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( 1 ) OJ NO L 73 , 21 . 3 . 1977 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 144 , 31 . 5 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 139 , 26 . 5 . 1978 , P . 26 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 158 , 16 . 6 . 1978 , P . 16 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 876/79

OF 2 MAY 1979

SUSPENDING THE ENTRY FOR HOME USE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF MUSHROOMS IN BRINE ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 OF 14 MARCH 1977 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 1 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1152/78 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1102/78 ( 3 ), AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1307/78 ( 4 ), SUSPENDED THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS ;

WHEREAS , FOR SOME MONTHS NOW , A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE HAS BEEN RECORDED IN IMPORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY OF MUSHROOMS IN BRINE ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN ; WHEREAS THESE PRODUCTS ARE USED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS AND THUS RENDER INEFFECTIVE THE PROTECTIVE MEASURE APPLICABLE TO PRESERVED MUSHROOMS ;

WHEREAS IN SUCH A SITUATION THE COMMUNITY MARKET , BY REASON OF THE IMPORTS OF MUSHROOMS , IN BRINE FROM TAIWAN , IS SUFFERING SERIOUS DISTURBANCE LIABLE TO JEOPARDIZE THE OBJECTIVES OF ARTICLE 39 OF THE TREATY ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST SUCH IMPORTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITH EFFECT FROM 30 MAY 1979 , THE ENTRY FOR HOME USE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF MUSHROOMS IN BRINE ORIGINATING IN TAIWAN AND FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 07.03 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE SUSPENDED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD 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 , 2 MAY 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT