Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020’

COM(2013) 552 final — 2013/0266 CNS

2014/C 67/40

On 16 September 2013 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Council Regulation opening and providing for the administration of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union on imports of certain fishery products into the Canary Islands from 2014 to 2020

COM(2013) 552 final — 2013/0266 CNS.

Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposals and feels that it requires no comments on its part, it decided, at its 493rd plenary session of 16 and 17 October 2013 (meeting of 16 October 2013), by 149 votes to 3 with 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.