21. 11. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 294/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2566/79 of 15 November 1979 on the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 of 24 June 1975 on the external trade statis- tics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2845/77 (), and in particular Articles 36 and 41 (b) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78 of 1 December 1978 on the country nomen- clature for the external trade statistics of the Commu- nity and statistics of trade between Member States (3), and in particular the Annex thereto, Whereas the changes made to the country nomencla- ture for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States as shown in Annex C to the abovementioned Council Regulation are intended to up-date the said nomencla- ture ; Whereas the provisions provided for in this Regula- tion are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The version valid from 1 January 1980 of the country nomenclature for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States set out in Annex C to Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 1s annexed to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1980. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 November 1979. (1) OJ No L 183, 14. 7. 1975, p. 3. (2) OJ No L 329, 22. 12. 1977, p. 3. () OJ No L 339, 5. 12. 1978, p. S. For the Commission Frangois-Xavier ORTOLI Vice-President