NoL322/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.11.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3159/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of19November 1973
amendingtheAnnexestoRegulation (EEC)Nos2142/70and950/68byreasonin
particularofthealterationinthetariffclassification ofcertainfisheries
products
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,fromthirdcountriesissuchastonecessitatethe
fixingofareferencepriceforthoseproducts;whereas
theproductsinquestionshould,therefore,be
includedinAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70;
Whereassea-breamofthespeciesDentexdentexand
PagellusareincludedinAnnexesIIandIV(B)to
Regulation (EEC)No2142/70;whereasthesecond
subparagraph ofArticle18(2)ofthatRegulation
providesthatthereferencepriceforproductslistedin
AnnexIV(B)istobedeterminedonthebasisofthe
referencepriceforthefreshproduct;whereassea­
breamisnotincludedinAnnexI(A)whichspecifies
thefreshproductsforwhichareferencepriceistobe
fixed;whereassea-breamofthespeciesDentex
dentexandPagellusshouldthereforebedeletedfrom
AnnexIV(B)tothatRegulation ;
Whereastheseamendments necessitateanamend­
menttoRegulation(EEC)No950/68andafurther
amendmenttoAnnexVtoRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70, 1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(!)of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No220/73(2),andin
particularArticle26thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereasfilletsofherringandotherfish,raw,coated
withbatterorbreadcrumbs,deep-frozenwereuntil1
March1972classifiedundersubheadingNo03.01B
II(b)oftheCommonCustomsTariffandincludedin
AnnexVtoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70;whereas
thatsubheadingborea15%conventionalduty;
Whereasinviewofthenatureoftheabovementioned
productsitwasconsideredmorecorrecttoclassify
themundersubheadingNo16.04CandGofthe
CommonCustomsTariff;whereastheNomenclature
CommitteeoftheCustomsCooperationCouncilhas
alsorecommended thisclassification ;
WhereassubheadingNo16.04CandGbeara20%
conventional dutyandthecustomsdutiesonthe
productsinquestionhavebeensuspendedat15%
until31December1973;whereas,forthepurposeof
correctlyapplyingtheCommonCustomsTariff,the
filletsinquestionshouldbeassignedtosubheading
No16.04CandGandshouldbeara15%conven­
tionalduty;
WhereasitisthereforeappropriatetoamendAnnexV
toRegulation (EEC)No2142/70andtoamendthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No950/68(3)of28June
1968ontheCommonCustomsTarifflastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3158/73(4);
Whereasfrozenmackerelservesasasubstitutefor
freshorchilledmackerel,forwhichareferenceprice
isfixedannually;whereas,moreover,thesalein
certainmarketsoftheCommunityoffrozenmackerelHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
AnnexesIV(B)andVtoRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70shallbeamendedasindicatedrespectivelyin
AnnexesIandIItothisRegulation .
Article2
TheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No950/68shallbe
amendedasindicatedinAnnexIIItothisRegulation .
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1January1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
IbFREDERIKSEN
(>)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(2)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.1.
P)OJNoL172,22.7.1968,p.1.
(4)Seepage1ofthisOfficialJournal.

23.11.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropean'Communities NoL322/5
ANNEX1
AmendmenttoAnnexIV(B)toRegulation (EEC)No2142/70
B.Frozenproducts
Sub-headingNoex03.01BI
Sub-headingNoex03.01BII(b)and
Sub-headingNoex16.04GI Cod
Coalfish
Haddock
Redfish(SebastesMarinus)
Mackerel
ANNEXII
AmendmenttoAnnexVtoRegulation(EEC)No2142/70
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
03.01 Fish,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
B.Saltwaterfish:
I.(nochange)
II.Fillets:
(a)(nochange)
(b)Frozen:
1,to5,(nochange)
6,ofMackerel
7,other

NoL322/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.11.73
ANNEX111
AmendmenttotheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No950/68
RateofDuty
CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoodsautonomous
%
orlevyconventional
%
03.01 Fish,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
B.Saltwaterfish:
I.(nochange)
II.Fillets:
(a)(nochange)
(b)Frozen:
1,to5,(nochange)
6,ofMackerel
7,(nochange)18 15
16.04 Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviarand
caviarsubstitutes :
A.(nochange)
B.(nochange)
C.Herring:
I.Fillets,raw,coatedwithbatterorbread­
crumbs,deepfrozen
II.Other18
2315
20
D.(nochange)
E.(nochange)
F.(nochange)
G.Other:
I.Fillets,raw,coatedwithbatterorbread­
crumbs,deepfrozen
II.Other18
2515
20