COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 19.11.1996 
COM(96)587 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC> 
modifying Regulation (EC) No 1823/96 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous 
Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (second series 1996) 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Following request made by a Member State, the Commission services conducted a study of the 
possibilities for modifying Regulation (EC) No 1823/96 opening and providing a community 
tariff quota for herrings. 
In order to protect Community industry and to promote herring processing in the Community, 
tariff quota 09.2788 opened by Regulation (EC) No 1823/96, totally excluding processed 
herrings, includes sides of herrings. 
It is, therefore, necessary to include in Regulation (EC) No 1823/96 the production operation of 
sides of herrings to allow it to benefit from the herrings tariff quota. 
This is the purpose of the attached proposal. 
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Proposal for 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
modifying Regulation (EC) No 1823/96 
opening and providing for the administration of autonomous 
Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products (second scries 1996) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 28, 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) N° 1823/961, the Council opened autonomous tariff quotas for 
herrings (09 2788); 
Whereas it is necessary, to include in Regulation 1823/96 the processing operation of side of 
herring as a operation covered by end use allowing it to benefit from the tariff quota for herring; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article J 
In Regulation 1823/96, 2nd indent of (b) in place of : 
" - cutting (excluding filleting or cutting of frozen blocks), 
replace : 
- cutting (excluding filleting for the production of sides or the cutting of frozen blocks), 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 7th day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels 
For the Council 
The President 
1 OJNoL241,of21.9.1996,p. 13. 
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FINANCIAL RECORD 
1. Budget line concerned : Chap. 12 Art. 120 
2. Legal basis : Art. 28 of the Treaty 
3. Title of the tariff measure concerned : Proposal for Council Regulation (EC) modifying 
Regulation (EC) No 1823/96 opening and providing for the administration of 
autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products. 
4. Objective : to include in Regulation No 1823/96 the production operation for herring 
sides as a operation covered by end use allowing it to benefit for the tariff quota for 
herrings. 
5. Method of calculation: The proposed modification has no impact on the supplementary 
calculations. 
6. Fight against fraud: Provisions on the management of these tariff quotas include the 
measures necessary for preventing frauds and irregularities and protecting against them. 
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