CELEX: 31978R2901
Language: en
Date: 1978-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2901/78 of 27 November 1978 temporarily and partially suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain types of fish

13 . 12 . 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 349/9
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2901/78
                                                     of 27 November 1978
               temporarily and partially suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on
                                                       certain types of fish
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            concerned should be suspended from 1 January to 30
                                                                     June 1979 at the level of 9% ,
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 ( 1),
                                                                                             Article 1
Having regard to the opinion of the European
Parliament (2),                                                      From 1 January to 30 June 1979, the autonomous
                                                                     Common Customs Tariff duties on the products listed
Whereas the amount of the types of fish specified in this            in the Annex shall be suspended at the level of 9% .
Regulation landed by the Community fishery fleet is
currently inadequate to meet the needs of the processing
industry of the Community;                                                                   Article 2
Whereas, in view of such supply difficulties, the                    This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January
autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on the fish                   1979 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                Done at Brussels, 27 November 1978 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                        H. EHRENBERG
 H OJ No C 241 , 11 . 10. 1978 , p. 9 .
 (2) Opinion delivered on 17 November 1978 (not yet
     published in the Official Journal).
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                                                                               ANNEX
                          CCT heading No                                                          Description
             ex 03.01 B I h)                            Cod ( Gadus morrhua or Gadus callarias), fresh, chilled or frozen, whole,
                                                        headless or in pieces, intended for processing (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 (Merluccius spp .), fresh , chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in
                                                        pieces, intended for processing (a) (b)
              ex 03.01 B II a ) and                     Fillets of cod ( Gadus morrhua or Gadus callarias), fresh, chilled or frozen,
                               B II. b ) 1              intended for processing ( a) (b )
              ex 03.01 B II a) and                      Fillets of haddock, fresh , chilled or frozen, intended for processing ( a) (b )
                               B II b ) 3
              ex 03.01 B II a) and                      Fillets of hake (Merluccius spp .), fresh, chilled or frozen, intended for
                                B II b) 7               processing ( a ) ( b )
             ( a) - The duty suspension shall apply to fish intended to undergo any treatment unless they are intended to undergo exclusively one or more
                    of the following treatments :
                   — cleaning, gutting, simple cutting,
                   — sorting,
                   — labelling,
                   — simple packing,
                   — icing,
                   —    freezing,
                   —    deep freezing,
                   —    thawing,
                   —    retailing,
                   — catering .
                    The duty suspension shall apply only to fish intended for human consumption.
             ( b) Control of the use for this special purpose shall be carried out pursuant to the relevant Community provisions.