31977R2619

29 . 11 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 304/37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2619/77 of 28 November 1977 adopting protective measures applicable to imports of frozen squid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN imports the Italian squid market is affected by serious COMMUNITIES, disturbances which could endanger the objectives of Article 39 of the Treaty ; whereas under these condi­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European tions it is necessary to adopt protective measures in Economic Community, respect of these products ; whereas, therefore, importa­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No tion of the products in question should be made 100/76 of 19 January 1976 on the common organiza­ conditional on the observance of a minimum price ; tion of the market in fishery products (l), as last whereas in view of the fact that these products can be amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/76 (2), and in substituted for products with the same commercial particular Article 22 (2) thereof, characteristics for which a reference price is fixed, the amount of the latter should be taken into account Whereas on 24 November 1977 the Italian Govern­ when fixing the minimum prices, ment requested that the Commission adopt protective measures relating to the importation of frozen squid originating in non-member countries ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas in recent months there has been a consider­ Article 1 able increase in imports of frozen squid from non­ member countries compared with imports during the 1 . Importation into Italy of frozen squid falling corresponding period of previous years ; within Tariff subheading 03.03 B IV a) 1 , with the Whereas these imports have been effected at consider­ exception of squids of the Loligo spp, Ommastrephes ably lower prices and show a continuing downward sagittatus, Todarodes sagittatus and Illex coindetti trend ; species originating in and coming from non-member countries with the exception of Greece is hereby Whereas, since the imported product has the same suspended. commercial characteristics as the Italian product, these imports cause a fall in prices of the latter ; 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to imports for which whereas in view of the foreseeable volume of imports the price is equal to or more than a minimum import and their prices it is to be feared that the fall already price of 1 227 units of account per tonne. recorded will become excessive ; 3 . On importation the items to be taken into Whereas this situation has given rise to marketing consideration with respect to the minimum price difficulties for the domestic product which could referred to in paragraph 2 are the following : worsen ; (a) free at frontier Community price before customs clearance ; Whereas these marketing difficulties have led to increased stocks ; whereas the sale of these stocks and (b) unloading costs. of further production will be considerably hampered Article 2 by the increased volume of imports at the price levels obtaining at present ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Whereas the data available to the Commission at publication in the Official Journal of the European present lead to the conclusion that as a result of Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 20, 28 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 276, 7. 10. 1976, p. 5.