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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)382 final
Brussels ,19July 1976
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Proposal for a
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened for1976
byRegulation (EEC)N°2888 /75forcertain eels falling
within subheading' ex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs
Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
I
382 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ByitsRegulation (EEC )No2888 /75of29October 1975 ,theCouncil
opened andallocated among theMember States ,for 1976 ,aCommunity
tariff quota forcertain eels falling within subheading ex03.01 AII
ofthe Common Customs Tariff .The overall initial amount was fixed
at5700 metric tons onthe basis ofestimates calculated towards the
end of1975 .
2.Attherequest oftheGerman authorities ,theeelmarket situation and
import requirements from non-Member countries were re-examined ata
meeting oftheWorking Party onTariff Economy held on10June 1976 ,
onthebasis oftheusual forecasts for thesecond half of1976 provided
bytheMember States .
3.Data forecasts supplied byMember States estimate additional requirements
atapproximately 1500metric tons until theendof1976 .
4.Asregards thesubdivision oftheabove –mentioned amount of1500tons
among theMember States ,afirst tranche of1340tons wasallocated among
them andthebalance ,amounting to160tons ,wasputinto thereserve set
upatthebeginning oftheyear bytheinitial Regulation .
0JNoL292 ,12.11.1975 ,p.35.

REGULATION (EEC )No OFTHECOUNCIL
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened for1976 by
Regulation (EEC)No2888 /75forcertain eels falling within
subsubheading ex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article A3thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;(l)
Having -regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;(2)
3)
Whereas initsRegulation (EEC )No2888 /75 theCouncil opened andallocated
among Member States ,forcertain eels falling within subheading ex03.01 AII
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ,azero-duty Community tariff quota fixed at
the level of5000metric tons ;
Whereas ,onthebasis ofthemost recent data for1975 concerning this product ,
supplementary Community import requirements from non-Member countries are
estimated at 1500metric tons ;whereas thequota amount should beincreased
bythis amount totake account ofsuch requirements ;whereas inorder to
safeguard theCommunity nature ofthetariff quota inquestion ,afirst
tranche oftheadditional amount should beallocated among theMember States
whilst thebalance should beallocated totheCommunity reserve setupby
Article 2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2888 /75;
(1)
(2)
(3)OJNoL292 ,12.11.1975 ,p.35.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
TheCommunity tariff quota opened byRegulation (EEC)No2888 /75forcertain
eels falling within subheading ex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff
shall beincreased from 5700 to7200 metric tons .
Article 2
1.Thefirst tranche ofthis increase ,which amounts to1340 tons ,shall
beallocated asfollows among theMember States listed below :
-inmetric tons -
2.The second tranche ,which amounts to160metric tons ,shall constitute
thereserve .Theamount ofthereserve provided for inArticle 2(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No2888 /75shall thus rise from 500 to660metric tons .
This Regulation shall enter into force ontheseventh dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .Bénélux
Denmark
Germany
France500
250
400
10
United Kingdom 180
Article 3
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President