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( 1 ) OJ NO L 185 , 9 . 7 . 1976 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 19 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 32 , 4 . 2 . 1981 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 345/81

OF 9 FEBRUARY 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1655/76 EXTENDING THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPORT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE 1972 ACT OF ACCESSION , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) OF PROTOCOL 18 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , FURTHER TO PROTOCOL 18 , COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1655/76 OF 29 JUNE 1976 EXTENDING THE TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE IMPORT OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM ( 1 ), AUTHORIZED THE UNITED KINGDOM , AS A TRANSITIONAL MEASURE , TO IMPORT CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF NEW ZEALAND BUTTER ON SPECIAL TERMS FROM 1978 TO 1980 ; WHEREAS , IN THE INTERVAL , PENDING A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE COMMISSION ' S PROPOSAL REGARDING NEW IMPORT MEASURES FOR NEW ZEALAND BUTTER INTO THE COMMUNITY , IT WAS APPROPRIATE NOT TO CEASE APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1655/76 ON 31 DECEMBERR 1980 ;

WHEREAS , TO THIS END , REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3475/80 ( 2 ) FIXED A QUANTITY LIMIT FOR IMPORTS DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1981 AT 7 920 TONNES AND REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 285/81 ( 3 ) A QUANTITY LIMIT OF 2 640 TONNES FOR IMPORTS FROM 1 TO 10 FEBRUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RE-EXTEND THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPORTING NEW ZEALAND BUTTER INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM ON SPECIAL TERMS FOR A LIMITED PERIOD AND TO FIX A QUANTITY LIMIT OF 6 600 TONNES FOR THE OVERALL PERIOD RUNNING FROM 1 TO 24 FEBRUARY 1981 ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE LAST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1655/76 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' THE QUANTITY LIMIT SHALL BE FIXED AT 6 600 TONNES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1 AND 24 FEBRUARY 1981 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 11 FEBRUARY 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 9 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS