Council Regulation (EEC) No 1722/81 of 24 June 1981 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff (1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982)
Official Journal L 172 , 30/06/1981 P. 0011
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1722/81
OF 24 JUNE 1981
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR CERTAIN EELS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 03.01 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1 JULY 1981 TO 30 JUNE 1982 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE DRAFT REGULATION SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS EEL FISHING HAS BEEN PROHIBITED OR HAS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN CERTAIN COMMUNITY PRODUCTION CENTRES ; WHEREAS THIS HAS LED TO A DROP IN COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF EELS IN GENERAL AND PARTICULARLY OF FRESH EELS ( LIVE OR DEAD ), CHILLED OR FROZEN , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 03.01 A II OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF , INTENDED FOR PROCESSING BY CURING OR SKINNING ENTERPRISES OR FOR USE IN THE INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURE OF PRODUCTS FALLING WITHIN HEADING NO 16.04 THEREOF ; WHEREAS THE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY CONSEQUENTLY DEPEND TO A LARGE EXTENT ON IMPORTS FOR THEIR SUPPLIES OF EELS ; WHEREAS , FROM 1 JULY 1981 TO 30 JUNE 1982 , THE APPLICATION OF THE AUTONOMOUS COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY SHOULD THEREFORE BE SUSPENDED TOTALLY ON IMPORTS OF THE RELEVANT PRODUCTS UP TO AN APPROPRIATE QUANTITATIVE LIMIT ; WHEREAS THE INTRODUCTION OF A COMMUNITY MEASURE OF THIS NATURE IS UNLIKELY TO HARM COMMUNITY PRODUCTION ;
WHEREAS CURRENT DEMAND NOT MET BY COMMUNITY PRODUCTION WHICH MUST THEREFORE BE MET BY IMPORTS CAN BE ESTIMATED AT 6 800 TONNES FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 1981 TO 30 JUNE 1982 ; WHEREAS A TARIFF QUOTA FOR THE RELEVANT TYPES OF EEL SHOULD THEREFORE BE OPENED FOR THIS PERIOD ON THE CONDITIONS SET OUT ABOVE ; WHEREAS THE FIXING OF THE QUOTA VOLUME AT THIS LEVEL DOES NOT , HOWEVER , PREVENT ITS READJUSTMENT DURING THE QUOTA PERIOD ;
WHEREAS IT IS IN PARTICULAR NECESSARY TO ENSURE TO ALL IMPORTERS IN THE MEMBER STATES EQUAL AND UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE ABOVEMENTIONED QUOTA AND UNINTERRUPTED APPLICATION OF THE RATE LAID DOWN FOR THAT QUOTA TO ALL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED INTO ALL MEMBER STATES UNTIL THE QUOTA HAS BEEN USED UP ; WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THESE PRINCIPLES , THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA CAN BE RESPECTED BY ALLOCATING THE TARIIF QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES LISTED BELOW ; WHEREAS STATISTICS AVAILABLE FOR THESE PRODUCTS DO NOT GIVE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE MARKET SITUATION FOR THEM ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ALLOCATE THE QUOTA AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ON THE BASIS OF IMPORT TRENDS FOR THE RELEVANT