31976R2671

4 . 11 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 302/3

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2671 /76 of 25 October 1976 increasing the Community tariff quota opened for 1976 by Regulation (EEC) No 2888 /75 for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The Community tariff quota opened by Regulation Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 (EEC) No 2888/75 for certain eels falling within thereof, subheading ex 03.01 A II of the Common Customs Tariff shall be increased from 5 700 to 7 200 metric tons . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 2 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ 1 . A first tranche of this increase, amounting to ment ('), 1 340 metric tons, shall be allocated as follows among the Member States listed below: Whereas in its Regulation (EEC) No 2888 /75 (2) the Council opened and allocated among Member States, (in metric tons) for certain eels falling within subheading ex 03.01 A Benelux 500 II of the Common Customs Tariff, a zero-duty Denmark 250 Community tariff quota fixed at the level of 5 700 Germany 400 metric tons ; France 10 United Kingdom 1 80 Whereas, on the basis of the most recent data for 1976 concerning this product, supplementary Community import requirements from non-member countries are • 2. The second tranche, which amounts to 160 estimated at 1 500 metric tons ; whereas the quota metric tons, shall constitute the reserve . The amount amount should be increased by this amount to take of the reserve provided for in Article 2 (2) of Regula­ account of such requirements ; whereas, in order to tion (EEC) No 2888 /75 shall thus rise from 500 to safeguard the Community nature of the tariff quota in 660 metric tons . question , a first tranche of the additional amount Article 3 should be allocated among certain Member States whilst the balance should be allocated to the reserve This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh set up by Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No day following its publication in the Official Journal 2888 / 75, of the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 25 October 1976. For the Council

The President

A. P. L. M. M. van der STEE

(0 OJ No C 259 , 4. 11 . 1976, p . 37. I2) OJ No L 292, 12. 11 . 1975, p. 35.