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REGULATION (EEC)No1653/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of18June1973
temporarilysuspendingtheautonomousdutiesintheCommonCustomsTariff
onanumberofagriculturalproducts
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theautonomous dutiesintheCommonCustoms
Tarifffortheproductslistedintheannexedtables
shallbesuspendedatthelevelindicatedinrespectof
eachofthoseproducts.
Thesesuspensionsshallbevalid:
—from16June1973to14February1974forthe
productslistedinTableI;
—from1July1973to31December1973forthe
productslistedinTableII;
—from1July1973to30June1974forthe
productslistedinTableIII;
—from1September1973to31March1974forthe
productslistedinTableIV.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle28
thereof;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasproductionintheCommunity ofthe
productsspecifiedinthisRegulationiscurrently
inadequateornon-existentandwhereasproducersare
thusunabletomeettheneedsofuserindustriesin
theCommunity ;
WhereasitisintheinterestoftheCommunityin
certaincasesonlypartiallytosuspendtheautonomous
dutiesintheCommonCustomsTariffbecausethese
goodsareproducedintheCommunity ,andinother
casestoeffecttotalsuspension ;
Whereasinviewofthedifficultyofaccurately
assessingshort-termtrendsintheeconomicsituation
intherelevantsectors,suspensionmeasuresshouldbe
takenonlyfortemporaryperiodsthelengthofwhich
istobedeterminedbyreferencetotheinterestsof
Communityproduction ;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,18June1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

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ANNEX
TableI
CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(autonomous )
ex03.01BIm)2 Mackerel,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,
headless,orinpieces,intendedforthe
processingindustry(a)5%
a)Thissuspensionshallbesubjecttosuchconditionsasmaybedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .
TableII
CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(autonomous )
ex08.02AIIa)andb)BitterorSevilleoranges 8%
09.10CI Saffron,neithercrushednorground 10%
ex16.04C Filletsofherrings,rawsimplycoatedin
batterorbread-crumbs ,frozen15%
ex16.04G Filletsofotherfish,raw,simplycoated
inbatterorbread-crumbs ,frozen15%
TableIII
CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(autonomous )
03.01AIb) Salmon,fresh,chilledorfrozen total
suspension
ex03.01BIe) Pikeddog-fish(Squalusacanthias),fresh,
chilledorfrozentotal
suspension
ex03.01Big) Blackhalibut(Hippoglossus reinhard­
tius),fresh,chilledorfrozentotal
suspension
ex03.01BIq) Sardinopssagaxsardinopsocellata(pil­
chards),fresh,chilledorfrozen,intended
forthecanningindustry(a)8%
ex03.01BIq) Sturgeons,fresh,chilledorfrozen,in­
tendedfortheprocessingindustry(a)8%
ex03.02AIc) Anchovies (Engraulissp.p.)saltedorin
brine,inbarrelsorothercontainersof
anetcapacityof10kgormoretotal
suspension
03.02AIe) Salmon,saltedorinbrine,whole,head­
lessorinpiecestotal
suspension

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CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(autonomous )
ex03.02AIf) Sprats,saltedorinbrine total
suspension
ex03.02AIf) Coalfish (gadusvirens),saltedorin
brine,inimmediatepackingsofanet
capacityof:
a)47kgto57kginclusiveandcon­
tainingatmost50fishhalves
b)morethan57kgandcontainingat
most60fishhalves7%>
ex03.03BIb) Oystersweighingnomorethan12g
eachtotal
suspension
ex03.03BIb) Oystersofthe'crassostreagigas'variety
weighingmorethan100geachtotal
suspension
ex07.01QII Chanterelles 4%
ex08.01A Dates,inimmediatepackingsofanet
capacitynotexceeding35kg,forre­
packing,undercustomsorequivalentad­
ministrativecontrol,forretailsale(a)total
suspension
08.08C Bilberries 4%
ex08.09 Rose-hips,fresh total
suspension
ex09.04BI Paprika,ground,foruseinanimal
feedingstuffs (a)total
suspension
ex16.05A Crabsofthe'King','Hanasaki','Kegani'
and'Queen'varieties,simplyboiledin
waterandshelled,whetherornotfro­
zen,inpackingsofanetcapacityof2
kgormore,intendedforthecanning
industry(a)total
suspension
ex16.05B Shrimpsandprawnsotherthanthose
oftheCrangonvariety,boiledinwater
andshelled,whetherornotfrozen,in­
tendedfortheindustrialmanufacture
ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
16.05(a)10%
23.07A Fishormarinemammalsolubles 2%
(a)Thissuspensionshallbesubjecttosuchconditionsasmaybedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .
TableIV
CCT
headingNoDescriptionRateofduty
(autonomous )
ex03.01Bid) Sardines(ClupeapilchardusWalbaum),
fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,ofa
lengthof20cmormoretotal
suspension