Council Regulation (EEC) No 3531/82 of 21 December 1982 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80 extending the term of validity of the arrangements applicable to trade with Malta beyond 31 December 1980

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3531/82

of 21 December 1982

amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80 extending the term of validity of the arrangements applicable to trade with Malta beyond 31 December 1980

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1735/82 (2), has extended the arrangements applicable to trade with Malta until 31 December 1982;

Whereas the conditions justifying this extension still exist; whereas the period of validity of the said Regulations should therefore be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/80, '31 December 1982' is hereby replaced by '30 June 1983'.

Article 2

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

It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1983.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1982.

For the Council

The President

O. MOELLER

(1) OJ No L 367, 31. 12. 1980, p. 86.

(2) OJ No L 190, 1. 7. 1982, p. 2.