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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1493/80

OF 11 JUNE 1980

EXTENDING AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE THE VALIDITY OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS BASED ON COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1224/80 OF 28 MAY 1980 ON THE VALUATION OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 22 ( 4 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 22 ( 4 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1224/80 , THE VALIDITY OF REGULATIONS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 ( 2 ) MAY BE EXTENDED AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING SIX MONTHS UNDER THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE SAID REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1224/80 ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE , AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL REGULATIONS UP TO THE END OF 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE CUSTOMS VALUATION COMMITTEE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE VALIDITY OF THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS BASED UPON REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 SHALL , AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , BE EXTENDED UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 :

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1150/70 OF 18 JUNE 1970 ON THE PLACE OF INTRODUCTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 ON THE VALUATION OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ,

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 OF 3 AUGUST 1970 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES FOR CITRUS FRUITS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 223/78 ,

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1641/75 OF 27 JUNE 1975 ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES OF APPLES AND PEARS , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 224/78 ,

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1025/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 SPECIFYING , FOR PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 6 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 803/68 ON THE VALUATION OF GOODS FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES , THE PLACE OF INTRODUCTION FOR GOODS CARRIED BY SEA ,

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1033/77 OF 17 MAY 1977 ON THE AIR TRANSPORT COSTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ,

- COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2741/78 OF 24 NOVEMBER 1978 ON POSTAL CHARGES TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN DETERMINING THE VALUE FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES OF GOODS SENT BY POST .

2 . THE EXTENSION OF THE VALIDITY , AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , OF REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 AND ( EEC ) NO 1641/75 , SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE RIGHT OF AN IMPORTER TO HAVE THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1224/80 APPLIED .

IF AN IMPORTER EXERCISES HIS RIGHT TO HAVE THE PROVISIONS OR REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1224/80 APPLIED TO GOODS WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE VALUED UNDER THE SYSTEM OF STANDARD AVERAGE VALUES , REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1570/70 AND ( EEC ) NO 1641/75 SHALL NO LONGER APPLY TO IMPORTATIONS BY HIM DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JULY 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 JUNE 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

ETIENNE DAVIGNON

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

( 1 ) OJ NO L 134 , 31 . 5 . 1980 , P . 1 .

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