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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 1981/348
Original proposal	COM(1980)150
CELEX number i	31981R0348

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whales or other cetacean products

Official Journal L 039 , 12/02/1981 P. 0001 - 0003

Finnish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 3 P. 0114

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 348/81 of 20 January 1981 on common rules for imports of whales or other cetacean products

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1917/80 (2), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 of 28 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in certain products listed in Annex II to the Treaty (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 (4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (5),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (6),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (7),

Whereas the conservation of cetacean species calls for measures which will restrict international trade ; whereas these should be Community-level measures and should at the same time respect the Community's international obligations;

Whereas, pending the adoption at Community level of more general measures concerning the supervision of trade in species of wild fauna and flora, imports of the main whale or other cetacean products should be subject, in an initial stage, to import permits, while the possibility of extending the list of these products is also reserved ; whereas, in order to clarify the situation, it may be useful to note that, pending this possible extension, the Member States continue to be competent for taking, in compliance with the Treaty, measures for the protection of the species relating to imports of products not covered by this Regulation ; whereas the competent authorities should not issue such permits unless they have assured themselves that the products in question are not to be used for commercial purposes,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

• 1. 

  From 1 January 1982 the introduction into the Community of the products listed in the Annex shall be subject to the production of an import licence. No such licence shall be issued in respect of products to be used for commercial purposes.

• 2. 

  Member States shall notify the Commission before 1 July 1981 of the names and addresses of the authorities competent to issue the import licences referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall immediately inform the other Member States thereof.

Article 2

• 1. 

  A Committee on Cetacean Products, hereinafter referred to as "the Committee" is hereby set up, consisting of representatives of the Member States with a representative of the Commission as chairman.

The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

It may examine any question relating to the application of this Regulation, including the question of control, submitted to it by its chairman either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

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  OJ No 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. (2) OJ No L 186, 19.7.1980, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 151, 30.6.1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 142, 30.5.1978, p. 1. (5) OJ No C 121, 20.5.1980, p. 5. (6) OJ No C 291, 10.11.1980, p. 46. (7) OJ No C 300, 18.11.1980, p. 13. 2. The following procedure shall be adopted for implementing this Regulation: (a) the Commission representative shall submit to the Committee a draft of the provisions to be adopted. The...

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