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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 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 38 , 11 . 2 . 1981 , P . 14 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 260 , 3 . 10 . 1980 , P . 1 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 482/81

OF 24 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 DECEMBER 1980 ;

WHEREAS , TO THIS END , QUANTITY LIMITS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1981 AND FOR THE PERIOD 1 TO 24 FEBRUARY 1981 HAVE BEEN SUCCESSIVELY INSERTED INTO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1655/76 BY REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 3457/80 ( 2 ), ( EEC ) NO 285/81 ( 3 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 345/81 ( 4 ); WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY AT PRESENT TO FIX FOR THE WHOLE OF THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1981 A QUANTITY LIMIT THAT NEW ZEALAND MAY EXPORT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM COMPLYING WITH THE CIF PRICE FIXED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2540/80 ( 5 ),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

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

' THE QUANTITY LIMIT SHALL BE FIXED AT 23 750 TONNES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1 JANUARY AND 31 MARCH 1981 . '

ARTICLE 2

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

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 24 FEBRUARY 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . BRAKS

Amendments and corrections
March 31, 1981
February 27, 1981	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 482/81 of 24 February 1981 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1655/76 extending the transitional arrangements for the import of New Zealand butter into the United Kingdom