31977R2622

30. 11 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 306/ 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2622/77 of 28 November 1977 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on a number of agricultural products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN is to be determined by reference to the interests of COMMUNITIES, Community production, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : thereof, Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by Article 1 the Commission, The autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties for Whereas production in the Community of the the products listed in the tables annexed to this Regu­ products specified in this Regulation is currently lation shall be suspended at the level indicated in inadequate or non-existent and producers thus cannot respect of each of them . meet the needs of user industries in the Community ; These suspensions shall be applicable : Whereas in certain cases it is in the interest of the — from 1 January to 28 February 1978 for the Community to suspend the autonomous Common product listed in Table I, Customs Tariff duties only partially, particularly since — from 1 January to 30 June 1978 for the products the goods in question are produced in the Commu­ listed in Table II . nity, and in the other cases to effect total suspension ;

Whereas in view of the difficulty of assessing accu­ Article 2 rately short-term trends in the economic situation in the relevant sectors, suspension measures should be This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January taken only for temporary periods, the length of which 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 1977.

For the Council The President L. OUTERS

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ANNEX

TABLE I

Rate of CCT autonomous Description of goods heading No duty %

ex 03.01 B I q) Sardinops sagax or ocellata (pilchards), fresh, chilled or frozen, whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing industry (a) 4

TABLE II

Rate of CCT autonomous Description of goods heading No duty %

ex 03.01 B I q) Sturgeons, fresh , chilled or frozen , whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing industry (a) 0 ex 03.01 B II a) Fillets of herring, fresh, chilled or frozen , intended for and B II b) 7 the processing industry (a) 0 ex 03.02 A I a) Herring, dried, salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing industry (a) 0 ex 03.02 A I c) Anchovies (Engraulis spp) salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces, in barrels or other containers of a net capacity of 10 kg or more 0 ex 03.02 A I f) Coalfish (Pollachius virens or Gadus virens), salted or in brine, whole, headless or in pieces, intended for the processing industry (a) 7 ex 03.02 A II d) Fillets of herring, dried, salted or in brine, intended for the processing industry (a) 0 ex 1 6.04 B Salmon, for further processing into pastes, spreads or similar products (a) 0 ex 16.04 C II Spiced and salted herrings, packed in barrels, intended for the processing industry (a) 0 ex 16.04 C II ' Herring-flaps', prepared or preserved in vinegar, in barrels or other packings of a net capacity of 10 kg or more, intended for the processing industry (a) 0 23.07 A Fish or marine mammal solubles 0

(a) This suspension is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.