CELEX: 31973R3457
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3457/73 of the Council of 17 December 1973 increasing the Community tariff quota for certain eels falling within subheading No ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff

No L 356 /2                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             27. 12 . 73
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3457/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 17 December 1973
                   increasing the Community tariff quota for certain eels falling within subheading
                                       No ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           increase would not jeopardize the efforts being made
                                                                    to extend Community production,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular
Article 28 thereof;                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
                                                                                             Article 1
Having regard to the Opinion of the European
Parliament ;                                                        The quota provided for in Article 1 of the Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 2727/72 is increased from 5 300 to 7 800
                                                                    metric tons .
Whereas, by Council Regulation No 2727/72 (*), the
Council opened and allocated among the Member
States a Community Tariff quota for 1973 of 5 300                                            Article 2
metric tons of fresh eels (live or dead ), chilled or
frozen, whether intended for preservation in brine or
for the industrial manufacture of products falling                  1 . The quota shares allocated to the Member
within heading No 16.04, falling — subject to                       States by Article 2 of Regulation (EEC ) No 2727/72
conditions to be determined by the competent                        are altered to the following amounts :
authorities — within subheading No ex 03.01 A II of                           Germany            4 300 metric tons
the Common Customs Tariff;
                                                                              Benelux            1 900 metric tons
Whereas in fixing the quota at 5 300 metric tons,
account was taken of the fact that Community                        2. The Community reserve provided for in Article
production was expected to increase considerably in                 2 of Regulation (EEC ) No 2727/72 is increased from
1973 ; whereas it has become apparent that there has                1 000 to 1 100 metric tons .
thus far been only a slight increase and that total
Community requirements in the products in question
are higher than was originally estimated ; whereas                                           Article 3
further requirements amounting to some 2 500 metric
tons are not covered by Community production ;                      This Regulation shall enter into, force on the third
whereas it therefore seems desirable to increase the                day following its publication in the Official Journal
initial quota to 7 800 metric tons ; whereas such an                of the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 17 December 1973 .
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                            The President
                                                                                           I. NØRGAARD
 (!) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 58 .