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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,11September1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
increasingtheCommunitytariffquotaforcertain
eelsfallingwithinsubheading Noex03.01AII
oftheCommonCustomsTariff
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)1396final

EXPLANATORY MEIORATOUM
1.ByCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2727/72of19December1972(CJHoL291
of28December1972)theCouncilopenedautonomously andallocatedamong
theMemberStatesaCommunitytariffquotafor1973fcr5300metric
tonsofcertaineelsfallingwithinsubiioading Noex03-01AIIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
2.ThereisCommunityproductionoftheseeels,whichis,however,insufficient
tomeetCommunityneeds,particularly thoseoftheprocessingindustry
(smokingandcanning).Averyconservativeestimatemadeattheendof
1972gaveimportrequirements fromthirdcountriesasamountingto
5300metrictonsfcr1973»allowingfortheappreciableincreasein
Communityproductionanticipatedin1973.
3.However,ithasmeanwhilebecomeapparentthat!
-productionwillprobablynotincreasethisyeartothedesiredextentj
and
-totalCommunityrequirements intheseproductshaveincreasedabove
thoseoflastyear.
Asaresult,theBeneluxcountriesandGermanywillsoonprematurely
exhaustboththesharesattributedtothemandtheCommunityreserve.
TheseMemberStateshavethereforerequestedthattheirsharesbein­
creased.
4.ThedraftRegulationannexedheretoisinresponsetothoserequests.
Novertheless ,thenewquotaalsotake3accountoftheneedtoavoid
jeopardizing ,inanywaytheeffortsmadatoextendCommunityproduction.

Froposal
REGULATION(H50;OF.iECOUNCIL
increasingtheCommunity quotaforcertaineelsfalling
vrithisu'ehoad5ng-Noex03.01AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff
THECOUrOILOPTHSEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
endinparticularArticle43thereof;
•. . . VJ
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission !
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliaments
»
Whereas,"byCouncilRegulationNo2727/72of19December1972,theCouncil
or>enedandallocatedamongtheMemberStatesaCommunityTariffquotafor
1373fir5300metrictonsoffresheels(liveordead),chilledorfrozen,
whetherintendedforpreservation inbrineorfortheindustrialmanufacture
ofproductsfallingwithinheading16.04,falling-subjecttoconditions
tobedeterminedbythe.competentauthorities-within'subheading
ex03.01AIToftheCommonCustomsTariff?
Whereasinfixingthequotaat5300metrictons,accountwastakenofthe
factthaiCossanityproductionynscx^ecxodtoincreaseconsiderablyin
19735whereasithasbecomeapp^rorcthattherehasthusfarbeenonlya
slightincreaseandthattotalCnnssnnityrequirements intheproductsin
questionarehigherthanwasoriginallyestimated!whereasfurtherrequire­
mentsamountingtosome2800metriotonsarenotcoveredbyCommunity
production !whereasitthereforeseemsdesirabletoincreasetheinitial
quotato8100metrictons5whereassuchanincreasewouldnotjeopardize
theeffortsbeingmadetoextendCommunityproductions
OJftoL291,28December1972,p.58

HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThequotaprovidedforinArticle1oftheRegulation(EEC)Ho2727/72
isincreasedfrom5300to8100metrictons.
-,..•Article2
1.ThequotasharesallocatedtotheMemberStates "byArticle2of
Regulation(EEC)No2727/72arealteredtothefollowingamounts:
Bénélux 1900metriotons
Germany 4300metrictons
2.TheCommunityreserveprovidedforinArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)
ITo2727/72isincreasedfroa1'OOCto1400metrictons,,
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallhebindinginitsentiretyand'directlyapplicable
inall'MemberStates.'" '' ';-
DonsatBrussels,11S.pt>m"ber1973
lc?tfcoCouncil'
ThePrjeident