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

( 2 ) OJ NO L 360 , 31 . 12 . 1980 , P . 16 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 122 , 15 . 5 . 1980 , P . 3 .

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

( 5 ) OJ NO L 122 , 15 . 5 . 1980 , P . 36 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 82 , 28 . 3 . 1981 , P . 8 .

( 7 ) OJ NO L 214 , 12 . 8 . 1975 , P . 20 .

( 8 ) OJ NO L 51 , 26 . 2 . 1981 , P . 12 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1214/81

OF 6 MAY 1981

ON IMPORTS OF PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FROM CERTAIN NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES AND REPEALING REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1218/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 1219/80

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 LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3454/80 ( 2 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1203/80 OF 13 MAY 1980 DEROGATING FROM REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 516/77 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS , FOR 1980 , THE PRINCIPAL PRESERVED MUSHROOM SUPPLIER COUNTRIES HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO MONITOR THEIR EXPORTS OF THE SAID PRODUCT TO THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT UNDERTAKING , COMMISSION REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1218/80 ( 4 ) AND ( EEC ) NO 1219/80 ( 5 ) PROVIDED FOR AN IMPORT LICENCE TO BE ISSUED ON PRESENTATION OF AN EXPORT DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE SAID SUPPLIER COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 796/81 ( 6 ) LAID DOWN A PROTECTIVE SYSTEM FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1981 UNDER WHICH SUBMISSION OF THE SAID EXPORT DOCUMENTS IS NOT REQUIRED ; WHEREAS , ACCORDINGLY , ARTICLE 3A ( 2 ) OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 ( 7 ), SHOULD NOT APPLY AND REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1218/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 1219/80 SHOULD BE REPEALED ;

WHEREAS , HOWEVER , SOME IMPORTERS STILL HOLD EXPORT DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE PEOPLE ' S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN 1980 ; WHEREAS A STUDY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SAID LICENCES COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 2 OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 473/81 ( 8 ) SHOWS THAT , NOTWITHSTANDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 796/81 , APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES ACCOMPANIED BY THOSE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED , WITHOUT LEVYING ON SUCH IMPORTS THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT PROVIDED FOR IN THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 796/81 , APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES FOR PRESERVED MUSHROOMS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 20.02 A OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF SHALL BE ACCEPTED IF THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPORT DOCUMENT ISSUED IN 1980 PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1218/80 AND IF A COPY HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE AGENCY IN QUESTION WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 473/81 .

2 . APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT LICENCES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 MUST BE SUBMITTED NOT LATER THAN 17 MAY 1981 .

3 . THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 796/81 SHALL NOT BE LEVIED ON THE QUANTITIES IMPORTED UNDER THE LICENCES REFERRED TO ABOVE .

ARTICLE 2

ARTICLE 3A ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2104/75 SHALL NOT APPLY .

ARTICLE 3

REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1218/80 AND ( EEC ) NO 1219/80 ARE HEREBY REPEALED WITH EFFECT FROM 1 APRIL 1981 .

ARTICLE 4

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 , 6 MAY 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION