COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3017/93 of 29 October 1993 extending Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 adopting safeguard measures applicable to the placing in free circulation of fishery products landed in the Community by fishing vessels from third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (2), and in particular Article 24 (2) thereof,

Whereas the Commission, acting in accordance with Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, adopted, by Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2622/93 (4), safeguard measures applicable to the placing in free circulation of fishery products landed in the Community by fishing vessels from third countries; whereas these measures were justified by the serious disturbances on the Community market for a number of fishery products caused by the volume of direct landings of those products and the difficulties of disposing of the Community production which the situation caused;

Whereas the information available to the Commission suggests that the Community market equilibrium for the products concerned continues to be precarious; whereas in that context a renewed increase in the volume of direct landings could cause serious disturbances likely to jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EEC Treaty;

Whereas it is necessary, therefore, to extend the application of Regulation (EEC) No 695/93,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 is hereby amended as follows: in Article 5, '31 October 1993' is replaced '31 December 1993'.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.

For the Commission

Yannis PALEOKRASSAS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 172, 15. 7. 1993, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 73, 26. 3. 1993, p. 36.

(4) OJ No L 240, 25. 9. 1993, p. 9.