14.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL40/3
REGULATION (EEC)No347/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10February1975
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityofcertainfisheryproducts
originatinginMorocco
Whereasnegotiationsareinprogresswithaviewto
concludinganewAssociationAgreementbetween
MoroccoandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
whereasthisnewAgreementwillprovideforspecial
importarrangements forcarp,troutandpreserved
sardinesandtunny;
Whereas,toavoidanydisruptionintradeinthese
productsbetweentheCommunityandMorocco,the
transitionalarrangements institutedbyRegulation
(EEC)No228/72shouldbeextendeduntiltheentry
intoforceoftheAgreementreferredtoabovebutnot
inanyeventbeyond31December1975;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheActof
Accession,theimportarrangements appliedbythe
MemberStatestotheproductsinquestionoriginating
inMoroccomustnotbelessfavourablethanthose
appliedfrom1January1975tothelikeproductsorigi­
natinginotherthirdcountries,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereasthearrangements fortheimportationinto
theCommunityoffisheryproductsoriginatingin
MoroccolaiddownbyRegulation (EEC)No
1705/71(')didnotcovertrout,carp,preserved
sardinesortunnysincenoCommunityimportarran­
gementshadasyetbeenestablishedforthose
products;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No1821/71(2)the
arrangementsappliedbyMemberStatestoimportsof
theseproductsoriginatinginMoroccopriortothe
entryintoforceofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(3)of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproductswere
extendedto31January1972,onwhichdatetransi­
tionalmeasureswhichtheCommissionwasempow­
eredtotakeinrespectofproductscoveredbythe
latterRegulationceasedtobevalid;whereaspending
theintroductionofCommunityarrangementsCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No228/72(4)of31January1972
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityof
fisheryproductsoriginatinginMoroccolaiddown
transitionalarrangements inordertoavoidanydisrup­
tionintradeintheseproductsbetweentheCommu­
nityandMorocco;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No304/74(5)extendedthe
periodofapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No228/72
until31December1974;
WhereasthesecondparagraphofArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No228/72providesforthatRegulationto
applyuntilCommunityarrangements forimports
becomeoperativebutnotinanyeventbeyond31
December 1974;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1555/74(b)introduced ,
witheffectfrom25June1974,Communityimport
arrangements forcarpandtrout;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefollowingproductsshallwhenoriginatingin
MoroccobeimporteddutyfreeintotheCommunity :
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
03.01 Fish,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
A.Freshwaterfish:
I.Troutandothersalmonidae :
a)Trout
III.Carp
Article2
1.MemberStatesshallmaintaininforcethe
importarrangements effectiveon31January1972to
thefollowingproductsoriginatinginMorocco :1)OJNoL176,5.8.1971,p.2.
2)OJNoL189,21.8.1971,p.9.
3)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
4)OJNoL28,1.2.1972,p.8.
5)OJNoL34,7.2.1974,p.6.
6OJNoL167,22.6.1974,p.1.

NoL40/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.2.75
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
16.04 Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviar
andcaviarsubstitutes :
D.Sardines
E.TunnyArticle3
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No304/74ishereby
repealed.
Article4
Thearrangements providedforinthisRegulation
shallapplyfor1975,untiltheentryintoforceofthe
newAssociationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheKingdomofMorocco
andnotlaterthan31December1975.
InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1it
shallapplywitheffectfrom25June1975.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .2.However,MemberStateswhichopentariff
quotasunderarrangements referredtoinparagraph 1
mayincreasethequantityofsuchquotasbynotmore
than30%.
3.Theimportarrangementsappliedtoproductsas
specifiedinparagraph 1originatinginMoroccoshall
innocasebelessfavourablethanthoseappliedtothe
likeproductsoriginatinginotherthirdcountries.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.FITZGERALD