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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 198 , 31 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 60 , 5 . 3 . 1980 , P . 16 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 122 , 15 . 5 . 1980 , P . 34 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2882/80

OF 6 NOVEMBER 1980

INTRODUCING PROTECTIVE MEASURES APPLICABLE TO IMPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FROM CHINA

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 2021/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAS UNDERTAKEN TO SUPERVISE ITS EXPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS TO THE COMMUNITY AS FROM 1 MARCH 1980 ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO AVOID DEFLECTIONS OF TRADE , COMMISSION REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 547/80 AND 1218/80 OF 4 MARCH 1980 ( 3 ) AND 14 MAY 1980 ( 4 ) MADE THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FROM CHINA SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE COMPENTENT AUTHORITY IN THE EXPORTER COUNTRY ;

WHEREAS , AT PRESENT , THE VOLUME OF PRESERVES FROM CHINA IN RESPECT OF WHICH IMPORT LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED , APPEARS TO EXCEED THE QUANTITY WHICH THAT COUNTRY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO EXPORT TO THE COMMUNITY IN 1980 ; WHEREAS , UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY UNDERTAKEN AMONGST THE MEMBER STATES TO VERIFY THE EXACT VOLUME OF CHINESE PRODUCTS IN RESPECT OF WHICH LICENCES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ARE AVAILABLE , THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FROM THAT COUNTRY SHOULD BE PROVISIONALLY SUSPENDED , IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY THREAT OF SERIOUS DISTURBANCE OF THE COMMUNITY MARKET THROUGH IMPORTS OF THE SAID PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE ISSUE OF IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA , SHALL BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PERIOD 7 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1980 .

2 . APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES IN RESPECT OF THE SAME PRODUCTS , WHICH ARE BEING PROCESSED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION , SHALL BE REJECTED .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 7 NOVEMBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 6 NOVEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT