30. 4. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 113/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1243/86 of 28 April 1986 amending Regulations (EEC) No 288/82, (EEC) No 1765/82 and (EEC) No 1766/82 on common rules for imports 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 288/82(!), (EEC) No 1765/82 (3 and (EEC) No 1766/82 (°) provide for regular adjustments of the transitional provisions, in particular to give greater uniformity to the common rules for imports ; Whereas experience has shown that a number of prov- isions are now redundant, while others need to be adjusted to take account of progress in bringing unifor- mity to the common commercial policy ; Whereas the Commission and the Member States need to be kept informed of national measures in the fields covered by Articles 19 and 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 and Article 16 of Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82 and (EEC) No 1766/82, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Articles 19, 20 and 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 288/82 shall be replaced by the following : ‘Article 19 1. By 31 December 1988 at the latest, the Council shall decide on the adjustments to be made to this Regulation for the purpose of greater uniformity of rules for imports. The Council shall act by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and with due regard to the progress of the common commercial policy. () OJ No L 35, 9. 2. 1982, p. 1. () OJ No L 195, S. 7. 1982, p. 1. () OJ No L 195, 5. 7. 1982, p. 21. 2. (2) (b) (c) (d 3. Pending such adjustments : as regards the products to which Regulation (EEC) No 3420/83 (") applies, Member States may make imports subject to the requirement that not only the origin of the products concerned, but also the country of purchase or the country of provenance shall be among the countries to which this Regu- lation applies; import documents required for Community surveillance under Article 11 shall be valid only in the Member States which have issued or endorsed them ; the Benelux countries and the Italian Republic may retain the automatic licence or import- declaration formalities currently applied by them to imports originating in Japan and Hong Kong ; until 30 June 1987, the Benelux countries and Ireland may retain, for textile products not covered by any specific common import rules, national surveillance over the imports of such products, including imports under automatic licences. The same applies to Ireland in respect of footwear imports under headings 64.01-11 to 19, 64.02-21 to 99, 64.03-00 and 64.04-10, 90 of the NIMEXE code ; this Regulation shall not preclude the continuance until 30 June 1988 of measures taken by the Italian Republic — pursuant to the Ministerial Decree of 6 May 1976, including the list annexed thereto and the subsequent amendments to it — making subject to special authorization the impor- tation of articles, machinery and equipment, whether used or new but in poorly maintained condition, falling within Chapters 84, 85, headings Nos 86.01 to 86.04 and Chapters 87 and 93 of the Common Customs Tariff. Member States shall notify the Commission, at its request, of any rules and other particulars concer- ning the procedures for the submission of requests for