CELEX: 51979PC0566
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-22
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) temporarily suspending partially the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain types of fish (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                           Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ?
           temporarily suspending partially the autonomous
           Common Customs Tariff duties on certain types of
                              fish
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                                           %
C0M(79 > 566 final
 ---pagebreak---                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The Community s processing industry for fish is not sufficiently
supplied with cod , haddock , and hake by Community fishermen . Den­
mark especially has become dependant on imports of these fish
from third countries ( see indications for the first half-year 1979
in the annex to this explanatory memorandum) . The Common Customs Ta­
riff duties applicable to these fish ( 15 / 18 % ) reduce the competi­
tiveness of the industry concerned compared with the prices of sup­
pliers of finished products from third countries which are cheaper .
Furthermore the rise in the prices should be met . For these reasons
Denmark has requested a duty suspension for the fish in question .
Weighing the interests of Community fishermen and those of the Com­
munity 's processing industry the Commission thinks that a duty suspen­
sion to a level of 9 % is appropriate . The Commission therefore pro­
poses in the attached Regulation that the present duty suspension
which expires on 31 December 1979 should be prolonged for a new period
of six months .                                                        -
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   CCT                                                         CCT-Rate    Suspended Total needs'        Danish catches          I προ ri s of Derwat í.·
                           Description of goods
Heading No-                                                              . rate of   of Denmark         and supplies             frcm third
                                                                            duty                         from - „ thïr                   countries
                                                                                        '  ""  ""   1
                                                                                                         •i ember States
ex 03.01 Β I h )    Cod ( Gadus norrhus or Gadus - callarías )
                    fresh , chilled or frozen , whale ,           15           ■9         72.500 t             57.500 t                   15.000 t
                    headless or in piec?s , intended for                             41.400.000 EU ¿ 32.8C0.0ü0 E.'uA               3.6C0.GCG EUA
                    the processing industry
ex 03.01 B.I k ) ' Haddock , fresh , chilled or frozen ,                       .9                      ι           ■·.· .      ■
                    whole , headless or in pieces ,               15                      13.500 t               8:500 t ■                  5.000 t
                    intended for the processing industry                              8.650 . OOC-EU ;       5 . 400.000 EOA        3,250.030 Ε· ;-.
ex 03.01 Β I' q )   Hake , fresh , chilled or frozen ,
                    whole , headless or in pieces ,               15   >        9      ' 3.500 t                 1,000 t                    2.500 t
       \            intended for the processing industry                              4.500,000 EUA          1.2 00 . 0C0 EUA       3 . 200 . COO EJA
ex 03.01 Β II a )   Fillets of hake , fresh , chilled or
and      Β II b ) ? frozen intended for the                    18 / 15          9          1.200 t                 450 t             . -       75 : t
                    processing industry                                               1.500.000 EUA              550.000 EUA .          950.000 EUA
 ---pagebreak---                     Proposal for a Council Regulation
            temporarily suspending partially the autonomous
            Common Customs Tariff duties on certain types of
                                   f îsh
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community ,
and in particular Article 43 thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ;
Whereas the amount of fish of certain species
landed by the Community fishery fleet is currently inadequate .to meet
the needs of the Community processing industry ;
Whereas^ in view of such supply difficulties , it is advisable to suspend
at the level of 97. p from 1 January to 30 June 1980 , the autonomous Common
 Customs Tariff duties on the fish concerned .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             s
                                 Article 1
From 1 January to 30 June 1980 the autonomous Common Customs Tariff
duties on the products listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall
be suspended at the level of 9 % .
                                Article 2
This Regulation snnil enter into force on 1 January 1980 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applica­
ble in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                           •    ^or the
                                                  For  t^ie Council
                                                            Council
                                                    The President
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         CCT
                                             Description
    heacling No .
    ex 03.01 B I h )          Cod ( Gadus morrhua or Gadus callarias ), fresh , chilled or
                              frozen , whole , headless or in pieces , intended for proces­
                              sing ( a) (b )           .
    ex 03.01 B I k )          Haddock , fresh , chilled or frozen , whole , headless or in
                              pieces , intended for processing ( a) (b )
    ex 03.01 B I q )          Hake , fresh , chilled or frozen , whole , headless or in pie­
                              ces , intended for processing ( a ) (b )
    ex 03.01 B II a )
    and        B II b ) 1     Fillets of cod (Gadus morrhua or Gadus callarias ), fresh ,
                              chilled or frozen , intended for processing ( a) ( b )
    ex 03.01 B II a )
    and        B II b ) 3     Fillets of haddock , fresh , chilled or frozen , intended for
                              processing ( a ) (b )
    ex 03.01 B II a)
    and        B II b ) 7     Fillets of hake , fresh , chilled or frozen intended for pro­
                              cessing ( a) (b )
                                                                                           - I
(a)' The suspension of duty-shall apply to fish intended to undergo any treatment unless
      they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more of the following operations .
      -   cleaning , gutting , heading , tailing
       -  cutting ( excluding filleting or cutting of frozen blocks )
       -  sampling , sorting
       -  labelling
       -  packing
       - icing
       - freezing
       - deep freezing                                    •
       - chawing , separation .
           shall not apply to products on which otherwise qualifying treatments are carried
       cut at retail or catering level . The 'suspension' shall apply only to fish intended
       for human consumption .
KO ) Cnecks upon the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to
       the relevant Community provisions .