31975R0346

14 . 2 . 75 No L 40 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EEC) No 346/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 10 February 1975 concerning the importation into the Community of certain fishery products originating in Tunisia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regula­ COMMUNITIES, tion (EEC) No 227/72 provides for that Regulation to apply until Community arrangements for imports Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European become operative but not in any event beyond 31 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 December 1974 ; thereof ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1 555/74 (6) introduced, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; with effect from 25 June 1974, Community import arrangements for carp and trout ; Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; Whereas negotiations are in progress with a view to concluding a new Association Agreement between Whereas the arrangements for the importation into Tunisia and the European Economic Community ; the Community of fishery products originating in whereas this new Agreement will provide for special Tunisia laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1706/71 (') import arrangements for carp, trout and preserved did not cover trout, carp, preserved sardines or tunny sardines and tunny ; since no Community import arrangements had as yet been established for those products ; Whereas, to avoid any disruption in trade in these Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1822/71 (2) the products between the Community and Tunisia, the arrangements applied by Member States to imports of transitional arrangements instituted by Regulation these products originating in Tunisia prior to the (EEC) No 227/72 should be extended until the entry entry into force of Council Regulation (EEC) No into force of the Agreement referred to above , but not 2142/70 (3) of 20 October 1970 on the common organ­ in any event beyond 31 December 1975 ; ization of the market in fishery products were extended to 31 January 1972, on which date transi­ Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the Act of tional measures which the Commission was empow­ Accession , the import arrangements applied by the ered to take in respect of products covered by the Member States to the products in question originating latter Regulation ceased to be valid ; whereas pending in Tunisia must not be less favourable than those the introduction of Community arrangements Council applied from 1 January 1975 to the like products origi­ Regulation (EEC) No 227/72 (4) of 31 January 1972 nating in other third countries, concerning the importation into , the Community of fishery products originating in Tunisia laid down tran­ sitional arrangements in order to avoid any disruption in trade in those products between the Community and Tunisia ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 307/74 ( 5) extended the period of application of Regulation ( EEC) No 227/72 until 31 December 1974 ; Article 1

(!) OJ No L 176, 5 . 8 . 1971 , p. 3 . The following products shall when originating in (2) OJ No L 189, 21 . 8 . 1971 , p. 10 . Tunisia be imported duty free into the Community : (3) OJ No L 236, 27. 10 . 1970, p. 5 . (4) OJ No L 28 , 1 . 2. 1972, p. 6. (5) OJ No L 34, 7. 2. 1974, p. 13 . (6) OJ No L 167, 22. 6. 1974, p. 1 .

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CCT graph 1 may increase the quantity of such quotas by heading not more than 30 % . Description of,goods No 3 . The import arrangements applied to products as 03.01 Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen : specified in paragraph 1 originating in Tunisia shall A. Freshwater fish : in no case be less favourable than those applied to the I. Trout and other salmonidae like products originating in other third countries . a) Trout III . Carp Article 3

Article 2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 307/74 is hereby repealed . 1 . Member States shall maintain in force the import arrangements effective on 31 January 1972 to the following products originating in Tunisia : Article 4

The arrangements provided for in this Regulation CCT shall apply for 1975, until the entry into force of the heading Description of goods No new Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia 16.04 and not later than 31 December 1975 . Prepared or preserved fish, including caviar and caviar substitutes : D. Sardines In respect of the products specified in Article 1 it E. Tunny shall apply with effect from 25 June 1975 .

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 2. However, Member States which open tariff following that of its publication in the Official quotas under the arrangements referred to in para­ Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 10 February 1975 . For the Council The President

G. FITZGERALD