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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 341 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 326 , 22 . 12 . 1979 , P . 28 .

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

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 571/80

OF 6 MARCH 1980

CLARIFYING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2908/79 WITH REGARD TO PROTECTIVE MEASURES APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS

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 LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2999/79 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2908/79 OF 21 DECEMBER 1979 ( 3 ) TEMPORARILY PROVIDED FOR CERTAIN DEROGATIONS FROM REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1102/78 ( 4 ), WITH THE AIM OF DETERMINING THE QUANTITIES OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS WHICH MAY BE IMPORTED IN THE SHORT TERM FROM THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , EXPERIENCE HAS REVEALED CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES OF INTERPRETATION WITH REGARD TO ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2908/79 WHICH HAVE ARISEN IN PARTICULAR FROM DIFFERENCES AMONG THE VARIOUS LANGUAGE VERSIONS ; WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY , THEREFORE , TO CLARIFY THE RELEVANT ARTICLE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2908/79 IS REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 2 . WHERE APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES ARE MADE BY PERSONS WHO DID NOT IMPORT THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION FROM THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN 1977 , SUCH APPLICATIONS SHALL BE GRANTED IN EACH MEMBER STATE UP TO A LIMIT OF 2 % OF THE OVERALL QUANTITY IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES MAY BE ISSUED IN THAT MEMBER STATE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 . '

ARTICLE 2

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

IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 MARCH 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT