE ITALIAN MARKET TO ADJUST TO THE COMMON SYSTEM , HAS EXPIRED ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , DESPITE THE EFFORTS MADE , IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENT OF HARBOUR FACILITIES IN ITALY BY THE TIME ANTICIPATED ; WHEREAS THIS MEASURE SHOULD THEREFORE BE CONTINUED FOR THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC MAY REDUCE BY THREE UNITS OF ACCOUNT PER TONNE THE IMPORT LEVY ON BARLEY , OATS , MAIZE , SORGHUM AND MILLET IMPORTED INTO ITALY BY SEA DURING THE 1978/79 MARKETING YEAR .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 AUGUST 1978 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 25 JULY 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . ERTL