CELEX: 31971R1706
Language: en
Date: 1971-07-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1706/71 of the Council of 26 July 1971 concerning imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Tunisia

Official Journal of the European Communities                                    643
  5.8.71                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 176/3
                                REGULATION (EEC) No 1706/71 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 26 July 1971
                   concerning imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Tunisia
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas, pending the definition of Community rules
                                                                 on imports of trout, carp and prepared and preserved
                                                                 sardines and tunny, definition of a system applicable
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                    to imports of those products originating in Tunisia
 European Economic Community, and in particular                  should be deferred;
 Article 43 thereof;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                        Article 1
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European                    The products listed in Article 1 (2) (a), ( b), (c), (d)
 Parliament; 1                                                   and (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70, with the
                                                                 exception of trout and carp, falling respectively
                                                                 within heading Nos 03.01 A I ( a) and 03.01 A III, of
 Whereas implementation of the common fishery                    the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Tunisia,
policy has rendered null and void the system                     shall be imported into the Community free of
provided for in Annex 2 of the Agreement                         customs duty.
 establishing an Association beween the European
Economic Community and the Tunisian Republic;
whereas the Community must, pursuant to                                                 Article 2
 Article 10 (2) of that Annex, take account of the
 interests of Tunisia when establishing the common               The products listed in Article 1 (2) (e) and (f) of
organisation of the market in fishery products ;                 Regulation (EEC) No 2142/70, with the exception of
                                                                 prepared and preserved sardines and tunny, falling
                                                                 respectively within headings Nos 16.04 D and 16.04
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2142/702 of                  E, of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in
20 October 1970 on the common organisation of the                Tunisia, shall be imported into the Community at
market in fishery products established a system of               customs duties equal to 30%         of the applicable
trade with third countries based on the application of           Common Customs Tariff duties .
the     Common       Customs      Tariff;   whereas    the
Community may meet its obligations with regard to
Tunisia by granting that country considerable tariff                                    Article 3
concessions which can go as far as exemption from
duty for products falling within Chapter 3 of the                This    Regulation   shall    enter  into   force    on
Common Customs Tariff;                                           1 September 1971 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 26 July 1971 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                        A. MORO
1 OJ No C 78, 2.8.1971, p. 11 .
2 OJ No L 236, 27.10.1970, p. 5.