23.12.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 331/29 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2749/1999 of 17 December 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 opening and providing for the administration of auto- nomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 26 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1) By Regulation (EC) No 745/1999 ('), the Council opened autonomous tariff quotas; (2)  The quota amount is insufficient to meet the needs of the Community industry for cod (order number 09.2753); consequently, this quota amount should be increased with effect from 1 April 1999 so as to ensure uninterrupted use of this quota; (3)  Having regard to the economic importance of this Regu- lation for European industry it is necessary to invoke the ground of urgency referred to in point I(3) of the Addi- tional Protocol to the Treaty of Amsterdam on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 745/1999, first page, first order number (09.2753), fifth column (tariff quota), the figure ‘67 000" shall be replaced by the figure 75 000 Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 April 1999. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999. () O] L 96, 10.4.1999, p. 1. For the Council The President K. HEMILA