Council Regulation (EEC) No 3099/82 of 8 November 1982 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for frozen cod (Gadus morhua) fillets falling within subheading ex 03.01 B II b) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff (1983)
Official Journal L 333 , 27/11/1982 P. 0008 - 0010
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3099/82
OF 8 NOVEMBER 1982
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR FROZEN COD ( GADUS MORRHUA ) FILLETS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 03.01 B II B ) 1 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ( 1983 )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 113 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERTAKEN TO OPEN AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA AT 8 % DUTY FOR 10 000 TONNES OF FROZEN COD ( GADUS MORRHUA ) FILLETS FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 03.01 B II B ) 1 OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ; WHEREAS THE TARIFF QUOTA CONCERNED SHOULD BE OPENED ON 1 JANUARY 1983 AND ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES ;
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 , AS FROM THAT DATE , IT IS NECESSARY TO COVER , IN FAVOUR OF THE TARIFF QUOTAS IN QUESTION , THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT MEMBER STATE DURING THE QUOTA PERIOD ;
WHEREAS EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE QUOTA SHOULD BE ENSURED FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS AND THE RATE OF LEVY FOR THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE APPLIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL IMPORTS UNTIL THE QUOTA IS 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 QUOTA ; WHEREAS , TO REPRESENT AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET IN THE SAID GOODS , THE ALLOCATION SHOULD FOLLOW PROPORTIONATELY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES CALCULATED BOTH FROM STATISTICS OF IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND ACCORDING TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE TARIFF YEAR IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR WHICH COMPLETE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE , THE CORRESPONDING IMPORTS INTO EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES REPRESENTED THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL IMPORTS OF THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION :
MEMBER STATES*1978*1979*1980*
BENELUX*0*0,25*0,52*
DENMARK*26,44*1,70*4,99*
GERMANY*7,95*9,97*23,18*
GREECE*0*0*0*
FRANCE*11,21*16,61*15,30*
IRELAND*0*0*0*
ITALY*37,64*21,88*10,78*
UNITED KINGDOM*16,76*49,59*45,50*
WHEREAS , IN VIEW OF THESE FACTORS AND OF MARKET FORECASTS FOR THIS PRODUCT FOR 1983 , THE INITIAL PERCENTAGE SHARES IN THE QUOTA VOLUME CAN BE EXPRESSED APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS :
BENELUX : 0,42
DENMARK : 8,55
GERMANY : 30,80
GREECE : 0,09
FRANCE : 17,11
IRELAND : 0,09
ITALY :