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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2017 final
Brussels ,23November 1974
PROPOSAL FOR A
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL ,
■
extending theperiod ofapplication ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)NO227/72of
31January 1972 onimports into theCommunity ofcertain fishery products originating
in'Tunisia ,
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
extending theperiod ofapplication ofCouncil Regulation
(EEC)No228/72of31January 1972 onimports into theCommunity
ofcertain fishery products originating inMorocco
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(73 )2017 final

Vl/3722/73-E
Explanatory Memorandum
Thearrangements providedforintheTunisandRabatAgreementsfor
importsintotheCommunityoffisheryproductsoriginatingin
TunisiaandMoroccoceasedtoapplywhentheprovisionsforthecommon
organization ofthomarketcameintoforce*Theyhavehowever "been
repl&ced "byarrangements coveringfisheryproductsotherthsatrout,
carpjpreservedsardinesandtunny.Forthoselatterproducts
adoptionofdefinitivearrangements hasbeendeferredpendingthe
adoptionofCommunityimportationrulesunderthemarketorganization
arrangements .
Thearrangements atpresentapplicablearederivedfromtransitional
arrangementsprovidedforinCouncilRegulations(EEC)HbsL27/72{extended
byRegulation(SEC)Ho2827/72)and228/72(extendedbyRegulation
(EEC)Ho2823/72)Theseextensionsareapplicableonlyuntil
31December1973#
ShoulditproveimpossibletobringthenewAgreementsbetweenthe
EECandMoroccoandTunisiaintooperationby1January1974?theexisting
arrangements shouldbeextended.
Thisisthepurposeofthepresentproposal.

VI/3721/73-E
Proposalfora
Regulation(EEC)oi'theCouncil
extendingtheperiodofapplicationofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No227/72of31January1972onimportsintotheCommunityof
certainfisheryproductsoriginatinginTunisia
TEECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
Havingregp-rdtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
Whereasthearrangements fortheimportationintotheCommunityoffishery
productsoriginatinginTunisia?aslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)No1706/71,
donotcovertrout,carp,preservedsardinesortunny,sincenoCommunity
importarrangement shaveasyetbeenestablishedforsuchproducts;
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No227/72theCouncillaiddowntransitional
arrangements fortheimportationofsuchproductsoriginatinginTunisia;
WhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No2827/72^theCouncil,inordertoavoid
disruptingtradeintheseproductsbetweentheCommunityandTunisia,
extendedthesetransitional arrangement s5whereastherearestillno
Communityarrangements inforcefortheimportationoftheproductsin
questionintotheCommunity;whereas?toavoidanydisruptioninthetrade
intheseproductsbetweentheCommunityandTunisia,thetransitional
arrangements shouldthereforeagainbeextended;
OJNoL176of5August1971,P*3«
^OJNoL28of1February1972,po6„
"^OJNoL298of31December1972,p.14«

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Whereas provision should ,"bemade toensure that thearrangements applied
tryMember States totheimportation oftheproducts inquestion originating
inTunisia benoless favourable than those applied from 1January 1974
tothelike products originating inother third ,countries ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
InArticle 3ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No227/72of31Jcjiuary 1972 ?as
amended "byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2827/72of28December 1972 ,
thedate 31December 1973 isreplaced ,bythedate 31December 1974 *
\ •
However fthearrangements applied totheimport ofthose products originating
inTunisia towhich Article 2ofRegulation (EEC)No227/72applies mvy
innocase beless favourable than those applied tothelike products
originating inother third countries .
Article 2 ,
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1January 1974 •
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels .
Por the Council
The President

VI/3722/73-E
,Proposalfora
Regulation(EEC)oftheCouncil
extendingtheperiodofapplicationofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)NO228/72of31January1972onimportsintothe
Communityofcertainfisheryproductsoriginatingin
Morocco
TIECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOM.mlTIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticular .Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament ;
■Whereasthearrangements fortheimportationintotheCommunityof
fisheryproductsoriginating .inMorocco,aslaiddownbyRegulation
1.. ■.(EEC)NOI705/7I»donotcovertrout,carp,preservedsardinesor
tunny,sincenoCommunityimportarrangements haveasyetbeen
establishedforsuchproducts;
VlhereasbyRegulation(EEC)No228/72theCouncillaiddowntransitional
arrangements fortheimportationofsuchproductsoriginatinginMoroccof
MiereasbyRegulation(EEC)NO2828/72"^theCouncil,inordertoavoid
disruptingtradeintheseproductsbetweentheCommunityandMorocco,
extendedthesetransitional arrangements;whereastherearestillno
Communityarrangements inforcefortheimportation oftheproducts
inquestionintotheCommunity;whereas,toavoidanydisruptioninthe
tradeintheseproductsbetweentheCommunityandMorocco,the
transitional arrangements shouldthereforebeagainextended;
„0JNoLI76of5August1971tP*2
,0JNoL28of1February1972,p»8
■^OJNoL298of31December1972,p.15

–2– VI/3722/73-E
VJhereasprovisionshouldbemadetoensurethatthearrangements
appliedbyMemberStatestotheimportationoftheproductsinquestion
originatinginMorocco "benolessfavourablethanthoseappliedfrom
1January1974tothelikeproductsoriginatinginotherthirdcountries
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONS
Article 1
InArticle3ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho228/72of31January
1972»asamended "byCouncilRegulation(EEC)Ho2828/72of28December
1972»thedate31December1973isreplacedbythedate31December
1974*Hot/ever,thearrangements appliedtotheimportofthoseproducts
originatinginMoroccotowhichArticle2ofRegulation(SEC)Ho228/72
appliesmayinnocasebelessfavourablethanthoseappliedtothe
likeproductsoriginatinginotherthirdcountries# .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1974•
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates#
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident