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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)185 final
Brussels.10thApril1979
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
TEMPORARILY ANDPARTIALLY SUSPENDING THEAUTONOMOUS
COMMONCUSTOMSTARIFFDUTIESONCERTAINTYPESOFFISH
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommunity sprocessing industries forfish especially inDenmark ,
theUnited Kingdom ,Germany and theBenelux countries arenot
sufficiently supplied with cod ,haddock ,andhake byCommunity
fishermen .They have become dependant onimports ofthese fish
from third countries (seeestimated indications byinrerested
Member States (asfarasavailable )for thefirst half-year 1979
intheannex tothis explanatory memorandum ).The Common *
Customs Tariff duties applicable tothese fish (15/18%)reduce
thecompetitiveness oftheindustry concerned compared with
theprices ofsuppliers offinished products from third countries
which arecompet itiv.Furthermore therise intheprices should be
met .For these reasons Denmark and theUnited Kingdom have
requested that theduty suspension forthefish inquestion should
beprolonged .
Weighing theinterests ofCommunity fishermen and those ofthe
Community 'sprocessing industries theCommission thinks that a
duty suspension toalevel of9%isappropriate .TheComnission
therefore proposes intheattached Regulation that theCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2901 /78of27November 1978 temporarily and
partially suspending theautonomous Common Customs Tariff dutiesM
oncertain types offish which expires on30June 1979 should
beprolonged for anewperiod ofsixmonths *
(1)0Jn°L349 of13.12.1978 ,p.9.

I
CCTHeading Description CCT rate
(Z)Suspended rate
ofduty (%)Imports needs from third countries
ex03.01BIh)
-«03.01BIk)
ex03.01Blq)Cod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,
headlessorinpieces,intendedforprocessing^
Haddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorinpieces,intended
forprocessing
Hake(Merlueciusspp.),fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorin
pieces,intendedforprocessing15
15
159
9
αDenmark :: 15000 T
8.626.000 EUA
United Kingdom :10670T
7667 000 EUA
Denmark : 2500 T
1437 700 EUA
United Kingdom :2640T
2245 000 EUA
Denmark : 2500 T
1797 000 EUA
1United Kingdom :1900T
1155 000 EUA
ex03.01B(Ia)and
BUb)IFilletsofcod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
intendedfor.processing 1 '15/18 9 United Kingdom :21010T
36619 000 EUA
ex03.01BIIi)and
Blib)3Filletsofhaddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedforprocessing15/18 9 United Kingdom :4160T
6930 000 EUA
ex03.01BIIa)and
BUb)7Filletsofhake(Merlueciusspp.),fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedfor
processing15/18 9 Denmark : 500 T
718 850 EUA
United Kingdom :1870T
1628 000 EUA
Germany : 3000T
2000 000 EUA
»

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
temporarilyandpartiallysuspendingtheautonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutieson
certaintypesoffish
THECOUNCILOhIMFEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,concernedshouldbesuspendedfrom1Julyto31Decem­
ber1979atthelevelof9%,
Havingrcg.irdtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticleA3
thereof. HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament
Whereastheamountofthetypesoffishspecifiedinthis
RegulationlandedbytheCommunityfisheryfleetis
currentlyinadequatetomeettheneedsoftheprocessing
industryoftheCommunity;Article1
December
From1Julyto31/1979,theautonomous
CommonCustomsTariffdutiesontheproductslisted
intheAnnexheretoshallbesuspendedat
thelevelof9%.
Article2
Whereas,inviewofsuchsupplydifficulties,the
autonomousCommonCustomsTariffdutiesonthefishThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
1979. -
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Description
exO.VOIRIh) Cod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscailartas),fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole.
headlessorinpieces,intendedforprocessing(a)(b)
ex03.01Bfle)Haddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorinpieces,intended
forprocessive(a)(b)
ex03.01nIq) Hake(Merlucriusspp.)»fresh,chilledorfrozen,whole,headlessorin
pieces,intendedforprocessing(a)(b)
ex03.01BIIa)andFilletsofcod(GadusmorrhuaorGaduscallarias),fresh,chilledorfrozen,
BIIb)Iintendedforprocessing(a)(b)
ex03.01BIIa)andFilletsofhaddock,fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedforprocessing(a)(b)
BIIb)3
ex03.01BIIa)andFilletsofhake(Merlucciusspp.),fresh,chilledorfrozen,intendedfor
BIIb)7processif»(a)(b)
(•}Thedutysu<prroton*haf!applylofrshintendedtoundergoanytreatmentunlesstheyareintendedtoundergoesrdmivelyoneormore
ofthrfollowingtrratmrrrtv–de*T»mu.gumng.simpleetrttmg,–w»ntng,–-lahellmft, '–«mplepactrmg, *
–»cine.–freering.–deepfreeting,–rhawing.–retailing,
cart-nog.
The(httrMnpemionvhaltapplyonlytofwhintendedforHainanconsumption .
(to*ComreinfriteoieMth»specialyweimwihallbecarriedoutpuimamtotherelevantCommwmeyprormons.