No L 30/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 2. 85 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1984 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) (85/65/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 (?), 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 84/21/EEC (%), extended the abovementioned surveillance to 31 December 1984 ; whereas on 19 November 1984 the Government of the United Kingdom submitted a request to the Commission for authorization to main- tain such surveillance until 31 December 1985 ; Whereas the circumstances which led the Commission to adopt Decision 80/776/EEC persists, namely : the need to ensure the effectiveness of the commercial policy measures which the United Kingdom has to implement in respect of imports of bananas originat- () OJ No L 224, 27. 8. 1980, p. 15. () O] 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. () OJ No L 20, 25. 1. 1984, p. 17. ing in certain third countries other than ACP States in order to fulfil the requirements of Protocol 4 to the Lomé Convention ; Whereas, in these circumstances and without prejudice to a review of the situation, authorization should be given to the United Kingdom to extend the intra- Community surveillance to imports of the products in question, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 The period of validity of Decision 80/776/EEC, as amended by Decision 80/920/EEC is hereby extended to 31 December 1985, without prejudice to a review of the situation. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1984. For the Commzlvsz'on Wilhelm HAFERKAMP Vice-President