25. 1. 84 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 20/17 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 1983 authorizing the United Kingdom to extend intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of bananas originating in certain third countries and put into free circulation in the other Member States (Only the English text is authentic) (84/21/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 115 thereof, Whereas the Commission, by Decision 80/776/EEC ('), as amended by Decision 80/920/EEC (3, authorized the United Kingdom to introduce intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of bananas falling within subheading 08.01 B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in certain third countries other than ACP States (°) and put into free circulation in the other Member States ; Whereas the Commission, by Decision 82/939/EEC of 22 December 1982 (%), extended the abovementioned surveillance to 31 December 1983 ; Whereas on 29 November 1983 the Government of the United Kingdom submitted a request to the Commission for authorization to maintain such surveillance until 31 December 1984 ; Whereas the circumstances which led the Commission to adopt Decision 80/776/EEC persist, namely : the need to ensure‘the effectiveness of the commercial () OJ No L 224, 27. 8. 1980, p. 15. (» OJ No L 261, 4. 10. 1980, p. 19. (®) Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Honduras, . Haiti, Mexico. (9 OJ No L 383, 31. 12. 1982, p. 15. policy measures which the United Kingdom has to implement in respect of imports of bananas origina- ting in certain third countries other than ACP States in order to fulfill the requirements of Protocol 4 to the Lomé Convention, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The period of validity of the Decision 80/776/EEC, as amended by Decision 8§0/920/EEC is hereby extended to 31 December 1984. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1983. For the Commission Etienne DAVIGNON Vice-President