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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)1519final
Brussels,14September1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingtheAnnexes "toRegulations(EEC)No2142/70
and950/68"byreasonparticularlyofalterationin
thetariffclassification ofcertainfisheriesproducts
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1519final

EXPLANATORY OTORAETJOH
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Community production (approx .80000metric tons peryear )is
insufficient tocover therequirements ofthecanning industry .The
Community isthus obliged toimport fresh andfrozen Backers 1.With­
drawal andreference prices arefixed forfresh malcerel "butnoprovision
wasmade ,when thebasic Regulation wasadopted ,forfixing areference
price forfrozen mackerel .
Ithasrecently been found that ,asaresult ,Community produced fresh
mackerel isbeing withdrawn from themarket when theprice reaches the
withdrawal price while frozen madeere1coming from third countries is
being sold atprices below thewithdrawal price .
This situation defeats theobjectives ofRegulation (EEC)Ho2142/70.
Itistherefore necessary tofixareference price forfrozen mackerel
also ,which isthepurpose ofoneoftheprovisions ofthis Regulation .
Theother provisions alter thecustoms tariff classification ofcertain
products covered byRegulation (EEC)llo2142/70andharmonize the
Annexes tothat Regulation .
This Regulation hasnofinancial implications .

Proposal fora
REGULATION (ESC)OFTTE5COUNCIL
amending theAnnexes toRegulations (ZLELC)No2142/70and950/68byre<r ■r
particularly ofalteration inthetariff classification ofcertain fisheries prc-u .-
THECOUNCIL OPTEEEUROPEAN COMtlUHTTIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2142/70^"of20October 1970
onthecommon organization ofthemarket infishery products ,aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC)No220/73 ,andinparticular Article 26
thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas fillets ofherring andother fish ,raw ,ooated tdth batter or
bread crumbs ,deep-frozen were until 1March 1972 classified under
subheading No03.01 B11(b )oftheCommon Customs Tariff andincluded in
Annex VtoRegulation (EEC)No2142/70;whereas that subheading bore a
15%conventional duty ;
Whereas inview ofthenature oftheabovementioned products itwas
considered more correct toclassify them under subheading No16.04CandG
oftheCommon Customs Tariff ;whereas theNomenclature Committee ofthe
Customs Cooperation Council also delivered aclassification opinion tothat
effect atits27th meeting ;
Whereas subheading Nos16.04CandGbear a20%conventional duty andthe
customs duties ontheproducts inquestion have been suspended at15%
until 31December 1973 ;whereas ,forthepurpose ofcorrectly applying the
Common Customs Tariff ,thefillets inquestion should beassigned to
subheading Nos16.04andshould bear a15%conventional duty ;
OJNoL236 ,27October 1970 ,p.5.
2OJNoL27,1February ,1973 ,p.1.

Itiereas frozen maokerel serves asa,substitute forfresh orchilled
makere1,forwhich areference price isfixed annually ;whereas ,moreover ,
thesale ontheCommunity market offrozen mackerel from third countries
issuch astonecessitate thefixing "ofareference price forthat
product jwhereas theproducts inquestion should therefore "beincluded
inAnnex IV(B )toRegulation (EEC)ITo2142/70;
Whereas soar-bream ofthespecies Dentex dentexand Parcel lu3are
included in .Annexes IIandIV(B )toRegulation (EEC)ITo2142/70;whereas
thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 18(2 )ofthat Regulation provides
that thereference price forproducts listed inAnnex IV(B )istobe
determined onthebasis ofthereference price forthefresh product ;
whereas sea-bream isnotincluded inAnnex l(A)which specifies thefresh
products forwhich areference price istobefixed ;whereas sea-bream
ofthespecies Dentex dentex aiidPapeHus .should therefore bedeleted
from Annex II(B)tothat Regulation ;
VJhereas theAnnex toCouncil Eegulation (EEC)Ho950/68^of23June1968
ontheCommon Customs Tariff ,aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)
Ho andAnnexes IV(B )andVofRegulation (EEC)No2142/70should
therefore beamended with respect toalltheabovementioned products ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
30JlioL172,22July1968 ,p.1
40JNoL' ' '

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Article 1
Annexes IV(J3)andVtoRegulation (ESC)ITo2142/70areemended as
indicated respectively inAnnexes IandIItothis Regulation .
Article 2
TheAnnex toRegulation (EEC)Kb950/68isaltered asindicated in
Annex III tothis Regulation .
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication inthe Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall "beapplicable from 1January 1974 *
Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety anddireotly
icable inallMember States -
Done atBrussels ,
Po?tke Counoil
The President

Annex I
Frozen Products
Sub-heading Noex
Sub-heading Hoex
Sub-heading Hoex03.01 BI,
03.01 B11(b )and
16.04 GICod
Coalfish
Haddock
Redfish (Sebastes
Harlnus )
Maokerel

VI/1C20/7
Annex II
CCT
heading Description ofgoods
Νο
03.01 Pish .,fresh (live ordead ),chilled orfrozen :
B. Saltwater fishs
I. (nochange )
II.Fillets :
(a)(nochange )
(b)frozen :
1.to5»(nochange )
6.Of .Mackerel
7.Other

1/I/1820/73-E
AnnexIII
EateofDuty
CCT autonomous coii-
heading Descriptionofgoods$ventional
Ho orlevy %
03.01Pish,fresh(liveordead),chilled
orfrozen:
B.Saltwaterfish:
I•(nochange)
II.Pilletsî
(a)(nochange)
(t>)Frozen:
1.to5(nochange)
6.OfMacleerel 18 15
7(nochange)
15.04Preparedorpreservedfish,including
caviarandoaviarsubstitutes :
A.(nochange)
B.(nochange)
C.Herrxng:
I.Fillets,raw,coatedwithbatter
orbreadcrumbs,deepfrozen 1815
II.Other 23 20
B.(nochange)
S.(nochange)
F»(nochange)
G.Other:
I.Fillets,raw,coatedwithbatter
orbreadcrumbs,deepfrozen 1815
II.Other 25 20