31976R0112

28 . 1 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 20/53

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 112/76 of 19 January 1976 concerning imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Tunisia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , than those applied from 1 January 1975 to like products originating in other third countries,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 43 thereof,

Article1¶

The products listed in Article 1 (2 ) ( a), ( b ), ( c), ( d) Having regard to the opinion of the European and ( g) of Regulation (EEC) No 100/76, with the Parliament (*), exception of trout and carp, falling respectively within subheadings 03.01 Ala) and 03.01 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Tunisia, Whereas implementation of the common fishery shall be imported into the Community free of policy has rendered null and void the system customs duty. provided for in Annex 2 to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia ; whereas the Community must, pursuant to Article 10 Article 2 (2) of that Annex, take account of the interests of Tunisia when establishing the common organization The products listed in Article 1 (2) (e) and (f) of of the market in fishery products ; Regulation (EEC) No 100/76, with the exception of prepared and preserved sardines and tunny, falling respectively within subheadings 16.04 D and 16.04 E Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 100/76 of 19 of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in January 1976 on the common organization of the Tunisia, shall be imported into the Community at market in fishery products (2) established a system of customs duties equal to 30 °/o of the Common trade with third countries based on the application Customs Tariff duties applicable. of the Common Customs Tariff; whereas it is possible for the Community to meet its obligations with regard to Tunisia by granting that country considerable tariff concessions which can go as far as Article 3 exemption from duty for products falling within Chapter 3 of the Common Customs Tariff; The trout and carp, falling respectively within subheadings 03.01 Ala) and 03.01 A III of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Tunisia, Whereas negotiations are in progress for the shall be imported duty free into the Community. conclusion of a new Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia ; whereas this new Agreement should lay down special import arrangements for carp and trout Article 4 as well as preserved sardines and tunny; whereas transitional arrangements for importation of those 1 . Member States shall maintain in force the products into the Community should therefore be import arrangements effective on 31 January 1972 to provided ; prepared and preserved sardines and tunny, falling respectively within subheadings 16.04 D and 16.04 E of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in Whereas, having regard to the provisions of the Act Tunisia . of Accession, the import arrangements applied by the Member States to the products in question 2. However, Member States which open tariff originating in Tunisia must not be less favourable quotas under arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 H OJ No C 7, 12 . 1 . 1976, p . 70. may increase the quantity of such quotas by not ( 2) See page 1 of this Official Journal . more than 30 %>.

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3 . The import arrangements applied to products — Council Regulation (EEC ) No 346/75 of 10 as specified in paragraph 1 originating in Tunisia February 1975 concerning the importation into shall in no case be less favourable than those applied the Community of certain fishery products to like products originating in other third countries . originating in Tunisia ( 2 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3413 /75 (3).

Article 5 2. References to the Regulations repealed by paragraph 1 shall be construed as references to this The arrangements provided for in Articles 3 and 4 Regulation . shall apply for 1976, until the entry into force of the new Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia and not References to Articles of those Regulations are to be later than 31 December 1976 . read in accordance with the correlation given in the Annex .

Article6¶

1 . The following Regulations are hereby repealed : Article 7

— Council Regulation (EEC) No 1706/71 of 26 July 1971 concerning imports into the Community of This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February fishery products originating in Tunisia (*), 1976 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 January 1976.

For the Council

The President J. HAMILIUS

(!) OJ No L 176, 5 . 8 . 1971 , p . 3 . ( 2) OJ No L 40, 14. 2 . 1975, p . 1 . ( s) OJ No L 337, 31 . 12 . 1975 , p . 1 .

ANNEX

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Regulation (EEC) No 346/75 This Regulation Article 1 Article 3 Article 2 Article 4 Article 4 Article 5