CELEX: 31973R3159
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3159/73 of the Council of 19 November 1973 amending the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) Nos 2142/70 and 950/68 by reason in particular of the alteration in the tariff classification of certain fisheries products

No L 322/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            23 . 11 . 73
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 3159/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 19 November 1973
               amending the Annexes to Regulation (EEC) Nos 2142/70 and 950/68 by reason in
               particular of the alteration in the tariff classification of certain fisheries
                                                            products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        from third countries is such as to necessitate the
COMMUNITIES,                                                       fixing of a reference price for those products ; whereas
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the products in question should, therefore, be
Economic Community ;
                                                                   included in Annex IV (B) to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2142/70 ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2142/70 ( !) of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­               Whereas sea-bream of the species Dentex dentex and
ization of the market in fishery products, as last                 Pagellus are included in Annexes II and IV (B) to
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 220/73 (2), and in                  Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 ; whereas the second
particular Article 26 thereof ;                                    subparagraph of Article 1 8 (2) of that Regulation
                                                                   provides that the reference price for products listed in
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                Annex IV (B) is to be determined on the basis of the
Whereas fillets of herring and other fish, raw, coated             reference price for the fresh product ; whereas sea­
with batter or bread crumbs, deep-frozen were until 1              bream is not included in Annex I (A) which specifies
March 1972 classified under subheading No 03.01 B                  the fresh products for which a reference price is to be
II (b) of the Common Customs Tariff and included in                fixed ; whereas sea-bream of the species Dentex
Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 ; whereas                    dentex and Pagellus should therefore be deleted from
that subheading bore a 1 5 % conventional duty ;                   Annex IV (B) to that Regulation ;
Whereas in view of the nature of the abovementioned                Whereas these amendments necessitate an amend­
products it was considered more correct to classify                 ment to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 and a further
them under subheading No 16.04 C and G of the                       amendment to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No
Common Customs Tariff ; whereas the Nomenclature                    2142/70,                1
 Committee of the Customs Cooperation Council has
 also recommended this classification ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas subheading No 16.04 C and G bear a 20 %
 conventional duty and the customs duties on the                                            Article 1
 products in question have been suspended at 15 %
 until 31 December 1973 ; whereas, for the purpose of               Annexes IV (B) and V to Regulation (EEC) No
 correctly applying the Common Customs Tariff, the                  2142/70 shall be amended as indicated respectively in
 fillets in question should be assigned to subheading               Annexes I and II to this Regulation .
 No 16.04 C and G and should bear a 15 % conven­
 tional duty ;                                                                              Article 2
 Whereas it is therefore appropriate to amend Annex V               The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 shall be
 to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70 and to amend the                    amended as indicated in Annex III to this Regulation .
 Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (3) of 28 June
  1968 on the Common Customs Tariff last amended                                            Article 3
 by Regulation (EEC) No 3158 /73 (4) ;
 Whereas frozen mackerel serves as a substitute for
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
                                                                    following its publication in the Official Journal of
 fresh or chilled mackerel, for which a reference price              the European Communities.
 is fixed annually ; whereas, moreover, the sale in
 certain markets of the Community of frozen mackerel                 It shall be applicable from 1 January 1974.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels , 19 November 1973 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                Ib FREDERIKSEN
  (>) OJ  No L 236, 27 .  10 . 1970 , p. 5 .
  (2) OJ  No L 27, 1 . 2. 1973 , p. 1 .
  P)  OJ  No L 172, 22.   7. 1968 , p. 1 .
  (4) See page 1 of this  Official Journal.
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                                                            ANNEX 1
                              Amendment to Annex IV (B) to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70
             B. Frozen products
                Sub-heading No ex 03.01 B I
                Sub-heading No ex 03.01 B II (b) and
                Sub-heading No ex 16.04 G I                        Cod
                                                                   Coalfish
                                                                   Haddock
                                                                   Redfish ( Sebastes Marinus)
                                                                   Mackerel
                                                           ANNEX II
                                Amendment to Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70
                  CCT heading
                      No                                             Description of goods
                    03.01              Fish , fresh ( live or dead), chilled or frozen :
                                       B. Saltwater fish :
                                            I. (no change)
                                           II . Fillets :
                                                (a) (no change)
                                                ( b ) Frozen :
                                                      1 , to 5 , (no change)
                                                      6 , of Mackerel
                                                      7, other
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                                                           ANNEX 111
                           Amendment to the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68
                                                                                     Rate of Duty
                 CCT
              heading No                        Description of goods         autonomous
                                                                                             conventional
                                                                                  %
                                                                                                  %
                                                                               or levy
           03.01         Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen :
                         B. Saltwater fish :
                              I. (no change)
                             II . Fillets :
                                   ( a) (no change)
                                   ( b ) Frozen :
                                         1 , to 5 , ( no change)
                                         6 , of Mackerel                         18               15
                                         7, (no change)
           16.04         Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and
                         caviar substitutes :
                         A. ( no change)
                         B. (no change)
                         C. Herring :
                               I. Fillets, raw, coated with batter or bread­
                                   crumbs, deep frozen                            18              15
                             II . Other                                          23               20
                         D. ( no change )
                         E. (no change )
                         F. (no change)
                         G. Other :
                               I. Fillets, raw, coated with batter or bread­
                                    crumbs, deep frozen                           18              15
                              II . Other                                          25              20