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( 1 ) OJ NO L 339 , 31 . 12 . 1979 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 311 , 21 . 11 . 1980 , P . 13 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 683/81

OF 17 MARCH 1981

PROLONGING THE PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 ON PROTECTION AGAINST DUMPED OR SUBSIDIZED IMPORTS FROM COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , BY ITS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2999/80 ( 2 ), THE COMMISSION IMPOSED A PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ;

WHEREAS THE EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS IS NOT YET COMPLETE ; WHEREAS THE COMMISSION NOTIFIED THE EXPORTERS KNOWN TO BE CONCERNED OF ITS INTENTION TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONAL DUTY FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS ; WHEREAS EXPORTERS REPRESENTING ALMOST THE WHOLE TRADE DID NOT OBJECT ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON VINYL ACETATE MONOMER ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , IMPOSED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2999/80 , IS HEREBY EXTENDED FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING TWO MONTHS .

ARTICLE 2

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

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ARTICLE 11 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3017/79 AND TO ANY DIFFERENT DECISION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL , IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF AN ACT OF THE COUNCIL ADOPTING DEFINITIVE MEASURES OR , AT THE LATEST , UNTIL THE EXPIRY OF A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS BEGINNING ON 21 MARCH 1981 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 17 MARCH 1981 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

D . F . VAN DER MEI

Amendments and corrections
May 21, 1981	See 31979R3017 Art. 11
March 19, 1981	Entry into force - Date pub. See Art 2

Council Regulation (EEC) No 683/81 of 17 March 1981 prolonging the provisional anti-dumping duty on vinyl acetate monomer originating in the United States of America