Council Regulation (EEC) No 3745/81 of 15 December 1981 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for anchovies (Engraulis spp), salted or in brine, in packings of a net capacity of 8 kilograms or more, falling within subheading ex 03.02 A I c) of the Common Customs Tariff
Official Journal L 374 , 30/12/1981 P. 0001
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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3745/81
OF 15 DECEMBER 1981
OPENING , ALLOCATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA FOR ANCHOVIES ( ENGRAULIS SPP ), SALTED OR IN BRINE , IN PACKINGS OF A NET CAPACITY OF 8 KILOGRAMS OR MORE , FALLING WITHIN SUBHEADING EX 03.02 A I C ) OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 28 THEREOF ,
WHEREAS THE PRODUCTION OF ANCHOVIES ( ENGRAULIS SPP ) IS CURRENTLY INSUFFICIENT IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE USER INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , COMMUNITY SUPPLIES OF PRODUCTS OF THIS TYPE DEPEND TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT ON IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES ; WHEREAS IT IS IN THE COMMUNITY ' S INTEREST TO PARTIALLY SUSPEND THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF DUTY FOR THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION , WITHIN A COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA OF AN APPROPRIATE VOLUME ; WHEREAS IN ORDER NOT TO BRING INTO QUESTION THE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF THIS PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE ENSURING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY TO SATISFY USER INDUSTRIES , IT IS ADVISABLE TO LIMIT THE BENEFITS OF TARIFF QUOTAS SOLELY TO PRODUCTS WHICH MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA AS TO THEIR PRESENTATION , TO OPEN THE QUOTA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1982 , AND TO FIX THE VOLUME OF THIS QUOTA AT A LEVEL OF 1 350 TONNES , A QUANTITY WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THE NEEDS FOR IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING THAT PERIOD , AND TO FIX THE QUOTA DUTY AT 5 % ;
WHEREAS EQUAL AND CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO THE QUOTA SHOULD BE ENSURED FOR ALL COMMUNITY IMPORTERS AND THE RATE OF DUTY FOR THE TARIFF QUOTA SHOULD BE APPLIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL IMPORTS UNTIL THE QUOTA IS EXHAUSTED ; WHEREAS , IN THE LIGHT OF THESE PRINCIPLES , ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THE TARIFF QUOTA BASED ON AN ALLOCATION AMONG MEMBER STATES WOULD SEEM TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY NATURE OF THE QUOTA PERIOD ; WHEREAS , TO CORRESPOND AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO THE ACTUAL TREND IN THE MARKET IN THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION , ALLOCATION OF THE QUOTA SHOULD BE IN PROPORTION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES AS CALCULATED BY REFERENCE TO STATISTICS OF IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES DURING A REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCE PERIOD AND TO THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR THE QUOTA PERIOD IN QUESTION ;
WHEREAS , HOWEVER , SINCE THE QUOTA IS AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY TARIFF QUOTA INTENDED TO COVER IMPORT NEEDS ARISING IN THE COMMUNITY , THE QUOTA