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—anydirectorindirectrefundoffeesisprohibited.
Article2
Thefollowingshallbedeterminedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle4:
—thelevelsofthefeesreferredtoinArticle1,
—detailedrulesfortheapplicationofArticle1.
I
Article3
Articles4(4)and15ofDirective91/496/EECare
deleted.
Article4
(1)TheCommissionshallbeassistedbytheStanding
VeterinaryCommittee,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
Committee'.
(2)WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
TherepresentativeoftheCommissionshallsubmittothe
Committeeadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
Committeeshalldeliveritsopiniononthedraftwithina
timelimitwhichtheChairmanmaylaydownaccordingtotheurgencyofthematter,ifnecessarybytakinga
vote.
Theopinionshallberecordedintheminutes;inaddition
eachMemberStateshallhavetherighttoasktohaveits
positionrecordedintheminutes.
TheCommission shalltaketheutmostaccountofthe
opiniondeliveredbytheCommittee .Itshallinformthe
Committeeofthemannerinwhichitsopinionhasbeen
takenintoaccount.
Article5
MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regu­
lationsandadministrativeprovisionsnecessarytocomply
withthisDirectivenotlaterthan31December1993.
TheyshallimmediatelyinformtheCommissionthereof.
WhenMemberStatesadopttheseprovisions,theseshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeac­
companiedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficial
publication .Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbe
adoptedbyMemberStates.
Article6
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)settingthetermsunderwhichfishingvesselsflyinga
thirdcountryflagmaylandandmarkettheircatchesatCommunityports
(93/C219/06)
COM(93)343final
(SubmittedbytheCommissionon20July1993)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee,
WhereasasfarastheEECTreatyisconcernedthe
authorityofthecoastalStateasregardsaccessofthirdcountryvesselstointernalwatersandportsistobe
exercisedbytheMemberState;whereashowever,as
regardsaccesstoportsbyfishingvesselsfordirect
landingandmarketingoftheircatches,additional
uniformmeasuresshouldbeenactedatCommunitylevel
sothatsuchoperationsareeffectedinamannernot
liabletoaffectoperationofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasunderthecommonfisheriespolicyCommunity
productionissubjecttoobservanceofstrictruleson
managementandconservationofresourcesandhealth
andmarketingstandards;whereasorganizationofthe
marketinfisheryproductsdependslargelyonthe
capacityofproducers'organizationstoregulatesupply
andpricesbyimposingrulesontheirmembersdesigned,
inlinewiththeEECTreatyobjectives,toboosttheir
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—avesselthat,evenifnotitselfusedtotakefishery
products,takesthembytranshipmentfromother
vessels,whetherornotanyprocessing,preser­
vationorpackagingiscarriedoutonboardon
theseproducts;Whereasfishingvesselsflyingthirdcountryflagsthat
directlylandandmarkettheircatchesatCommunity
portsimportunderparticularlyfavourableconditionsby
comparisonwithimportsofthesametypemadebyother
meansoftransport;whereasmeasuresshouldbeadopted
toensurethatsuchimportsmeetthehealthand
marketingstandardsapplicabletoCommunity
production; 2.fisheryproducts:allproductscoveredbyChapter3of
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87of
23July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature
andontheCommonCustomsTariff(*),aslast
amendedbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2505/92of14July1992(2).Whereasinparticularlandingshouldbepermittedonly
atportswherecontrolfacilitiesareavailableatalltimes,
andmastersshouldberequiredtonotifythecontrol
authoritiesinadvanceoftheirportandtimeofarrival;
Whereastheadvantagesconferredbydirectlanding
mustnot,inareaswhereproducers'organizations are
active,imperiltheeffectivenessofthemeasuresadopted
bytheminoperationofthemarketorganizationmech­
anisms;whereasmarketingofthecatchesofthird
countryvesselsshouldthereforebemadesubjectto
compliancewiththesemeasures;Article3
1.FishingvesselsasindicatedinArticle1maynot
landtheircatchesforreleaseforfreecirculationand
marketingexceptatportsequippedtocarryoutatany
timeallthehealthandveterinarychecksprovidedforby
therulesinforceforfisheryproductsfromthird
countries .
Whereasdirectlandingsfromthirdcountryvesselsmust
notimpairthemarketbalancesoughtforcertain
productsbymeansofthepricemechanismsintroduced
aspartofthemarketorganizationandmustnotpresent
anythreatofunfaircompetitionwithCommunity
production;whereassalesoftheseproductsmust
thereforerespectpricelevelssetbytheCommunity;
WhereastheapplicationofthisRegulationwillrequire
adequateprovisionofinformationatportswheredirect
landingandsalebythirdcountryvesselsispermitted,2.BeforethedateonwhichthisRegulationbecomes
applicableMemberStatesshallsendtheCommissiona
listoftheirportsmeetingtherequirementsindicatedin
paragraph 1.Theyshallsubsequently,whenever
necessary,notifychangestothelistsothatthesecanbe
published.
TheCommissionshallpublishthelistofportsand
changesthereinintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities seriesC.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Article4
1.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsoffisheries
agreementsconcludedbetweentheCommunityand
certainthirdcountries,themasterofafishingvesselas
indicatedinArticle1mustnotifythecompetentauth­
oritiesoftheMemberStatewherehewishestouse
landingfacilitiesofhistimeofarrivalattheportof
landing.Nolandingmaybecarriedoutunlessthe
competentauthoritiesoftheMemberStateattendthe
operation.Article1
OnthetermsofthisRegulationvesselsflyingtheflagof
orregisteredinathirdcountryareauthorizedtolandat
portsofMemberStatesoftheCommunity,forrelease
forfreecirculationandmarketing,theircatchesand
thoseofothervesselstranshippedatsea.
2.Fisheryproductslandedfromavesselindicatedin
Article1maynotbesoldbypublicauction:Article2
ForthepurposesofthisRegulationthefollowingdefi­
nitionsshallapply:
1.fishingvessel:(a)untilthemasterhasdrawnupandgiventothe
competentauthoritiesastatementofthequantitiesof
eachspecieslanded;and
—avessel,whateveritsdimensionsandwhatever
methodsandgearareemployed,usedprimarilyor
secondarilytotakefisheryproducts,OOJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
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(b)thecompetentauthoritieshaveeffected
—thehealthandveterinarychecksprovidedfor
byCouncilDirectives 90/675/EEC(x),
91/492/EECOand91/493/EEC(J),and
—checksoncompliancewiththecommon
marketingstandardssetforcertainfreshand
chilledfishbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
103/76(4)andforcertaincrustaceansbyCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No104/76(5).
3.Shouldfisheryproductslandedfromavesselas
indicatedinArticle1beputupforsaleotherthanby
publicauctionthesaleshallbevalidandtheproducts
mayberemovedbythepurchaseronlyafterthe
statementspecifiedat(a)inparagraph2hasbeen
producedandthechecksspecifiedat(b)inparagraph2
havebeeneffectedwithasatisfactoryoutcome.
4.Customsclearancemaybeeffectedonlyfollowing
productionofevidencethattheoutcomeofthechecks
specifiedinparagraph2issatisfactory.
Article5
1.Wherefisheryproductslandeddirectlyfroma
vesselasindicatedinArticle1arelistedinbyAnnexesI
orVItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3759/92of17
December1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinfisheryandaquacultureproducts(6)andare
landedorputupforsalewithintheareaofactivityfor
whichaproducer'sorganizationisrecognized,theymaybesoldonlyincompliancewiththerulessetbythat
organizationonwithdrawalorsellingprice,onquality
orforthepurposeofregulatingsupply.
Wherelandingandsaletakeplaceoutsidesuchanarea
productslistedunderAnnex1A,DorEofRegulation
(EEC)No3759/92mayundernocircumstances besold
belowtheCommunitywithdrawalorsellingpricesetfor
thecurrentmarketingyearunderArticle11or13ofthat
Regulation .
2.Fisheryproductslandeddirectlyfromavesselas
indicatedinArticle1thatarelistedinAnnexIItoRegu­
lation(EEC)No3759/92maynotbesoldbelowthe
thresholdpricesetbyArticle16(2)ofthatRegulation
fortriggeringoffprivatestorageaid.
3.IftheproductsarelistedinAnnexesIVBorVof
Regulation(EEC)No3759/92theymaynotbesold
belowthepricesetunderArticle22(1)ofthatRegu­
lation.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakesuitableactiontoensure
compliancewiththisRegulation,informvesselmasters
oftheirobligationsandpublishatportsthepricesthat
mustberespectedunderArticle5.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcesevendaysafterits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom...
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.OOJNoL373,31.12.1990,p.1.
OOJNoL268,24.9.1991,p.1.
0)OJNoL268,24.9.1991,p.15.
(4)OJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.29.
OOJNoL20,28.1.1976,p.35.
C)OJNoL388,31.12.1992,p.1.