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( 1 ) OJ NO L 183 , 16 . 7 . 1980 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 275 , 18 . 10 . 1980 , P . 2 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 276 , 20 . 10 . 1980 , P . 24 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3136/80

OF 4 DECEMBER 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2663/80 IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS OF SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ORIGINATING IN URUGUAY

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN SHEEPMEAT AND GOATMEAT ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 16 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2641/80 OF 14 OCTOBER 1980 DEROGATING FROM CERTAIN IMPORT RULES LAID DOWN IN REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1837/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ARTICLE 8 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2663/80 ( 3 ) LAID DOWN LIMITS WITHIN WHICH CERTIFICATES FOR EXPORT ARE TO BE ISSUED BY SOME NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS , IN RESPECT OF URUGUAY , IT HAS BEEN FOUND SUBSEQUENTLY THAT THE LIMIT LAID DOWN DOES NOT REFLECT THAT COUNTRY ' S TRADITIONAL EXPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY BETWEEN 20 OCTOBER AND 31 DECEMBER ; WHEREAS THE SAID LIMIT SHOULD ACCORDINGLY BE ALTERED ;

WHEREAS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS , HAS NOT DELIVERED AN OPINION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT SET BY ITS CHAIRMAN ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE TEXT OF ARTICLE 8 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2663/80 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' ARTICLE 8

UP TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 , FOR PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 02.01 A IV OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AND ORIGINATING IN ARGENTINA , AUSTRALIA , NEW ZEALAND AND URUGUAY , CERTIFICATES FOR EXPORT SHALL BE ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF PRESENTATION , UP TO THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES EXPRESSED AS TONNES CARCASE EQUIVALENT :

ARGENTINA 3 733 , AUSTRALIA 5 000 , NEW ZEALAND 46 672 , URUGUAY 1 700 . ' 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 20 OCTOBER 1980 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 DECEMBER 1980 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

FINN GUNDELACH

VICE-PRESIDENT