21. 6. 86 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 165/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1909/86 of 16 June 1986 introducing surveillance on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America 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 the United States of America has imposed limitations on imports of certain products from the Community ; Whereas these measures threaten to cause injury to the Community producers concerned ; Whereas, in order to safeguard the interests of the Community, it is necessary for the Community to intro- duce surveillance for imports of certain products origin- ating in the United States of America; Whereas it is necessary to provided that Member States submit information rapidly to the Commission in respect of imports actually carried out, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 Imports into the Community of the products listed in the  Annex and originating in the United States of America are hereby made subject to retrospective Community surveillance based on import declarations or any other equivalent import document required before the entry into force of this Regulation. Article 2 1.  Member States shall communicate to the Com- mission, within the first 10 days of each month, details as to the quantity and statistical value, broken down accor- ding to the NIMEXE nomenclature, of imports origina- ting in the United States of America of each of the products listed in the Annex, actually carried out during the month preceding the immediately preceding month. 2.  The first communication will be made not later than 10 July 1986, covering imports carried out in May. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. . Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 1986. For the Council The President H. van den BROEK