CELEX: 31977R2619
Language: en
Date: 1977-11-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2619/77 of 28 November 1977 adopting protective measures applicable to imports of frozen squid

29 . 11 . 77                          Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 304/37
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2619/77
                                                  of 28 November 1977
                      adopting protective measures applicable to imports of frozen squid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   imports the Italian squid market is affected by serious
COMMUNITIES,                                                     disturbances which could endanger the objectives of
                                                                 Article 39 of the Treaty ; whereas under these condi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                              tions it is necessary to adopt protective measures in
                                                                 respect of these products ; whereas, therefore, importa­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     tion of the products in question should be made
100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organiza­                conditional on the observance of a minimum price ;
tion of the market in fishery products (l), as last              whereas in view of the fact that these products can be
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/76 (2), and in               substituted for products with the same commercial
particular Article 22 (2) thereof,                               characteristics for which a reference price is fixed, the
Whereas on 24 November 1977 the Italian Govern­                  amount of the latter should be taken into account
ment requested that the Commission adopt protective              when fixing the minimum prices,
measures relating to the importation of frozen squid
originating in non-member countries ;                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas in recent months there has been a consider­
                                                                                         Article 1
able increase in imports of frozen squid from non­
member countries compared with imports during the                1 . Importation into Italy of frozen squid falling
corresponding period of previous years ;                         within Tariff subheading 03.03 B IV a) 1 , with the
Whereas these imports have been effected at consider­            exception of squids of the Loligo spp, Ommastrephes
ably lower prices and show a continuing downward                 sagittatus, Todarodes sagittatus and Illex coindetti
trend ;                                                          species originating in and coming from non-member
                                                                 countries with the exception of Greece is hereby
Whereas, since the imported product has the same                 suspended.
commercial characteristics as the Italian product,
these imports cause a fall in prices of the latter ;             2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to imports for which
whereas in view of the foreseeable volume of imports             the price is equal to or more than a minimum import
and their prices it is to be feared that the fall already        price of 1 227 units of account per tonne.
recorded will become excessive ;                                 3 . On importation the items to be taken into
Whereas this situation has given rise to marketing               consideration with respect to the minimum price
difficulties for the domestic product which could                referred to in paragraph 2 are the following :
worsen ;                                                         (a) free at frontier Community price before customs
Whereas these marketing difficulties have led to                     clearance ;
increased stocks ; whereas the sale of these stocks and          (b) unloading costs.
of further production will be considerably hampered
by the increased volume of imports at the price levels                                   Article 2
obtaining at present ;                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Whereas the data available to the Commission at                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
present lead to the conclusion that as a result of               Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 28 November 1977.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                               Vice-President
(>) OJ No L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 276, 7. 10. 1976, p. 5.