Council Regulation (EEC) No 3798/81 of 29 December 1981 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for herrings falling within subheading 03.01 B I a) 2 of the Common Customs Tariff
Official Journal L 379 , 31/12/1981 P. 0048
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3798/81 OF 29 DECEMBER 1981 OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTAS FOR HERRINGS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 03.01 B I A ) 2 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 28 AND 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO OPEN AN ANNUAL DUTY-FREE COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR 34 000 TONNES OF HERRINGS , WHOLE , HEADLESS OR IN PIECES , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING 03.01 B I A ) 2 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IMPORTED FROM 16 JUNE TO 14 FEBRUARY IN A FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN STATE , SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REFERENCE PRICE ; WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF PRESENT COMMUNITY PRODUCTION CAPACITY , THE CONTRACTUAL QUOTA VOLUME OF 34 000 TONNES IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET ANTICIPATED IMPORT REQUIREMENTS ; WHEREAS PROVISION SHOULD THEREFORE BE MADE FOR AN AUTONOMOUS SUPPLEMENTARY QUOTA WHICH , IN ORDER NOT TO JEOPARDIZE THE STABILITY OF THE MARKET AND SO AS TO ENSURE PARALLEL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET FOR COMMUNITY PRODUCTION AND OF SATISFACTORY SUPPLIES FOR THE CONSUMER INDUSTRIES , SHOULD BE FIXED AT A LEVEL WHICH IS SUCH THAT THE TOTAL QUOTA DOES NOT EXCEED ITS ANTICIPATED MINIMUM UTILIZATION ; WHEREAS FOR THE SAME REASONS IT IS ADVISABLE TO OPEN SUCH A QUOTA FOR TWO YEARS ; WHEREAS ZERO-DUTY TARIFF QUOTAS OF 84 700 TONNES AND 74 000 TONNES RESPECTIVELY SHOULD BE OPENED FOR THE PERIODS 16 JUNE 1982 TO 14 FEBRUARY 1983 AND 16 JUNE 1983 TO 14 FEBRUARY 1984 AND ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES , BEARING IN MIND THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLY WITH ANY REFERENCE PRICE WHICH MAY BE FIXED ;
WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 64 OF THE 1979 ACT OF ACCESSION , GREECE IS REQUIRED TO APPLY IN FULL THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY IN RESPECT OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION AS FROM 1 JANUARY 1981 ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS NECESSARY TO COVER , UNDER THE TARIFF QUOTAS IN QUESTION , THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT MEMBER STATE DURING THE QUOTA PERIOD ;
WHEREAS EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE QUOTAS SHOULD BE ENSURED FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS AND THE RATE OF LEVY FOR THE TARIFF QUOTAS SHOULD BE APPLIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL IMPORTS UNTIL THE QUOTAS ARE USED UP ; WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRINCIPLES OUTLINED ABOVE , A COMMUNITY TARIFF ARRANGEMENT BASED ON AN ALLOCATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES WOULD SEEM TO PRESERVE THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTAS ; WHEREAS , TO REPRESENT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET