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( 1 ) OJ NO L 55 , 2 . 3 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 71 , 21 . 3 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 259 , 2 . 10 . 1980 , P . 6 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 316 , 10 . 12 . 1977 , P . 29 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 67 , 24 . 3 . 1970 , P . 10 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3696/81

OF 22 DECEMBER 1981

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2737/77 ON MEASURES DEROGATING FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO EXPORTS TO THIRD COUNTRIES OF FLOWERING BULBS , CORMS AND TUBERS

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 234/68 OF 27 FEBRUARY 1968 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS , BULBS , ROOTS AND THE LIKE , CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE ( 1 ),

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 315/68 OF 12 MARCH 1968 FIXING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FLOWERING BULBS , CORMS AND TUBERS ( 2 ), AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2530/80 ( 3 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 2 ( 2 ) THEREOF ,

WHEREAS COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2737/77 OF 9 DECEMBER 1977 ( 4 ) AMENDED REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 537/70 ( 5 ) AND AUTHORIZED THE MEMBER STATES TO WAIVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE QUALITY STANDARDS FOR HYACINTHES ORIENTALIS BULBS EXPORTED TO JAPAN ; WHEREAS THAT REGULATION IS VALID ONLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1981 ;

WHEREAS THERE IS NO LIKELIHOOD OF THE ABOLITION OF THE EXISTING PLANT HEALTH MEASURES IN JAPAN ; WHEREAS , FOR THIS PURPOSE , THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2737/77 SHOULD BE EXTENDED ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR LIVE TREES AND OTHER PLANTS , BULBS , ROOTS AND THE LIKE , CUT FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE LAST SENTENCE IN ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2737/77 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' IT SHALL APPLY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1984 . '

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1982 .

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

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 22 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION