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( 1 ) OJ NO C 284 , 28 . 11 . 1978 , P . 2 .

( 2 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 15 DECEMBER 1978 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ).

( 3 ) OJ NO L 329 , 23 . 12 . 1975 , P . 4 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 300 , 24 . 11 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 24 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2993/78

OF 19 DECEMBER 1978

EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3328/75 RENEWING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION OF IMPORT CHARGES ON BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 2 ),

WHEREAS CERTAIN SIGNATORY STATES OF THE ACP-EEC CONVENTION OF LOME ARE TRADITIONAL SUPPLIERS OF BEEF AND VEAL TO THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS THE PRODUCTION OF BEEF AND VEAL IS AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN THEIR ECONOMIES , WHICH ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THESE EXPORTS ; WHEREAS , SINCE THE STATES CONCERNED ARE THE LEAST DEVELOPED AMONG THE STATES WHICH EXPORT BEEF AND VEAL TO THE COMMUNITY , SPECIAL MEASURES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO MAINTAINING A REGULAR FLOW OF IMPORTS ;

WHEREAS THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3328/75 OF 18 DECEMBER 1975 RENEWING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REDUCTION OF IMPORT CHARGES ON BEEF AND VEAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN THE AFRICAN , CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES ( 3 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2570/77 ( 4 ); WHEREAS THE ARRANGEMENTS INTRODUCED BY THIS REGULATION PROVIDE THAT , SUBJECT TO THE ACP STATES APPLYING AN EXPORT TAX OF A CORRESPONDING AMOUNT , THERE IS PARTIAL COMPENSATION OF THE IMPORT CHARGES OTHER THAN CUSTOMS DUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 ( A ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 805/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN BEEF AND VEAL ( 5 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 425/77 ( 6 ); WHEREAS THESE ARRANGEMENTS EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1978 ;

WHEREAS IN PARTICULAR THE WORLD MARKET SITUATION AND PRICE LEVELS IN THE ACP STATES AND IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENTLY ADJUSTED ; WHEREAS THE BEEF AND VEAL SECTOR IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED COUNTRIES , WHEREAS THESE SPECIAL MEASURES SHOULD BE EXTENDED FROM 1 JANUARY 1979 TO 1 MARCH 1980 FOR THE ACP STATES WHICH EXPORT BEEF AND VEAL TO THE COMMUNITY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3328/75 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

( A ) ARTICLE 2 SHALL READ :

' ARTICLE 2

THE REDUCTION PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE LIMITED :

- FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1979 TO A QUANTITY OF 27 532 TONNES , EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF BONED MEAT , ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS :

// // BOTSWANA // 17 360 TONNES , //

KENYA // 130 TONNES , //

MADAGASCAR // 6 956 TONNES , //

SWAZILAND // 3 086 TONNES ; //

- FROM 1 JANUARY TO 1 MARCH 1980 TO A QUANTITY OF 4 595 TONNES , EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF BONED MEAT , ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS :

// // BOTSWANA // 2 895 TONNES , //

KENYA // 25 TONNES , //

MADAGASCAR // 1 160 TONNES , //

SWAZILAND // 515 TONNES . ' //

( B ) IN THE SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 4 , ' 31 DECEMBER 1978 ' SHALL READ ' 1 MARCH 1980 ' .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 DECEMBER 1978 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

H.-D . GENSCHER