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REGULATION (EEC)No2888/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of29October1975
ontheopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
eelsfallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AlloftheCommonCustomsTariff(1976)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Article28thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (x);shouldthereforebeopenedfor1976onthe
conditionssetoutabove;
Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersintheMemberStatesequaland
uninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned quota
anduninterrupted applicationoftheratelaiddown
forthatquotatoallimportsoftheproducts
concernedintoallMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,inthelightofthese
principles,theCommunitynatureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingthetariffquotaamong
theMemberStateslistedbelow;whereasstatistics
availablefortheseproductsdonotgiveaclear
pictureofthemarketsituationforthem;whereas,
therefore,itisnotpossibletoallocatethequota
amongtheMemberStatesonthebasisofimport
trendsfortherelevantproductsoverthepastfew
years;whereas,however,accordingtotheestimates
putforwardbytheMemberStates,initialsharesmay
befixedatthequantitiessetoutinArticle2;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcerned,thequotaamountshould
bedividedintotwotranches,thefirsttranchebeing
allocated,andthesecondformingareserveintended
subsequentlytocovertherequirementsoftheMem­
berStateswhichhaveuseduptheirinitialshares;
whereas,inordertoensureacertaindegreeof
securityforimporters,thefirsttrancheofthe
Communitytariffquotashouldbefixedatalevel
which,underpresentcircumstances ,maybe
approximately 91%ofthequotaamount;
Whereastheinitialsharesmaybeusedupat
differentrates;whereas,inordertotakethisfact
intoaccountandtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,
anyMemberStatewhichhasalmostused,upits
totalinitialshareshoulddrawanadditionalshare
fromthereserve;whereasthismustbedonebyeach
MemberStateasandwheneachofitsadditional
sharesisalmostentirelyusedup,andrepeatedas
manytimesasthereserveallows;whereastheinitial
additionalsharesmustbevaliduntiltheendofthe
quotaperiod;whereasthismethodofadministration
requiresclosecooperationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission ,whichmustbeabletokeepWhereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhasbe­
comeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadropinCommunity
productionofeelsingeneralandparticularlyof
fresheels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,falling
withinsubheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff,intendedforcuringorskinningor
foruseintheindustrialmanufactureofproducts
fallingwithinheadingNo16.04;whereasthe
processingindustriesintheCommunityconsequently
dependtoalargeextentonimportsfortheirsupplies
ofeels;whereasfor1976theapplicationofthe
autonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutyshould
thereforebesuspendedtotallyonimportsofthe
relevantproductsuptoanappropriatequantitative
limit;whereas,withinthislimit,thenewMember
Statesshouldapplycustomsdutiesasprovidedin,the
ActofAccession(2);whereas,theintroductionof
aCommunitymeasureofthisnatureisunlikelyto
harmCommunityproduction;
WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
production,whichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestimatedat5700metrictonsfor1976;
whereasatariffquotafortherelevanttypesofeel
(x)Opiniondeliveredon17October1975(notyetpublished
intheOfficialJournal).
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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accountoftheextenttowhichthequotaamount
hasbeenusedupandtoinformtheMemberStates
accordingly;until31December1976,shallconsistofthefollowing
amounts :
inmetrictons
Whereasif,atagivendateinthequotaperiod,a
considerable balanceremainsinoneorotherMember
Stateitisessential,topreventapartofthe
Communitytariffquotafromremainingunusedin
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve;Benelux
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom1600
1000
2200
100
10
90
200Whereas,sincetheKingdomofBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg areunitedwithinandjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,any
measureconcerningtheadministration oftheshares
allocatedtothatEconomicUnionmaybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,2.Thesecondtrancheof500metrictonsshall
constitutethereserve.
Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitial
shareasfixedinArticle2(1),orofthatshareminus
anyportionreturnedtothereservewhereArticle5
hasbeenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMember
Stateshallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,
drawasecondshare,totheextentthatthereserve
sopermits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.Article1
1.Duringtheperiod1Januaryto31December
1976,aCommunitytariffquotaof5700metrictons
shallbeopenedforfresheels(liveordead)chilledor
frozen,fallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,intendedforcuringor
skinningorforuseintheindustrialmanufactureof
productsfallingwithinheadingNo16.04,under
conditionstobedeterminedbythecompetent
authorities .2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Stacehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission ,drawa
thirdshareequalto7-5%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits.
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended.
3.ThenewMemberStatesshallapplyduties
calculatedinaccordancewiththerelevantprovisions
oftheActofAccessionwithinthisquota.3.If,afteritssecondsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
themannerprovidedinparagraph2,drawafourth
shareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up.
Article2
1.Afirsttrancheof5200metrictonsofthis
Communitytariffquotashallbeallocatedamongthe
MemberStates.MemberStates'shares,which,
subjecttoArticle5,shallbevalidfrom1January4.Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2and3,
MemberStatesmaydrawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatthosespecifiedmaynotbeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommission oftheirreasonsfor
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Article4
AdditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoArticle3shall
bevaliduntil31December1976.
Article5
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,notlater
than1September1976,theunusedportionsoftheir
initialshareswhich,on15August1976,areinexcess
of20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymayreturna
greaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelievingthat
suchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission ,not
laterthan1September1976,ofthetotalquantities
oftheproductsinquestionimporteduptoand
including15August1976,andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionoftheirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.Article7
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoensurethatadditionalsharesdrawn
pursuanttoArticle3areopenedinsuchawaythat
importsmaybechargedwithoutinterruptionagainst
theiraggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethat"importersof
theproductsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
3.MemberStatesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustomsauthorities
forhomeuse.
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
importschargedagainstthatshareinaccordance
withparagraph3.
Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStatesshall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainsttheir
shares.
Article9
MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1976.Article6
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles
2and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5September1976,oftheamountstillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnotexceedthebalanceavailable,and
tothisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,29October1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.MARCORA