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3. Whilst  acknowledging  the need  for an adminis-
trative  committee,  the  Committee  thinks  that  in 
view  of its  general  responsibilities  the  'General 
Customs  Procedures  Committee'  provided  for  in 
Article  6 ff. of the  proposal  should  have  been  the. 
subject  of a special  Regulation  which  could  have 
been  adopted  by the Council  at the same  time  as this 
proposal.  Furthermore,  the  Committee  notes  that 
numerous  administrative  committees  are  now 
working  on customs  matters  (origin,  value,  nomen-
clature,  inward  processing,  Community  transit)  and 
that their  establishment  and  working  procedures  are 
based  on various  regulations.  Although  a common 
philosophy  underlies  the  establishment  of these 
committees,  this  situation  has  numerous  disadvan-
tages.  The  Committee  therefore  thinks  that  the time 
has come  to set up one  single  customs  committee 
covering  as many  sectors  as necessary. 4. The  Committee  would  like  the  exemption 
from  customs  duties  to be extended,  in a similar 
Regulation  to the  present  proposed  Regulation,  to 
cover  artificial  aids,  such  as wheelchairs,  as well  as 
teaching  materials  and  medical  equipment;  it 
wondered  whether  it would  not  be desirable  to 
exempt  all articles  for handicapped  persons,  irrespec-
tive of the  recipient,  by drawing  up a list to come 
under  Article  1. 
Done  at Brussels,  29 May  1974. 
The Chairman 
of the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPP  AS 
OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on the proposal  for a Council  Regulation  supplementing  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2142/70 
as regards  the import  system  for carp  and  trout 
The text  referred  to the Committee  has  been  published  in the Official  Journal  of the 
European  Communities  No  C 35 of 28 March  1974,  page  67. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
At its meeting,  held  on 18 February  1974,  the Council  referred  the abovementioned 
proposal  for a Regulation  to the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on an optional  basis. 
The request  for  an Opinion  was  sent  by the  Council  to the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee  on 19 January  1974. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its Opinion  on the above  matter  at its 
120th  Plenary  Session,  held  in Brussels  on 29 and  30 May  1974. 
The full  text  of the Opinion  is as follows  : 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the  Council's  request,  dated  19 
February  1974,  for an Opinion  ; 
Having  regard  to Articles  43 and  198  of the  Treaty 
establishing  the European  Economic  Community  ; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinions  delivered  by the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee  on  the  fishing 
industry  ; Having  regard  to the  Decision  taken  by its Bureau 
intructing  the Section  for Agriculture  to prepare  the 
Committee's  work  on the matter  ; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinion  delivered  by  the 
Section  for  Agriculture  at its meeting  on 3 May 
1974  ; 
Having  regard  to the report  submitted  by Mr Clavel, 
Rapporteur  ; 
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Having  regard  to discussions  at the Plenary  Session 
on 29 and  30 May  1974  (sitting  of 29 May  1974), 
HAS  ADOPTED  THE  FOLLOWING  OPINION  : 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  approves  the 
proposal  under  discussion  but  has  the  following 
comments  to make. 
1. The  Committee  approves  the  principle  that 
reference  prices  may  vary  according  to specific  pe-
riods  of the  year.  However,  in order  that  there  is 
no discrimination,  the  Committee  considers  that 
it is vital  when  determining  these  periods  to take 
account  of the  time-lags  in carp  and  trout  pro-
duction  and  marketing  between  member  countries. 
2. Further,  since  the products  of freshwater  fish-
farms  will  henceforward  come  more  fully  within  the scope  of Regulations  (EEC)  Nos  2141/70  and 
2142/70,  the Committee  consideres  that  it is vital  to 
make  provision  for  appropriate  representation  of 
freshwater  fish-farming  on both  the  Management 
Committee  for Fishery  Products  set up under  Article 
28 of Regulation  (EEC)  No  2142/70  and  the  Advi-
sory Committee  on  Fishery  Products,  which  was 
formed  in pursuance  of the  Decision  of 25  Fe-
bruary  1971. 
•Done  at Brussels,  29 May  1974. 
The Chairman 
of the 
Economic  and  Social  Committee 
Alfons  LAPP  AS 
OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
on the  proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  concerning  Community  financing  of the 
expenditure  incurred  in respect  of the supply  of agricultural  products  as food  aid 
The text  referred  to the Committee  has  been  published  in the Official  Journal  of the 
European  Communities  No  C 14 of 14 January  1974,  page  51. 
A. LEGAL  BASIS  FOR  THE  OPINION 
At its meeting,  held  on 14 January  1974,  the  Council  referred  the  abovementioned 
proposal  for a Regulation  to the Economic  and  Social  Committee  on an optional  basis. 
The request  for  an opinion  was  sent  by the  Council  to the  Economic  and  Social 
Committee  on 15 January  1974. 
B. OPINION  OF  THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE 
The Economic  and  Social  Committee  prepared  its Opinion  on the above  matter  at its 
120th  Plenary  Session,  held  in Brussels  on on 29 and  30 May  1974. 
The full  text  of the Opinion  is as follows  : 
THE  ECONOMIC  AND  SOCIAL  COMMITTEE, 
Having  regard  to the  Council's  request  of 14 
January  1974  for an Opinion  on the proposal  for a, 
Council  Regulation  concerning  Community  financing 
of expenditure  incurred  in respect  of the  supply  of 
agricultural  products  as food  aid ; Having  regard  to Article  198  of the  Treaty  esta-
blishing  the European  Economic  Community  ; 
Having  regard  to the  Decision  of its  Chairman 
entrusting  the Section  for Agriculture  with  the prep-
aration  of an Opinion  on the matter  ; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinion  delivered  by  the 
Section  for Agriculture  on 4 April  1974  ;