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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)206 final
Brussels ,23April 1979
Draft
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened byRegulation (EEC)
No964/78forcertain eels falling within subheading ex03.01 AII
ofthe Common Customs Tariff
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(79 )206 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.ByitsRegulation (EEC )No964/78of8May 1978 ,the
Council opened andallocated among theMember States
for theperiod from 1/7/1978 to30/6/1979 aCommunity
tariff quota forcertain eels ,falling within subheading
Noex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff ,theinitial
total volume ofwhich was fixed at6100tonnes ,based
onestimates for the first sixmonths of1978 .
2.Thestate ofthemarket ineels and thequantities which
need tobeimported from third countries were again
discussed atameeting oftheEconomic Tariff Problems
Group held on28February 1979 .Inthis connection ,it
was noted that additional needs ,according totheforecasts
put forward bytheMember States ,have been setatabout
1300tonnes upto30/6/1979 .
3.This supplementary quota of 1300 tonnes isallocated to
theCommunity reserve of 1200tonnes setupatthe
beginning ofthequota period bytheoriginal Regulation .
OJNoL125of13May 1978 ,p. 1.

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
increasing theCommunity tariff quota opened byRegulation (EEC)No964/78
forcertain eels falling within subheading ex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs
Tariff
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 28thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No964/78of8May 1978 ontheopening ,allocation
andadministration ofaCommunity tariff quota forcertain eels falling within
subheading ex03.01 AIIoftheCommon Customs Tariff (1July 1978 -30June
11979 )theCouncil opened andallocated among theMember States azero-duty
Community tariff quota ,thevolume ofwhich wasfixed at6100tonnes ;
Whereas ,onthebasis ofthemost recent figures concerning this product for
thepresent period ,itwould appear that 1300 tonnes ofadditional imports into
theCommunity from third countries arerequired ;whereas thequota should be
increased bythis amount inorder totake account ofrequirements ;whereas
tosafeguard theCommunity nature ofthetariff quota inquestion ,this
additional volume should beallocated totheCommunity reserve setupby
Article 2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No964/78,
10JNoL125of13.5.1978 ,p.1.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
TheCommunity tariff quota opened by Regulation (EEC)
No964/78forcertain eels falling within subheading
ex03.01 AIIofthe Common Customs Tariff shall be
increased from 6100 to7400 tonnes .
Article 2
The said increase of 1300 tonnes shall beallocated tothe
Community reserve provided forinArticle 2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)
No964/78,which shall thus beincreased from 1200 to2500tonnes
Article 3
1This Regulation shall enter into force ontheseventh day
following itspublication intheOfficial Journal ofthe
European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety and
directly applicable inallMember States . v•
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Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
The President