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31.12.71 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/9
REGULATION (EEC)No2861/71OFTHECOUNCIL
of20December1971
concerningtheapplicationofDecisionNo41/71oftheCouncilofAssociationprovidedfor
bytheConventionofAssociationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommtm^yandthe
AfricanStatesandMadagascarassociatedwiththeCommunity .,
Whereas,however,aderogationhasbeenmadefrom
thatDecision,witheffectfrom1December1971,by
DecisionNo41/71oftheCouncilofAssociationin
ordertotakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMauri­
taniawithregardtofisheryproducts;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle46ofthatConven­
tion,measuresrequiredforimplementation ofthatDeci­
sionshouldbetaken,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle113
thereof;
HavingregardtotheInternalAgreement 1onthemeas­
urestobetakenandtheprocedurestobefollowedfor
purposesoftheapplicationoftheConventionofAsso­
ciationbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheAfricanStatesandMadagascarassociatedwith
theCommunity,andinparticularArticle2thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereasaConventionofAssociation 2betweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAfricanStates
andMadagascarassociatedwiththeCommunitywas
signedon29July1969andenteredintoforceon1Janu­
ary1971;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No1251/713broughtinto
effectDecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilofAssociation
onthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originatingproducts'
fortheapplicationofTitleIoftheConventionofAsso­
ciationandonmethodsofadministrative cooperation ;Article1
BywayofderogationfromDecisionNo36/71onthe
CouncilofAssociationannexedtoRegulation(EEC)No
1251/71,DecisionNo41/7!oftheCouncilofAssocia­
tion,annexedtothisRegulation,shallapply.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollow­
ingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,20December1971.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.PEDINI
1OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.44.
2OJNoL282,28.12.1970,p.2.
3OJNoL135,21.6.1971,p.l.

90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
DECISIONNo41/71
oftheCouncilofAssociationderogatingfromthedefinitionoftheconceptof'originating
products'inordertotakeintoaccountthespecialsituationofMauritaniawithregardto
fisheryproducts
THECOMMITTEE OFASSOCIATION , headingNos03.01(excludingtuna,sardinesandsmall
sharks),03.02and03.03oftheCommonCustoms
Tariff.
Article3
Thenecessarymeasuresforthequantitativecontrolof
theexportsreferredtoinArticle2shallbetakenbythe
Mauritanianauthorities .
A.Y.Imovementcertificatesissuedinpursuanceofthis
Decisionmustbeartheendorsement'originatinggoods
inaccordancewithDecisionNo41/71oftheCouncilof
Association'.Thisendorsement shallbeenteredinred
inkinthespacefor'remarks'.HavingregardtotheConventionofAssociationbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheAfrican
andMadagascarStatesassociatedwiththatCommunity
signedatYaoundeon29July1969,andinparticular
Article10thereof;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo36/71oftheCouncilof
Associationonthedefinitionoftheconceptof
'originatingproducts'fortheapplicationofTitleIofthe
ConventionofAssociationandonmethodsofadminis­
trativecooperation ;
HavingregardtoDecisionNo37/71oftheCouncilof
AssociationauthorizingtheCommitteeofAssociation
toamendorsupplementDecisionNo36/71;
WhereasDecisionNo36/71definestheconceptof
'originatingproducts'fortheapplicationofTitleIofthe
ConventionofAssociationandlaysdownthemethods
ofadministrative cooperation,inparticularwithregard
tofisheryproducts;
Whereas,however,inordertotakeintoaccountthespe­
cialsituationofMauritaniaandthefactthatitsfishpre­
parationfactoriesaresuppliedinpartbyfishermen
fromtheCanariesresidinginitsterritory,aderogation
infavourofMauritaniashouldbemadefromthedefini­
tionoforiginlaiddownbytheDecisionreferredto
above,Article4
Ifimportsmadeinpursuanceofthisderogationcauseor
threatentocausedifficultiesleadingtochangesinthe
economicsituationofaregionwithintheCommunity ,
theCommunitymay,inaccordancewithArticle16(2)
and(4)oftheYaoundeConvention,takeorauthorizethe
MemberStateconcernedtotakethenecessaryprotective
measures,includingthoseforeliminatingdeflectionof
trade.
Articles
TheAssociatedStates,theMemberStatesandthe
Communityshall,eachrespectivelyforitspart,takethe
measuresrequiredfortheimplementation ofthisDeci­
sion.HASDECIDED :
Article1
Articled
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1December
1971.Itshallapplyuntil31January1975.However,
Article2mayifnecessarybeamendedbyaDecisionof
theCouncilofAssociation .BywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsofDecision
No36/71,fisheryproductscaughtinMauritanianwat­
ersbyfishermenfromtheCanariesresidentintheterri­
toryofMauritania,whichhaveundergoneprocessing
(freezing,slicingorfilleting)carriedoutexclusivelyin
thatcountry,shall,fortheapplicationofTitleIofthe
ConventionofAssociation,beconsideredasproducts
originatinginMauritania.
DoneatBrussels,23November1971.
Article2
Thisderogationshallbelimitedtoanannualquantityof
3500metrictonsoffisheryproducts,fallingwithinThePresidentoftheCommitteeofAssociation
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