COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3645/83 of 28 November 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 on implementation in the Community of the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas it is necessary to amend Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 (3) to allow amendments which have been decided on by the parties to the Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora and agreed to by the Community to be made in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 (2) and (3) of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 is hereby replaced by the following:

"Article 4

Amendments to Annexes A, B and C to this Regulation which are required as a consequence of amendments which have been decided on by the parties to the Convention and agreed to by the Community, as well as any additions to Annex B, shall be made in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 21 (2) and (3)."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 1984.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1983.

For the Council

The President

A. TRITSIS (1) OJ No C 272, 11.10.1983, p. 7. (2) OJ No C 332, 28.11.1983, p. 279. (3) OJ No L 384, 31.12.1982, p. 1.