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( 1 ) OJ NO L 131 , 29 . 5 . 1979 , P . 15 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 131 , 29 . 5 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 330 , 24 . 12 . 1975 , P . 29 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1225/79

OF 20 JUNE 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3353/75 ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN LIVE PLANTS AND FLORICULTURAL PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/79 OF 8 MAY 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR TITLE III THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 925/79 OF 8 MAY 1979 ON COMMON RULES FOR IMPORTS FROM STATE-TRADING COUNTRIES ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 1 ) ( A ), ( B ) AND ( C ) THEREOF ,

AFTER CONSULTATION WITHIN THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5 OF THE SAID REGULATIONS ,

WHEREAS , BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3353/75 ( 3 ), THE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN LIVE PLANTS AND FLORICULTURAL PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS , UNDER THAT REGULATION , THE IMPORT DOCUMENT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PERMIT SURVEILLANCE IS VALID FOR A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH IT IS ISSUED OR ENDORSED ;

WHEREAS EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION OF SURVEILLANCE HAS SHOWN THAT , BECAUSE OF ITS RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD OF VALIDITY , THE IMPORT DOCUMENT DID NOT ALLOW A PRECISE FORCAST TO BE MADE OF THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTS ACTUALLY IMPORTED ;

WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE , IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS FORECAST , TO REDUCE THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF THE IMPORT DOCUMENT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3353/75 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' IN ORDER TO PERMIT PRIOR SURVEILLANCE OF IMPORTS ENVISAGED , THE PUTTING INTO FREE CIRCULATION OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY ARTICLE 1 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMPORT DOCUMENT . SUCH DOCUMENT SHALL BE ISSUED OR ENDORSED BY MEMBER STATES . IT SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF SIX WEEKS FROM THE DAY ON WHICH IT IS ISSUED OR ENDORSED .

WHERE THE DOCUMENT TAKES THE FORM OF AN IMPORT AUTHORIZATION , THIS MAY NOT BE RELIED UPON SO AS TO ESCAPE THE APPLICATION OF PROTECTIVE MEASURES INTRODUCED PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3279/75 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF IMPORT DOCUMENTS ISSUED OR ENDORSED BEFORE ITS ENTRY INTO FORCE .

ARTICLE 3

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE 15TH 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 , 20 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION