14.2.75 NoL40/1 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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REGULATION (EEC)No346/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of10February1975
concerningtheimportationintotheCommunityofcertainfisheryproducts
originatinginTunisia
WhereasthesecondparagraphofArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No227/72providesforthatRegulationto
applyuntilCommunityarrangements forimports
becomeoperativebutnotinanyeventbeyond31
December1974;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1555/74(6)introduced,
witheffectfrom25June1974,Communityimport
arrangements forcarpandtrout;
Whereasnegotiationsareinprogresswithaviewto
concluding anewAssociationAgreementbetween
TunisiaandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
whereasthisnewAgreementwillprovideforspecial
importarrangements forcarp,troutandpreserved
sardinesandtunny;
Whereas,toavoidanydisruptionintradeinthese
productsbetweentheCommunityandTunisia,the
transitionalarrangements institutedbyRegulation
(EEC)No227/72shouldbeextendeduntiltheentry
intoforceoftheAgreementreferredtoabove,butnot
inanyeventbeyond31December1975;
Whereas,havingregardtotheprovisionsoftheActof
Accession,theimportarrangements appliedbythe
MemberStatestotheproductsinquestionoriginating
inTunisiamustnotbelessfavourablethanthose
appliedfrom1January1975tothelikeproductsorigi­
natinginotherthirdcountries,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereasthearrangements fortheimportationinto
theCommunityoffisheryproductsoriginatingin
TunisialaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No1706/71(')
didnotcovertrout,carp,preservedsardinesortunny
sincenoCommunityimportarrangementshadasyet
beenestablishedforthoseproducts;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No1822/71(2)the
arrangementsappliedbyMemberStatestoimportsof
theseproductsoriginatinginTunisiapriortothe
entryintoforceofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2142/70(3)of20October1970onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinfisheryproductswere
extendedto31January1972,onwhichdatetransi­
tionalmeasureswhichtheCommissionwasempow­
eredtotakeinrespectofproductscoveredbythe
latterRegulationceasedtobevalid;whereaspending
theintroductionofCommunityarrangementsCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No227/72(4)of31January1972
concerningtheimportationinto,theCommunityof
fisheryproductsoriginatinginTunisialaiddowntran­
sitionalarrangements inordertoavoidanydisruption
intradeinthoseproductsbetweentheCommunity
andTunisia;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No307/74(5)extendedthe
periodofapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No227/72
until31December1974;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefollowingproductsshallwhenoriginatingin
TunisiabeimporteddutyfreeintotheCommunity :(!)OJNoL176,5.8.1971,p.3.
(2)OJNoL189,21.8.1971,p.10.
(3)OJNoL236,27.10.1970,p.5.
(4)OJNoL28,1.2.1972,p.6.
(5)OJNoL34,7.2.1974,p.13. (6)OJNoL167,22.6.1974,p.1.

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graph1mayincreasethequantityofsuchquotasby
notmorethan30%.
3.Theimportarrangementsappliedtoproductsas
specifiedinparagraph 1originatinginTunisiashall
innocasebelessfavourablethanthoseappliedtothe
likeproductsoriginatinginotherthirdcountries.CCT
heading
NoDescriptionof,goods
03.01 Fish,fresh(liveordead),chilledorfrozen:
A.Freshwaterfish:
I.Troutandothersalmonidae
a)Trout
III.Carp
Article2
1.MemberStatesshallmaintaininforcethe
importarrangements effectiveon31January1972to
thefollowingproductsoriginatinginTunisia:
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
16.04 Preparedorpreservedfish,includingcaviar
andcaviarsubstitutes :
D.Sardines
E.TunnyArticle3
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No307/74ishereby
repealed.
Article4
Thearrangements providedforinthisRegulation
shallapplyfor1975,untiltheentryintoforceofthe
newAssociationAgreementbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheRepublicofTunisia
andnotlaterthan31December1975.
InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1it
shallapplywitheffectfrom25June1975.
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .2.However,MemberStateswhichopentariff
quotasunderthearrangements referredtoinpara­
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.FITZGERALD