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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)47 final
Brussels,7March1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
furtherextendingtheperiodofvalidityof
Regulations(EEC)Nos1509/76and1522/76on
importsintotheCommunityofpreparedand
preservedsardinesoriginating inTunisia
andMoroccorespectively
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )*
C0M(77)47final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The transitional arrangements applied toi".;-.or ,ofpre­
pared andpreserved sardines originating inTunisia ,andMorocco expire
ontheentry into force forTunisia ,ofArticle 11ofthe Interim Agree­
ment orofArticle 18oftheCooperation Agreement "between the T^Xiropean
Economic Community andTunisia ,andforMorocco ofArticle 12oftheIn­
terim Agreement orofArticle 19oftheCooperation Agreement between
theEuropean Economic Community andMorocco or,atthelatest ,for "both
countries ,on30June 1977 *
|3ince theconditions laid do™inparagraph 2oftheabo-
)
vementioned Articles oftheInterim Agreements and inparagraph 4ofthe
corresponding Articles oftheCooperation Agreements have not "been ful­
filled itisnecessary ,inorder toavoid anybreak inthecontinuity of
trade inprepared andpreserved sardines with Tunisia andMorocco ,to
extend theapplicability ofthe present arrangements asatransitional
measure .

proposal fora
rUTC'ZlEECULATIGN (EEC)
f\;„.rextending theperiodofvalidity ofRegulation (EEC)
Her.1509/76andj.522/76onimportsintotheCommunity
oi"prepared andpreserved sardines originating
inlunisia andMoroccorespectively
THECOUNCIL CPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
Havingre£xrdtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament (l),
WhereasCouncilRegulations (EEC)Nos1509/76of24June1976onimports
intotheCommunity ofprepared andpreserved sardinesoriginating in
Tunisia (2),and1522/76of24June1976onimportsintotheCommunity
ofpreparedandpreserved sardinesoriginating inMorocco (3),ofwhich
theperiodofvalidity wasextendedbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No126/77
of18January1977(4)»providedfortransitional arrangements forthe
saidimportstoapplyuntil30June1977atthelatest ;
Whereastheconditions whichgaverisetothesetransitional arrange­
mentsstillexist;
Whereasthepresentarrangements fortheseproducts shouldtherefore "be
temporarily extended ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
(1)O.J.NoC
(2)O.J.IToL169,28.6,1976 ,p.11 .../...
(3)O.J.NoL169,28.6.1976 ,p.45;
(4)O.J.NoL21,25.1.1977 ,p.23

Article 1
InArticle 2(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No1509/7-findAr­
ticle2(l)ofRegulation (EEC)No1522/76,thedate"30June1977"is
herebyreplaced "by"31December 1977"«
Article 2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceontnedayfol­
lowingitspublication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Commu­
nities.
Itshallapplyfrom1July1977*
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety and
directly applicable inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil,
ThePresident .

DATEiLOFebruary 1977
1.BUDGETLINSCONCERNSD iCvmresources Article 12Customc dutiet
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|2.action:Dra.;'tproposalforaCouncilregulationfurtherextendingthnperiodof| validityofRegulations (EEC)Kos1509/76and1522/76concerning irapor-
f ti.tio:iintotheCommunity ofpreparedandpreserved sardinesoriginating
r *v:THiniri ".andT-ororco y^spectivcl
3.LECALBA;;IStArticle 43oftheTreaty
4.OBJECTIVES Ij'aintainance until31.12.1977 oftheregimesapplicable uponimporta­
tionofpreserved sardines originating inTunisia .andMoroccorespecti­
vely
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
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-6MUACURRENT PINANCIAL YEAR
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-3MUAFOLLOWING FINANCIAL YEAR
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YEAR YEAR YEAR
5.0.1PLURIANNUALPATTERN OFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OFRECEIPTS validfrom1.7.1977 to31.12.1977
5.2KBTiiOD OFCALCULATION
Becauseitisproposedtoextenduntil31.12.1977 therelevant importregimes
alreadyprovidedfor"byRegulations 126/76,1509/76and1522/76theeffectof
thenonapplication ofcustomsdutieswillconcernonlya6monthperiod
Baseduponlikelyimportsof24.000tons/yr.
valuedat24MU.A./yr.
Customsduties25$6MU.A./yr.
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