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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 155 , 13 . 6 . 1978 , P . 12 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 132 , 30 . 5 . 1979 , P . 8 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2459/79

OF 6 NOVEMBER 1979

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1251/78 AS REGARDS CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN MALTA

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 ARTICLE 7 THEREOF ,

AFTER CONSULTING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP BY ARTICLE 5 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 926/79 ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1251/78 ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1041/79 ( 3 ), MAKES IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ORIGINATING IN CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE ; WHEREAS THIS SURVEILLANCE ALSO APPLIES TO IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN MALTA ;

WHEREAS MALTA HAS INTRODUCED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE RAPID INFORMATION ON THE TREND OF TEXTILE TRADE FLOWS ;

WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND MALTA IN THE FIELD OF TRADE IN CERTAIN TEXTILE PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE , THE SAID ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION MUST BE BASED IN COMPARABLE STATISTICAL DATA ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE OTHER PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1251/78 , THE IMPORT DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 OF THAT REGULATION SHALL BE ISSUED OR ENDORSED ONLY ON PRESENTATION OF AN EXPORT LICENCE ISSUED AND ENDORSED BY THE COMPETENT MALTESE AUTHORITIES AND OF WHICH A SPECIMEN IS ANNEXED HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 NOVEMBER 1979 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

WILHELM HAFERKAMP

VICE-PRESIDENT