CELEX: 31975R0347
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 347/75 of the Council of 10 February 1975 concerning the importation into the Community of certain fishery products originating in Morocco

14 . 2 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                     No L 40/3
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 347/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                        of 10 February 1975
                concerning the importation into the Community of certain fishery products
                                                      originating in Morocco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas negotiations are in progress with a view to
COMMUNITIES,                                                         concluding a new Association Agreement between
                                                                     Morocco and the European Economic Community ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               whereas this new Agreement will provide for special
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                    import arrangements for carp, trout and preserved
thereof ;
                                                                     sardines and tunny ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­                 Whereas, to avoid any disruption in trade in these
ment ;                                                               products between the Community and Morocco, the
                                                                     transitional arrangements instituted by Regulation
Whereas the arrangements for the importation into                    (EEC) No 228/72 should be extended until the entry
the Community of fishery products originating in                     into force of the Agreement referred to above but not
Morocco laid down by Regulation (EEC) No                             in any event beyond 31 December 1975 ;
 1705/71 (') did not cover trout, carp, preserved
sardines or tunny since no Community import arran­
gements had as yet been established for those                        Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the Act of
products ;                                                           Accession , the import arrangements applied by the
                                                                     Member States to the products in question originating
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1821 /71 (2) the                      in Morocco must not be less favourable than those
arrangements applied by Member States to imports of                  applied from 1 January 1975 to the like products origi­
these products originating in Morocco prior to the                   nating in other third countries,
entry into force of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2142/70 (3 ) of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­
ization of the market in fishery products were
extended to 31 January 1972, on which date transi­
tional measures which the Commission was empow­
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ered to take in respect of products covered by the
latter Regulation ceased to be valid ; whereas pending
the introduction of Community arrangements Council
Regulation (EEC) No 228 /72 (4) of 31 January 1972
concerning the importation into the Community of                                               Article 1
fishery products originating in Morocco laid down
transitional arrangements in order to avoid any disrup­
tion in trade in these products between the Commu­                   The following products shall when originating in
nity and Morocco ;                                                   Morocco be imported duty free into the Community :
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 304/74 (5 ) extended the
period of application of Regulation ( EEC) No 228 /72                      CCT
until 31 December 1974 ;                                                  heading                   Description of goods
                                                                            No
Whereas the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 228 /72 provides for that Regulation to                03.01           Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen :
apply until Community arrangements for imports                                       A. Freshwater fish :
become operative but not in any event beyond 31                                            I. Trout and other salmonidae :
December 1 974 ;                                                                               a) Trout
Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 1 555/ 74 (b) introduced ,                                  III . Carp
with effect from 25 June 1974, Community import
arrangements for carp and trout ;
                                                                                               Article 2
 1) OJ   No  L 176, 5 . 8 . 1971 , p. 2.
2)  OJ   No  L 189, 21 . 8 . 1971 , p. 9 .
3)  OJ   No  L 236, 27. 10 . 1970, p. 5 .                            1.     Member   States     shall   maintain         in  force the
4)  OJ   No  L 28 , 1 . 2. 1972, p. 8 .
5)  OJ   No  L 34, 7 . 2. 1974, p. 6 .                               import arrangements effective on 31 January 1972 to
6   OJ   No  L 167, 22 . 6 . 1974, p. 1 .                            the following products originating in Morocco :
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                                                                                      Article 3
      CCT
    heading                 Description of goods
       No                                                      Council Regulation (EEC) No 304/74 is hereby
                                                               repealed.
16.04           Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar
                and caviar substitutes :
                                                                                      Article 4
                D. Sardines
                E. Tunny                                       The arrangements provided for in this Regulation
                                                               shall apply for 1975, until the entry into force of the
                                                               new Association Agreement between the European
2. However, Member States which open tariff                     Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
quotas under arrangements referred to in paragraph 1           and not later than 31 December 1975 .
may increase the quantity of such quotas by not more
than 30 % .                                                     In respect of the products specified in Article 1 it
                                                               shall apply with effect from 25 June 1975.
3 . The import arrangements applied to products as
specified in paragraph 1 originating in Morocco shall          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
in no case be less favourable than those applied to the         following that of its publication in the Official
like products originating in other third countries.             Journal of the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 10 February 1975 .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                           G. FITZGERALD