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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels-18May1979
Draft
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheopening,allocation andadministration
ofaCommunitytariffquotaforcertaineels
fallingwithinsubheading ex03.01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff(1July1979-30June1980)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EpcplanatoyyKemorap^um
Inrocontyears,«olfiohinsinoort^i^Convnu.wityfishingarea*vao
forbiddenormadeimpossibleowingtopollutionofthewaters,Efforts
woremadetoincreaseproductioninotherareasinordertocompensate
atloactfortheloGses.ofthequantitiesavailable.Despite.these
efforts,itwasobservedthatCommunityproduction was?stillinsufficient
tosupplythedemandsofthoMemberStates'fishproeessijigindustries o
Thissituation .promptedtheCouncil–onaproposalfromtheGomaiisaion.*•
toopenfrom1571&duty–fra®Communitytariffquotaforcertainfjpesfe
eels(deadoralive),chilledorfrozen,fallingwltMnsubhs&ding
ex03»01AIIoftheCommonCustom®Tariff# .!
Thereafter 9thosituationonthemarketsofthe©eot@yinquestion'
didnotappreciably improve*..' •
Thesituationoftheeelmarketwasreexamined atameeting
oftheWorkingPartyonEconomieTariffProblemsheldon
28February1979. " ~ """
i
Atthatmeetingitemergedthatthesupplysituation hadnotundergone
anychangeandconsequentlyitseemedadvisabletoenvisageaprorogation
ofthetariffmeasuresactuallyinforcebyopeningofanannualtariff
quotafortheperiodfrom1July197.9to30June1980.

Thevolumeofthistariffquotacouldbefixed$t6700tonnes
largelycorresponding .
\'tothestatedrequirements oftheMemberStatesforimports
fromthirdcountries..Anysubsequentrequirements couldbe
coveredbyadecisiontoincreasethequotavolumefollowing
areexamination ofthesituation.
'■ * •
Asregardsthesubdivision oftheabove–mentioned volume
of6'700 tonnes?afirsttranche©f5392tonnes
isallocated amongthe.MemberStatesinproportion to':
requirements .Thebalanceof1308tonnes will
constitute theCommunityreserve.
i'• : ' ;• ; .>- '
This-1stheobjectiveoftheattacheddraft

Draft •
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
or.theopening,allocationandadministration ofaCommunitytariffquotafor
certaineelsfallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
<1July1979-30June1980)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
EuropeanJBconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article28'hcreof,
h
HavingretrardtothedraftRegulationsubmittedby»/
theCommission ,
-V*
Whereaseelfishinghasbeenprohibitedorhas
becomeimpossibleincertainCommunityproduction
centres;whereasthishasledtoadrop,inCommunity
productionofeelsingencrarlandparticularlyof.
fresheels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,falling
withinsubheadingcx03.01AIIoftheCommon .
CustomsTariff,intendedforcuringorskinningor1
foruseintheindustrialmanufacture ofproducts
failingwithinheadingNo16.04;whereasthe
processingindustriesintheCommunity consequently
dependtoalargeextentonimportsfortheirsupplies,
ofeels;whereasfromtJuly1979to30June
1980theapplicationoftheautonomous Common/
CustomsTariffdutyshouldthereforebesuspended
totallyonimportsoftherelevantproductsupto
anappropriatequantitativelimit}whetjeasthe
introduction ofaCommunitymeasure
ofthisnatureappearsunkikelyto
harmCommunityproductions ""Whereasitisinparticularnecessarytoensuretoall
importersintheMemberStates'equaland
uninterrupted accesstotheabovementioned quota
anduninterrupted applicationoftherate■laiddown
forthatquotatoallimportsofthe■products
concernedintoailMemberStatesuntilthequota
hasbeenusedup;whereas,inthelightofthese
principles,theCommunity natureofthequotacan
berespectedbyallocatingthetariffquotaamong
theMemberStateslistedbelow;whereasstatistics
availablefortheseproductsdonotgiveaclear
pictureofthemarketsituationforthem;whereas,
therefore,itisnotpossibletoallocatethequota
amongtheMemberStatesonthebasisofimport
trendsfortherelevantproductsoverthepastfew
years;where.is,however,accordingtotheestimates
putforwardbytheMemberStates,initialshares
maybefixedatthequantitiessetoutinArticle2;
Whereas,inordertotakeintoaccountimporttrends
fortheproductsconcerned,thequotaamount
shouldbedividedintotwotranches,thefirst
tranchebeingallocated,andthesecondforminga
reserveintendedsubsequently tocoverrhc
requirements oftheMemberStateswhichhaveused
uptheirinitialshares;whereas,inordertoensure
acertaindegreeof-securityforimporters,thefirst
trancheofrhcCommunitytariffquotashouldbe
fixedatalevelwhich,underpresentcircumstances ,
maybeapproximately 80%ofthequotaamount;
WhereascurrentdemandnotmetbyCommunity
production,.whichmustthereforebemetbyimports,
canbeestim.ucdat6^00'tonnesforVFTeperiod.1July1979.
to30June1980;whereas atariffquotafortherelevant
typesofeelshouldtherefore
beopenedforthisperiodunder'
theconditions setoutabove;
whereasthefixingofthequota
atthi.sleveldoesnot^,
however^precludeitsreadjust­
ment.duringthe'qu&taperiodsWhereas »nc.initialsharesmaybeusedupatdifferent
rates:whereas,inordertotakethisfactintoaccount
andtoavoidanybreakincontinuity,anyMember
Statewhichh.isalmostusedupirstotalinitialshare
shoulddraw•anadditionalsharefromthereserve;
whereasthismustbedonebyeachMemberSt.iteas
andwheneachofitsadditional sharesisalmost
entirelyusedup,andrepeatedasmanytimesasthe
reserveallows;whereastheinitialadditionalshares
mustbevaliduntiltheendofthequotaperiod;
whereasthismethodofadministration requiresclose
cooperation betweenMembe?Statesandthe
it•ft•

-2-
CommlifblAa ,which'i«ii«1W«bl«tokeepmmum
oftheextenttowhichdiequotaamounthasbeen
usedupandtoinform,the.MemberStates
accordingly;
whereas,ifataRivendareinthequotaperioda
considerablebalanceremainsinoneorotherMember
State,itisessential,topreventapartofthe
CommunitytariffquotafromremainingunusedIn
oneMemberStatewhileitcouldbeusedinothers,
thatthatMemberStateshouldreturnasignificant
proportionthereoftothereserve:Bcnclux 'r
Dcnmark
Germany
France !
Ireland
Italy
UnitedKingdom(tonnes)
1760
1096
2222.
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220
2.Thesecondtranche.of1308tonnesshall
constitutethereserve.
Whcrc.is,sincetheKingdomo»fBelgium,theKingdom
oftheNetherlandsandtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourgarcunited.withinandjointly
representedbytheBeneluxEconomicUnion,any
measureconcerningtheadministration ofthesham
allocatedtothateconomicunionmsybecarriedout
byanyoneofitsmembers,
HASADOPTEDTHJSREGULATIONArticle3
•1.If90%ormoreofaMemberState'sinitialshare
asfixedinArticle®2(1)Porofthatshareminusany
portionreturnedtorhereservewhereArticle5has
beenapplied,hasbeenusedup,thatMemberState
shallforthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,draw
ftsecondshare,totheextentthatthereserveso
permits,equalto15%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber.
ArticleÎ
1979
1.Duringtheperiod1JItIy/to30June1980a*
Communitytariffquotaof6700itonnesshall
beopenedforfresheels(liveordead)chilledor
frozen,fallingwithinsubheadingex03.01AIIof
theCommonCustomsTariff,intendedforcuring
orskinningorforuseintheindustrialmanufacture
ofproductsfallingwithinheadingNo16.04„Superrvisiouoftheuseforthisspecial
purposeshallbeeffectedpursuant
totherelevantCommunityprovisions,
2.Withinthelimitsofthistariffquota,theCommon
CustomsTariffdutyshallbetotallysuspended*2.If,afteritsinitialsharehasbeenexhausted,90%
ormoreofthesecondsharedrawnbyaMember
Statehasbeenusedup,thatMemberStateshall
forthwith,bynotifyingtheCommission,drawa
thirdshareequalto7\5%ofitsinitialshare,rounded
upasnecessarytothenextwholenumber,tothe
extentthatthereservesopermits.
3.If,afteritssecondsharehasibeenexhausted,90%
ormore.ofthethirdsharedrawnbyaMember
S*atchasbcci)usedup,thatMemberStateshall,in
'ihemannerprovidedinparagraph1,drawafourth
•hareequaltothethird.
Thisprocedureshallapplyuntilthereserveisused
up. >
Anide24,Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs1,2^jCr^*a.Ecs^rawlessersharesthanthose
specifiedthereiniftherearegroundsforbelicvin;;
shatthosespecifiedmaynotfeeusedinfull.They
shallinformtheCommissionof«heifseasonstor
1.Afirsttrancheof5392tonnes©fthis< •. '
Communitytari.vquotashallbeallocatedamong Article4
theMemberStates,MemberStates'shares,which,
fa sk\'*v3kdfrom1July19^AdditionalscaresdrawnpursuanttoAnkle3shallto30June1980shallconrcsto£th:followingamounts*feevaliduntil30June1980.'

ArticleS
MemberStatesshallreturntothereserve,hotlater
than1Mayi980,thcunusedportionsofthci#
initialshareswhich,on15April1980arcinexcess
of20%oftheinitialamounts.Theymayreturn
agreaterportioniftherearegroundsforbelieving
thatsuchportionmaynotbeusedinfull.
MemberStatesshallnotifytheCommission,not
laterthan1MayISO?ofthetotalquanrkiesof
theproductsinqucsrionimporteduptoand
including15April19go^.andchargedagainstthe
Communityquotaandofanyportionofthoirinitial
sharesreturnedtothereserve.
Article6Article3areepenedinruchamyth«importsmay
bechargedwithoutinterruption againsttheir
aggregatesharesoftheCommunityquota.
2.MemberStatesshallensurethatimportersofthe
productsinquestionestablishedintheirterritory
havefreeaccesstothesharesallocatedtothem.
%
3.Member'Statesshallchargeimportsofthe
productsinquestionagainsttheirsharesasandwhen
theproductsareenteredwiththecustoms
authoritiesforhomeuse. ^
4.TheextenttowhichaMemberStatehasused
upitsshareshallbedeterminedonthebasis,ofthe
impostschargedagainstthatshareinaccordance
withparagraph3.
TheCommissionshallkeepanaccountoftheshares
openedbytheMemberStatespursuanttoArticles
2and3and,assoonasithasbeennotified,shall
informeachStateoftheextenttowhichthereserve
hasbeenusedup.
ItshallinformtheMemberStates,notlaterthan
5May1980oftheamountsrillinreserveafter
amountshavebeenreturnedtheretopursuantto
Article5.Article8
AttheCommission'srequest,MemberStates-shall
informitoftheimportsactuallychargedagainst
theirshares..
ArticU9
Itshallensurethatthedrawingwhichexhauststhe
reservedoesnorexceedthebalanceavailable,and
tothisendshallnotifytheamountofthatbalance
totheMemberStatemakingthelastdrawing.MemberStatesandtheCommissionshallcooperate
closelytoensurethatthisRegulationiscomplied
with.
Article7 Artide10
1.MemberStatesshalltakeallappropriatemeasures
toensurethatadditionalsharesdrawnpursuanttoThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July
1979-
'ThisRegulationshallbebindingInitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States. ..;;
DoneatBrussels,;■)
fortheCouncil
ThePresident 1